SPECIFICATIONS:
Length Overall... 26'6"     Length Waterline... 24'3"     Beam... 8'6"     Ballast... 1350#     Displacement... 3640#     Sail Area... 285 sq'     Mast Above Water... 29'7"
Nimble Kodiak: double-ended pilothouse motorsailer.
The Nimble Kodiak is a double-ended pilothouse motorsailer. It is the epitome of compromise on all fronts. Several versions were made and mine is the yawl version with a fixed stub keel. I bought the boat in a pretty sad condition. During the process of cleaning and assessing what was "wrong" with the boat, I found that there was very little salvagable (for me, anyway). It appears (Hmmm - contrary to any knowledge by the selling broker......) that the boat had been either sunk, or possibly washed up ashore during a storm. Note the dinghy being towed is "Kelp" a Spindrift 9' nesting dinghy with an album here on the Photo Site ( click ).
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In general, the progress went MUCH slower than I anticipated. This is for two reasons; one was that I was constantly saying to myself: "If I am doing all this work on the boat, then I am going to do it the RIGHT way." This probably cost me about 2X on time. The other reason is that I tackled all of the "neat ideas" right from the start. You know, those little extras that you come up with while going over the boat. I wanted to get everything finished at once! All I wanted to do when it was finished was. . . .SAIL!

Photos and Story By Ray  Henry
Nimble Kodiak Designed by - Ted Brewer
There is a trememdous amount to be gained by visiting Ray's Website. Every skill, and every modification is documented in such a way as to teach others the process Ray went through to get to this point.  Visit:  www.TheBilge.com    Seaweed is the link at the bottom of the page.  
While I saw most of the problems during an inspection (and the sales price was adjusted accordingly), I continually found that I want to make things as new instead of refurbishing waterlogged, rotted, and warped pieces. As such, I basically started from a bare hull and an engine. However, what remained was solid as a rock - as Nimbles are well known for.
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