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Originally Posted by Capt.Fred
KeelHaulin, Hi, PLease understand that my sensibilities were slightly disarranged, when you called that cement floating house trailor an Atkins Ingrid.
I might be somewhat mistaken, but I believe the Atkins, Ingrid, Alajuela and Bluewater were all take offs from the very beautiful. graceful and extremely seaworthy Colin Archer. I respectfully urge you to look at some photos of the original Colin Archer or Atkins etc.
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Yes, you are mistaken; I was referring to a specific "Atkins Ingrid" that was constructed of ferro-cement; not the hull that Superpickle was asking about in this thread.
Look at this link:
1971 Atkins Ingrid Cutter Sail Boat For Sale - www.yachtworld.com
You see, this boat was constructed of ferro-cement; and was formed to the hull design of the Atkins Ingrid. If you look closely you can see that it sits about 4" lower in the water than a fiberglass hull due to the extra weight. My question about the sailing properties of the Ingrid were to determine if what Jeff H was saying about their performance was in regard to the ferro hull like the above listing or for the original wood or fiberglass construction hulls.
Unfortunately; a boat thought to be the first Ingrid hull was lost a few weeks ago here in SF:
Latitude 38 - The West's Premier Sailing & Marine Magazine