Engineering:E Scow

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E Scow
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Development
DesignerArnold Meyer Sr
LocationUnited States
Year1924
Builder(s)Johnson Boat Works
Melges Performance Sailboats
RoleOne-design racer
Boat
Crew3-5
Boat weight965 lb (438 kg)
Draft3.75 ft (1.14 m) with a centerboard down
Hull
Typemonohull
Constructionwood or fiberglass
LOA28.00 ft (8.53 m)
Beam6.75 ft (2.06 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board typetwin centerboards
Rudder(s)spade-type rudder
Rig
Rig typeBermuda rig
Sails
Sailplanfractional rigged sloop
Mainsail area228 sq ft (21.2 m2)
Jib/genoa area95 sq ft (8.8 m2)
Spinnaker area550 sq ft (51 m2)
Total sail area323 sq ft (30.0 m2)
Racing
D-PN73.2

The E Scow is an American sailing dinghy that was designed by Arnold Meyer Sr as a one-design racer and first built in 1924.[1][2]

Production

The design was initially built by Johnson Boat Works in White Bear Lake, Minnesota United States , but that company closed in 1998 and production passed to Melges Performance Sailboats, who continue to build it.[1][2][3][4][5]

Design

E Scow

The E Scow is a recreational sailboat, originally built of wood and now predominantly of fiberglass sandwich construction, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig with either wooden or aluminum spars and running backstays. The forestay is attached well aft of the boat's bow. The hull is a scow design, with a vertical transom, a spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and retractable dual centerboards (also called bilgeboards). It displaces 965 lb (438 kg).[1][2]

The boat has a draft of 3.75 ft (1.14 m) with a centerboard extended. With the centerboards retracted it may be beached or transported on a trailer.[1]

For sailing the design is equipped with jib and mainsail windows for visibility, plus automatic bailers. The mainsail is controlled by an outhaul, downhaul, Cunningham, boom vang and a leach cord. Under the class rules a jib luff wire and a downhaul are permitted. The boat also has a radiused mainsheet traveler and adjustable jib tracks. Only hiking straps are permitted.[2]

The design has a Portsmouth Yardstick racing average handicap of 73.2 and is normally raced with a crew of three to five sailors.[2][5]

Operational history

E Scow

The boat is supported by an active class club that organizes racing events, the National Class E Scow Association. By 1994 racing fleets were sailing in Texas, Colorado, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, New York and New Jersey.[6]

In a 1994 review Richard Sherwood wrote, "this is a very fast and sophisticated boat with a long history of development. Scows probably evolved from sharpies, and the first scows were in evidence around 1895. E Scows were born at a meeting of the Inland Lake Yachting Association in 1923. Wood has been used for many years, but since 1976 FRP has predominated."[2]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 McArthur, Bruce (2020). "E Scow sailboat". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/e-scow. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, pages 128-129. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. ISBN:0-395-65239-1
  3. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Melges Performance Sailboats". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/builder/melges-performance-sailboats. 
  4. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Johnson Boat Works (USA) 1896 - 1998". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/builder/johnson-boat-works-usa. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 Melges Performance Sailboats (2020). "The Melges E Scow". melges.com. https://melges.com/melges-e-scow/. 
  6. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "E Scow (National Class E Scow Association)". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/association/e-scow-national-class-e-scow-association. 

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