Coriolis

1938, Herreshoff 12 ½  Gaff-Rigged Sloop, 16’

Coriolis

The Herreshoff H-12½ has been referred to as the best small boat design ever. Perfect proportions coupled with expert construction equal a timeless design and a boat that lasts for generations. Her hull shape and external lead keel provide stability through the water and her cockpit provides plenty of comfort for 6 adults.

Asking Price: $17,000

Location: Damariscotta, ME

Hull and Deck Construction

Full keel with transom hung rudder underwater configuration

Carvel planking

Cedar planking over White Oak frames, floors, stem, keel, deadwood and transom.

Bronze screw fastenings

Varnished, molded Mahogany sheer strake.

Varnished Mahogany toe rails, cockpit coamings, cockpit seats and transom.

Cedar cockpit sole with painted (Gray) finish.

Decks are of cedar planking over fir deck beams with painted canvas over lay.

Fore and aft cockpit bulkheads are of marine plywood with White painted finish

Transom hung White Oak rudder with bronze pintails and gudgeons and varnished White Oak tiller.

Exterior color scheme: Green bottom, Red boot stripe, White topsides, Varnished sheer strake and transom.

Interior color scheme: White hull interior and bulkheads, Varnished transom, aft deck, cockpit coamings, seat

tops, lazarette door and misc. trim.

Coriolis is constructed with original factory installed air chambers under cockpit seating allowing the boat to

remain afloat if cockpit is flooded.

Deck and Cockpit Hardware

Bronze bow chocks and bow cleat

Bronze stern cleats

Bronze pad eyes for jib sheet fore deck blocks

Bronze oar lock sockets on cockpit coaming

Bronze main sheet traveler

Bronze pad eye for main sheet block

Bronze chain plates and stem iron

All running rigging blocks are of bronze construction

Bronze halyard cleats

Spars and Rigging

Gaff-rigged sloop configuration

Varnished Sitka Spruce mast, boom and jib club

Aluminum spinnaker pole

Stainless steel 1x19 wire standing rigging (shrouds and headstay) with chrome bronze turnbuckle adjusters

Sheets (main, jib and spinnaker) of traditional 3-strand Dacron line.

Halyards (main, jib, spinnaker and topping lift) of traditional 3-strand Dacron line

Varnished Ash mast hoops

All jib and mainsheet turning blocks of bronze fabrication

Bronze sail track on boom and jib club.

Sails and Canvas

North Sails main sail

North Sails jib

North Sails spinnaker

Sail Bags

Additional Equipment

Anchor and anchor rode

Hand Bilge pump

PFD’s / life jackets

Oar

Boat Hook

Misc sheets and lines

Wooden cradle