CBMM Ship Plans by Tarr, Charles (Builder)

These ship plans are found in the collection of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Maryland.

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Catalog #TitleBoat TypeArtist/MakerDate MadeDescriptionDimensionsPlace MadeFull ImageCBMM Cat. Page
1964.0002.0009.00Log Canoe MagicLog canoeGibson, R H - Creator; Johnson, Charles L - Designer; Tarr, Charles - BuilderExact 01/01/1964 -Plans for the Log Canoe Magic, a Tilghman Island type log canoe, built in 1894 at St. Michaels by Charles Tarr. Racing rig by C.Lowned Johnson 1926. Lines taken from J.G. Earle in M.V. Brewington's "Log Canoe". Drawn by donor in 1964 for Talbot County Historical Society. Drawing depicts the sheer, half-breadth, and body plan with sail plan. Material is pencil on paper.22.000in - 14.000in- St Michaels - MDImage 1open CBMM page
1993.0067.0113.01Chesapeake Bay Log Canoe MagicLog canoeEarle, John G - Creator; Tarr, Charles - BuilderCirca 01/01/1933 -Plans for the Chesapeake Bay Log Canoe Magic. Drawn by John G. Earle and built by Charles Tarr in 1894 at St. Michaels MD. Also see M.V. Brewington's 'Chesapeake Bay Log Canoes and Bugeyes', page 133. One set of Plans A-C, F. Plan A depicts the hull lines and has a notation to alsoPlan B is a blueprint copy of Plan A with the notation E-LC-2A. The drawing also has some pencil alterations and additions. Plan C is a blueprint copy with the notation E-LC-2D. Plan F is a positive blueprint copy of Plan A. Scale for Plan A is 3/4" = 1'; Plans B-C and F have no scale. Material for Plan A is black ink on tracing linen; Plans B-C and F are blue prints.19.500in - 37.000in- St Michaels - MDImage 1
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1993.0067.0113.04Chesapeake Bay Log Canoe MagicLog canoeEarle, John G - Creator; Tarr, Charles - BuilderExact 04/29/1933 -Plans for the Chesapeake Bay Log Canoe Magic. Drawn by John G. Earle in 1933 and built by Charles Tarr in St. Michaels, MD in 1894. Also see Brewington's 'Chesapeake Bay Log Canoes and Bugeyes' page 234. One set of Plans D-E and G. Plan D is the sail plan and calculations for the center of effort for Magic with a notation of E-LC-3A. On the reverse side are scribbled out contracted hull lines for the Chesapeake Bay Log Canoe Belle M. Crane with the notation stating it was redrawn. Plan E is the sail plan for Magic. Plan G is a positive blueprint copy of Plan E (sail plan). Scale for Plans D and E is 3/8" = 1'. Material for Plan D is pencil on paper; Plan E is black ink on tracing linen. Plan G is blueprint.20.000in - 25.500in- St Michaels - MDImage 1
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