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The voice of multihull pioneer jim brown.

By Dan Spurr , Jul 10, 2017

No, the famed multihull designer and builder won’t be appearing on the popular television show anytime soon, but you can hear him tell seafaring tales on a growing series of recorded podcasts and videos.

By way of background on Jim Brown, he gained attention in the 1950s by building an Arthur Piver–designed trimaran and cruising it extensively. This formed the basis of his series of Searunner trimaran designs, which were intended for home construction in plywood. To advance his affection for multihulls he wrote several books, including The Case for the Cruising Trimaran and Among the Multihulls . He also helped develop the Constant Camber method of hull construction, in which identical plywood panels are formed over a mold by gluing precut strips of wood veneer, similar to cold-molding. Brown exported his methods to developing countries to help fishermen build simple working watercraft. So you might say he’s seen a thing or two. Search the PBB online index for articles with his byline, the most recent of which was the Parting Shot “Foil Train Coming,” in PBB No. 156, where he shares his enthusiasm for Peter Johnstone’s large foiling G4 catamaran.

Jim Brown aboard the Scrimshaw . This screenshot was taken from a video he narrates about living aboard his famous Searunner trimaran.

The most recent of Brown’s 30 podcasts, posted on outrigmedia.com is titled “Stranded on a What?!” The 28-minute yarn recounts a 1981 cruise aboard his and his wife Jo Anna’s trimaran Scrimshaw , in which they decide to cruise from their Virginia home to Nova Scotia. The guitar prelude and Brown’s folkie talking style reminds one of preambles by folksinger Pete Seeger. Serious fog is encountered off the coast. Wouldn’t you know, there’s a large commercial fishing fleet working the banks. And the crashing waves are indistinguishable from the sound of breakers on the treacherous rock ledges. After three days of playing cat and mouse with steel hulls, they decide to head offshore rather than make landfall. If you’ve ever been off the New England coast in fog and attempted to ascertain your position with a radio direction finder (RDF), you’ll appreciate his account of fumbling with that thankfully now-obsolete device. Before GPS, that’s all we had. Eventually Jim and Jo Anna make an anchorage in St. Margarets Bay, whereupon they meet an unusual cast of characters living in a shanty while building what’s described as a castle for the owner. As they get to know one another, of course they tell sea stories, one of which is about a man stranded on a dead whale, his boots sinking into “stinking, decomposing blubber.” Yes, you read that right.

Besides outrigmedia.com , the source of these podcasts and a place to buy books and CDs about Jim Brown and other multihullers, check out Brown’s own website at www.outrig.org , dedicated to preserving the history of mul tihulls.

Brown’s growing multimedia output also includes videos that he narrates on multihull pioneers, and a series about sailing and living aboard his famous Searunner trimaran Scrimshaw, such as the one posted above. To see a list of more videos, visit http://www.outrig.org/outrig.org/Videos.html .

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4,000 years in the making

Unforgettable sea stories, the sights and sounds of history, welcome to beyond mainstream, take 4,000-year-old technology, add a group of 1950s radical sailors and genius engineers and you get a movement that defied sailing convention and redefined freedom. sailor, marine designer, adventurer and author jim brown has been on a 70-year high seas odyssey capturing the characters and culture of the modern multihull movement. the beyond mainstream project is cataloging and gathering jim’s vast library of photos, videos, articles and podcasts into an accessible form to share with all. and, coming soon, a documentary dedicated to this movement and the amazing cast of characters behind it..

Join Jim’s Friends And Help Share The Stories

This website will continue to catalog and organize Jim Brown’s and Scott Brown’s vast library of photos, videos, articles and podcasts, and also add new material as Jim remains a prolific storyteller! Additionally, work has begun on a documentary with a release date planned for late-2024. Experienced filmmakers Michael Frierson and Kevin Wells are turning hundreds of hours of interviews and archival footage into a 90-minute feature film documenting the development of multihulls and the amazing cast of characters behind the revolution!

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Thank you for joining Friends of Jim Brown in our mission to organize, catalog, and share the amazing story of multihulls and one of the movement’s renowned pioneers.

I’ve known and admired Jim for a long time. This is why I and a couple of others in his circle have come together to pursue this project. If you are interested in supporting Beyond Mainstream or have questions, I’d be happy to talk. Send me an email and I’ll get right back to you.

And thanks again,

Andy Zimmerman

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"During a particular period in the 20th century a bunch of non-traditional engineers and tinkerers started thinking quite differently about the traditional craft of boatbuilding, and about the conventions of society. These guys jumped right out of the western tradition, grabbed some principles from a totally different genus (aircraft) and invented a hybrid vessel with hybrid vigor. I’ll never have the wherewithal to own a J-boat, a downeaster, or a Gloucester fishing schooner, but I can own a trimaran, because it was designed for people like me to build, own and sail. That’s a pretty amazing concept in this world of specialized manufacturing, oven-baked carbon fiber race boats and the growth of the indentured class."

"Part memoir, part adventure story, part travelogue, totally compelling.”

— From reviews of Jim’s memoir, Among the Multihulls

Friends of Jim would like to give special thanks to Scott Brown. Without his help and support, none of this would be possible.

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October 26, 2020

An Interview With Multihull Pioneer - Jim Brown

Jim Brown got his start designing and building sailing trimarans from friend and mentor, Arthur Piver, near Sausilito, CA in the late 1950's. Jim's foray into his career as 'trimaran test pilot' is well documented in his entertaining book, 'Among The Multihulls: Volume I'. In this Dream 10X podcast episode, however, we learn more about the story of Jim's early childhood leading up to the story in this book. I think this as-of-yet untold story of his early youth is just as fantastic and entertaining as his book!

The real skill in pioneering, as in business and life, is survival. Jim Brown, Among The Multihulls: Volume I, Pg 46

Finding Your Passion

One thing I wish I could ‘teach’ my own kids is how to find your passion in life and how to follow it. Unfortunately, I’m not sure that is something that can be taught, but it can certainly be felt and even witnessed in other people’s lives. One case in point is the life of Jim Brown. It’s not hard to look back over Jim’s life to see how his simple pursuit of his singular passion for boats and the ocean took him on extraordinary life adventures. When he essentially flunked-out of college mostly due to his poor eyesight, he decided to continue pursuing his passion for boats by heading off to Miami to jump on the schooner Janeen, which in turn led to events that positively impacted the arc of his professional and personal life.

In other words, he didn’t know what his life held for him when he dropped out of college, but he knew he had an interest in boats and the ocean so he jumped in (or on a schooner) with ‘boat’ feet not knowing where things would lead him.

One of my favorite movie quotes is from the movie ‘Cast Away:’

And I know what I have to do now. I gotta keep breathing. Because tomorrow the sun will rise. Who knows what the tide could bring? Chuck Noland, Cast Away

It would seem that finding your life’s passion can be rather simple. Take action and keep moving in some direction - any direction. You never know what the tide will bring!

Continuous Learning

Jim exemplifies the idea of continuous learning throughout life. Since he was a college drop-out, it is evident to see that his genius and knowledge is not a product of an institution of ‘higher’ education. In fact, it would seem to me that Jim had an adequate knowledge toolkit available to him since childhood: a burning curiosity about things, an ability to teach himself answers to his own curiosities, and simple naivety in not knowing that he could not do things others might have said were impossible. Jim’s child-like curiosity and naivety in all things nautical have allowed him to constantly innovate in his profession throughout his fascinating career, and have afforded him the relative luxury of hanging-out in metaphorical littoral zones between modern western ‘civilization’ and the ‘wilder,’ less civilized, parts of the world.

A Closer Look Into Jim’s Life Adventures

The following video contains a slide-show narrated by Jim Brown himself, which he did just for us at Dream 10X!

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Designed by John Marples and Jim Brown

John Marples and Jim Brown have produced designs of successful sail and power craft for over 40 years using conventional materials and cutting-edge design to produce vessels that are stronger, more seaworthy, and more practical to build than ever before. Ease of handling, longevity, utility, operating cost, investment value, and speed are all essential components of what we term Total Performance in pleasure or commercial craft design.

These vessel designs are straight-forward, easy to build, wood and epoxy, using various construction methods for multihulls and dinghies from 7 to 64 feet. Our portfolio of designs includes trimarans and catamarans, sail and power, pleasure and USCG certified commercial vessels.

The site is under construction at the moment but soon you\'ll be able to view the Design Portfolio of our entire design line or purchase Study Plans for individual vessels from this web site. Call today for a personal consultation. We look forward to assisting you with your boatbuilding project. In addition to plans, we offer design consultation and USCG certification services for wood and fiberglass vessels, power or sail, with multihulls of all types, as a specialty.

Over the last 20 years, John has helped the owners of 30 multihulled vessels certify their boats with the USCG to carry passengers for hire. These vessels,ranging from 32\' to 64\' long, were approved to carry between 16 and 149 passengers. Some owners were building a new boat and called John before they started construction. John reviewed their plans and then modified them to include the necessary components required for certification. Once John submitted the plans and the USCG approved them, he continued working as a liaison between the owner, builder, and Coast Guard until the finished boat passed its Coast Guard inspection. Other owners had an existing boat that required modification for CG approval. Again, John made the necessary design changes and submitted them for approval. He worked with the owner and builder to help minimize the cost of making structural changes to the vessel. John worked as liaison throughout the reconstruction until the certification process was complete. You can find out more about USCG certification elsewhere on our website.

Contact John at marplesmarine[AT]gmail[DOT]com or call him Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern Time Zone) at 207–326–8096.

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Seaclipper 20

To date, all my boat projects have been monohulls. But, I’ve dreamed of building a trimaran for a long time. In the spring of 2010, Jim Brown and John Marples introduced their plans for the new trimaran design called the Seaclipper 20. As soon as I read about the boat and reviewed the study plans, my eyes lit up. Finally, here was a trimaran project that matched my skill set, could be built within a reasonable time budget, and matched the kind of day sailing I wanted to do. I ordered the plans and started to build in June.

The amas and main hull of the Seaclipper 20 use stems that are tapered and beveled. Many other boat designs also use tapered and beveled stems. So, even if you are not building a Seaclipper 20, this article still may be of interest to you.

Making parts that are only beveled or only tapered is relatively easy. But, I found that making stems that are both tapered and beveled was nontrivial for me given the tools I have in my shop. I tried four approaches. The first two didn’t work. The third worked, but was complicated and time consuming using mirror image patterns on a taper jig for the table saw. The parts that emerged from the third effort were fine, but unfortunately made from red oak. John Marples advised that red oak moves and is often not a good friend of epoxy. So, I used a fourth method, described here, to make stems from more suitable wood. The method is easy and fast, even for me. More importantly, I felt comfortable with the method and did not ever feel that I was testing the envelope of reasonable safety.

Fig. 1. It's still early in the building process, but already the parts are piling up. These are the bulkheads, transoms, stems, and butt blocks, for all three hulls. The big main hull bulkheads and transom are buried at the bottom of the pile. Also shown are the daggerboard blank, and rudder blank. Not shown are the stringers, ribs, and daggerboard box.

Fig. 2. The steps in this article show how to make tapered stems like this set of two ama stems and the main hull stems.

I used a Festool saw and guide to make the stems. The Festool guide and similar saw guides positively restrict the saw to move along a linear path only. These guides do not allow the saw to drift from the intended line unless something really awry happens. Before you lose interest on grounds that you don't have a Festool saw, the method described here will work for any circular saw guided by a straight edge that positively holds the saw to a straight line. I don't think that I would recommend this method with a mere straight edge that allows the saw to drift without positive control. The drift doesn't affect the workpiece since the drift away from the guide is into waste. However, saw drift while ripping or even crosscutting is not safe, particularly with thick wood blanks used to make stems.

Here is the method step by step.

Step 1: Make your blank(s) from suitable stock and layout your stem pattern(s) full size on the blanks.

Step 2. Drill two counterbores in the stem for mounting screws. See Fig. 4. I drilled counterbores that were 3/4 inch in diameter to fit the self-tapping Kreg screws I used for mounting the stem blank to the work table. Later these bores and the screw holes will be filled with epoxy.

Step 3. Grab some scraps and make the work table shown in Fig. 3. If you screw your head blocks to the table, position the screws well to the outside and make sure that your saw path will never hit them. In Fig. 3, my head block at the top of the table is way too short. I had to use a supplemental block to help support and clamp my saw guide to the table.

Step 4: Mount the blank to the table using self-tapping screws. I like Kreg screws for this. Position the blank so the cutting path runs up the table center and not through any screws on the outboard ends of the support blocks. The wide face of the stem faces up. You can position the stem blank anywhere you want so long as the saw blade path misses the screws. The main stem is 36 inches long, so this table is long to accommodate that stem as well as the shorter ama stem shown in the Figures.

Fig. 3. The simple work table takes only a few minutes to build. Blocks of wood are screwed to a ¾ inch scrap 2' x 4' MDF sheet or other board. The screws are well to the ends of the blocks so that the saw path never goes near them. The blocks support the saw guide and are the same thickness as the stem blank. The stem blank also is screwed to the table.

Fig. 4. The stem blank for an ama is screwed to the table. Precision is not needed for this at all, because the saw guide will be aligned to the cut line and not vice versa. The stem pattern is laid out full size on the blank. Two screws do the job of holding the blank to the table. The screws are recessed in counterbores so they don't interfere with the saw guide.

Step 5: Clamp the saw guide to the table, aligned with the desired cut line. Both ends should be secured as we will need to make multiple passes. This Festool saw has a lot of power and can crosscut a 2 x 4 easily, but the saw has to work way too hard to rip this tapered bevel in one pass. So, I used four passes, cutting deeper by about 12 mm (about ½ inch) with each pass. Because the saw guide keeps the saw on line, each pass goes successively deeper on the same cut line as long as the saw guide is not moved between passes.

Step 6: Set the saw depth for the first pass, about 12 mm. Place the saw onto the guide in position and make the first pass. Then increase the depth of cut about 10 mm to 12 mm with each successive pass until the cut is complete.

Fig. 5. Secure the saw guide in position to make the bevel cut. The guide is clamped at both ends to avoid movement of the guide during the cut. Note how the guide is aimed down the workpiece to cut the taper down the workpiece length.

Fig. 6 . The saw is placed into position on the guide. The saw is set to the bevel as specified in the plans.

Fig. 7. The first pass is complete. The saw’s cutting depth is successively increased adjusted to make 2d, 3d, and 4thpasses.

Fig. 8. After the 4thpass, the first beveled taper is complete.

Step 7: We want to make a stem with a cross section that is a trapezoid, not a parallelogram (I almost made some parallelograms). So, we need to remove the stem blank and remount it to make the proper cut. Remove the screws to free the blank. Turn the blank around so that the end that was at the head of the table is now at the bottom. The wide face of the stem is still facing up. If you do this right, the first bevel is now on the left and new bevel to be made is on the right.

Step 8: Secure the saw guide in position. Remember to clamp the guide at both ends so there is no movement of the guide during the multiple passes used to make the cut. Make sure you are cutting on the desired line and not the center line (I almost did this, too, on one stem). Double check to make sure the saw will not hit any screws at the foot or head of the table. If there is a screw in the way, you will need to move and remount the stem blank to avoid this.

Step 9: Again using four passes, cut the second beveled taper. Your stem is now done and can be removed from the table. The holes made in the stem for the counterbore and screws can be filled with epoxy to protect the stem from rot.

Fig. 9. To make the other beveled taper, the workpiece is removed from the table, flipped around, and remounted so the first beveled taper we made is on the left and the new beveled taper to be made is on the right.

Fig. 10. Here’s a close up view showing the stem blank remounted correctly. Note the wide face of the stem is still facing up. We flipped the stem around. We did not flip it over.

Fig. 11. The stem is now complete and can be removed from the table.

Fig. 12. The quality of the beveled tapers is very good, as can be seen in this end view.

Moscow Mule

Liquor.com has been serving drinks enthusiasts and industry professionals since 2009. Our writers are some of the most respected in the industry, and our recipes are contributed by bartenders who form a veritable "Who's Who" of the cocktail world.

The Moscow Mule is a classic combination of vodka, ginger beer, and lime. Known for it's iconic copper mug, the drink's enduring popularity has left it as a mainstay in bars since the mid-20th century. Despite its name, the Moscow Mule was actually invented in Los Angeles as part of an early stateside marketing push for vodka, and the drink itself is considered an example of the Buck family of drinks—those that include a spirit with citrus and ginger beer.

The History of the Moscow Mule

The Moscow Mule is a mid-century classic that was born in 1941 and helped contribute to vodka’s rise in America. As the legend goes , it was concocted by two men. John Martin needed to sell Smirnoff vodka, a new and generally unknown spirit during the middle of the 20th century that his distribution company had recently purchased. Another man, bar owner Jack Morgan, wanted to deplete the stash of ginger beer taking up space at his Cock ‘n’ Bull pub. They decided to combine the two ingredients with a little lime, and the rest is history. (Though there is a conflicting origin story that says that a bartender by the name of Wes Price was the true originator of the cocktail’s recipe.)

The origin of the Moscow Mule mug is slightly less clear, though evidence points to the connection originating with a Russian woman named Sophie Berezinski, who's father owned copper factory called Moscow Copper Co. Allegedly, poor sales in their home country left the younger Berezinski to travel to the U.S. to find new buyers.

As historian David Wondrich observes, the copper mugs reached Cock 'n' Bull and were used to create a visually distinct presentation for the new cocktail, helped along by Martin who took Polaroid instant photos (then a recent invention) of Los Angeles bartenders and guests holding the copper mugs alongside bottles of Smirnoff. The photos were displayed throughout the bar and given to patrons to share, almost in the same vein as modern social media influencers. As the photos proliferated throughout the Los Angeles cocktail community, it helped to spur demand for the novel drink.

Regardless of how the drink was invented, the easygoing combination of vodka, spicy ginger and tart lime—all packaged neatly in an eye-catching mug—was a hit. More than a quarter century later, the Moscow Mule remains a star. It has even spawned variations, like the Mezcal Mule with mezcal and the Kentucky Mule with bourbon.

Why the Moscow Mule Works

The simple cocktail combines vodka with ginger beer and fresh lime juice. It’s a no-tools-required drink that is built right in that shiny copper mug. Of course, while said mug is always preferred for serving, it’s not essential and shouldn’t deter you from making a Moscow Mule. The drink tastes great no matter the receptacle. So if a highball glass or rocks glass is all you have on hand, don’t fret.

Any preferred vodka will work nicely in the mule, but high-quality ginger beer is a must. You want a top-notch option that and offers enough of a spicy bite to complement the liquor and lime. And keep that bottle cold before you employ it your Moscow Mule. Cold keeps the bubbles brisk and helps stall dilution when you mix all the drink’s ingredients.

This recipe brings the legendary drink up to date while remaining true to its refreshing roots. At its core, the Moscow Mule is deceptively simple and incredibly easy to mix, perfect for any season.

Liquor.com / Tim Nusog

Ingredients

2 ounces vodka

1/2 ounce lime juice , freshly squeezed

3 ounces ginger beer , chilled

Garnish: lime wheel

Fill a Moscow Mule mug (or highball glass) with ice, then add the vodka and lime juice.

Top with the ginger beer.

Garnish with a lime wheel.

What If I Don’t Have a Copper Mug?

No doubt about it: The textured copper mug is a gorgeous part of a classic Moscow Mule. Truth is, it’s less the copper that matters than the conductivity of copper as a type of metal. So, blasphemous as it may appear, a Julep cup—or any other metal container—is a delightful substitute. Because you’ll still get that frosty, deeply cold result.

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The Searunner Trimarans are home-built, wooden tri-hull sailboats designed by Jim Brown and John Marples intended for circumnavigation. Searunner Trimarans were designed in five hull sizes: 25, 31, 34, 37 and 40 feet. View All Members Showing 10 of 86 Member (s)
1976 Jim Brown Searunner 31 sailboat for sale in California
3'. California. $15,900. Description: For sale is my 1976 Jim Brown Searunner 31 A-frame cruising trimaran built by Tom Freeman in Santa Cruz. This little multihull would make a perfect liveaboard cruiser or just a fun weekender. Sleeps 4 and has a head and galley. I have owned this little beast for the past 2 years and.
Searunner Multihulls
You can find out more about USCG certification elsewhere on our website. Contact John at marplesmarine [AT]gmail [DOT]com or call him Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern Time Zone) at 207-326-8096. Searunner trimarans and catamarans designed by John Marples and Jim Brown.
83 jim brown design searunner 40 sailboat for sale in Florida
Price. 83. 41.5'. 24.5'. 4.5'. Florida. $43,000. Description: this fine trimaran , was well built!!, with its roomy decks and interior, and 4.5 draft , offering a cruizing machine that can take you into lagoons and shallow anchorages, beautiful beaches that other boats cannot!!she sails nicely with self steer vane with a smooth ride, not like ...
Trimaran boats for sale
Manufactured by a variety of yacht building companies, there are currently 144 trimaran yachts for sale on YachtWorld, with 49 new vessels for sale, and 95 used and custom yachts listed. These vessels are all listed by professional yacht brokers and boat dealerships and new boat dealers, mainly in the following countries: United States, France ...
Duckworks
Seaclipper 20. By David Kagan - Stillwater, MN - USA. Making Tapered and Beveled Stems for the Seaclipper 20. To date, all my boat projects have been monohulls. But, I've dreamed of building a trimaran for a long time. In the spring of 2010, Jim Brown and John Marples introduced their plans for the new trimaran design called the Seaclipper 20.
Jacob Brown and Debbie Collis in Moscow
Moscow Acro Family presentsJacob Brown and Debbie Collis in Moscow.4-5 March, 2017.We love you!! You'll remain in our hearts forever!)
TIL in 1963 the first message sent on the Moscow-Washington ...
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Moscow Mule Cocktail Recipe
Steps. Fill a Moscow Mule mug (or highball glass) with ice, then add the vodka and lime juice. Top with the ginger beer. Garnish with a lime wheel. What If I Don't Have a Copper Mug? No doubt about it: The textured copper mug is a gorgeous part of a classic Moscow Mule.
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Moscow driver Trent Brown: 'I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry'
Chris Papineau's father, Tim Papineau, speaks during Trent Brown's sentencing in Latah County 2nd District Court in Moscow on Wednesday. The Moscow man who pleaded guilty to crashing his vehicle ...