Onawa by Arthur Dyer of Lake Minnetonka

3D Model

Onawa is 30.00 feet long to the tip of her bowsprit and her hull is 27.08 feet long. Her widest beam is 6.50 feet, she is 4.00 feet at the stern, and her depth of hold is 22.00 inches. Onawa is constructed of cedar - outer hull planks, frames, flush keel, deck, centerboard trunk, ceiling planking - and she is sheathed in canvas. She has a pointed bow and scow stern with a narrow rounded bottom. Her design - ‘over-hanging’ at both the bow and stern - is indicated by her long sleek bow that would ride above the surface of the water and her raked-aft stern. The rectangular cockpit has rounded corners and has a raised cowling that rises above deck level. The centerboard trunk is offset slightly to starboard. Brass deck fittings are found forward and aft on both port and starboard including 4 blocks and 2 padeyes; 2 mainsheet slide bars are attached to the rear deck. Currently her hull is painted white and her deck is painted blue - historical evidence indicates her outer hull was painted yellow in 1893.