Vincent J. Serio Designer/Builder of the Hampton One-Design Class 7 Vincent J. Serio Designer/Builder of the Hampton One-Design Class

Hampton One-Design Class racing off Norfolk, VA

The Hampton One-Designs This page is from the book: Your New Boat by the editors of Yachting Magazine which was published by Simon and Schuster in 1947. I have always admired these fine boats after first seeing them at the Norfolk Yacht and Country Club. I now make laser cut frames and models in various sizes and radio controlled from the enclosed information. Milton Thrasher 4258 Hearthstone Drive Sarasota, FL 34238 941 966-9179 mthrasher@verizon.net www.angelfire.com/fl4/mft

The Hampton One-Design specifications form the class website 1.   Length overall 18 ft. 0 in. 2.   Length water line 14 ft. 0 in. 3.   Beam at deck 5 ft. 9 1/2 in. 4.   Draft of hull 7 1/4 in. 5.   Beam at chine 5 ft. 2 1/4 in.  Most are made of wood. Some wood and fiberglass builders are available.

Gary Van Tassel provided Cad/Cam files These files and information from Blue Prints that Scott Wolff provided are used to produce laser cut frames for half models, full models and radio controlled models in various sizes. Current plans are to provide frames for 22.5” full models. They can also be used to produce half models and larger sized radio controlled models. Hampton One-Design One Meter radio controlled models are planned. The R/C models will have interchangeable deeper keels and rudders necessary to provide needed stability. Beautiful finished display models will also be provided.

Gary Van Tassel provided CAD/CAM created lines from the Table of Offsets

The following photos are from plans drawn by V. J. Serio They have been updated as recently as 1991 per notes.

Construction Drawing Photos Scott Wolff provided a set of 3 blue prints. Photos of key features of the wooden Hampton One-Design follow. The significant distortion that makes them unsuitable for building models. Cad/Cam lines have been developed by Gary Van Tassel from the table of offsets.

In 1944, Vincent Serio offered my father and I a set of frames and use of his construction base for building a Hampton One-Design. Unfortunately, my Father took a job in Baltimore, MD which ended that dream for the time being. Now, I am able to build models and contemplate either buying a Hampton Or possibly building one in my remaining years. I am now 81 years old.

Dimensions are given for the inside of the coamings and their heights

In 1943, Juniper was a very popular wood and available to me as scrap wood from the Horace Dodge Boat Company where they were making LCVPs. Now, 3/8” Okoume plywood which has a layer of mahogany would be legal.

This layout is from the Hampton One-Design Class web site

Harry Siddons built Hamptons, at least this one. He also provided unfinished hulls for the Jet 14 Class. I finished one in 1959. It had a Snipe Class rig on an International 14 hull with a deck forward. A very good boat for my very light weight wife crew.