*Steadfast ~The artwork in the logo above was created by Lois Dahl of Whimsical Rabbit Design in Bellingham,WA. for George and Mary Lou Hestad. The artist may be reached at www.whimsicalrabbit.com

FOG  was formed in 2000 as a society without an executive, constitution or fees, to offer an informal opportunity to share the joys and agonies of owning and using our Fishers.  We may not be big, or new, but we are mighty pleased with our boats and with ourselves.

FOG maintains five distinct registries:

Eastern-  the Eastern seaboard from Florida to Newfoundand
Western -  the Western seaboard incl. Alaska and Texas
Associate - members of the mother group: Fisher Owners Association
"Other" - owners from all over the world
Former Foggers & Friends - those who were members and left the fold, or who want a Fisher

FOG  tries to do these things:

• maintain a list of Fishers and their owners in each region  See latest FOG News
• orchestrate annual rendevous and meetings in various locations  e.g. Special Report on the 2004 Conference, Roche Harbor event Sept 2005, Friday Harbor June 2006, Genoa Bay Rendevous September 2006, Otter Bay June 2008, Brentwood Bay June 2010
• maintain contact with the English builder, and other Fisher clubs
• offer a Bulletin Board for parts and service information
  (The group "fisherowners" http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fisherowners/ has been established on Yahoo.
• offer information about Fishers For Sale

• NEW!   a BLOG to help keep you connected and informed about FOG: http://fisherowners.blogspot.com/

•  We have Momentum!...a new on-going feature about Tim Lackey and his 1976 Fisher 30 restoration project: 

The boat is MOMENTUM out of Buck’s Harbor, Maine.  I purchased this boat in August, 2010.  Several years earlier, under previous ownership, the boat sank in the Hudson River in NY after a mechanic neglected to plug the exhaust outlet while dismantling the engine for a top-end rebuild, allowing a siphon to set up that eventually overwhelmed the bilge pump and sank the boat at her mooring.  The boat was subsequently raised, powerwashed, and put into storage as is before coming on the market in summer 2010.  As such, she suited me perfectly, as I wanted a generally sound hull and deck to work with and rebuild and refit completely from there.  The interior surfaces were clean in appearance, but there was mud and silt behind and beneath every exposed surface, leading me to remove the interior down to the three main bulkheads and from there into the comprehensive rebuild now underway.
    I’ve loved Fishers since I was a kid in the 70s, and am excited to own one now.   We are looking forward to cruising Maine, New England, and Atlantic Canada and beyond.   Tim Lackey
 
We can follow this project at http://www.fisher30.lackeysailing.com  Send your comments to tim@lackeysailing.com  And copy us at  donaldhamilton@shaw.ca
 
FOG links
• Fisher Owners Association (U.K.)
• Netherlands FisherClub
• Northshore
• Banjer 37 Club (a wealth of information related to motorsailers)

           Neat Nautical Links
                   • Animated Knots

     
•Rendezvous! June 22-24 Victoria!  details coming.....
 

 
 
 

                                
All Fisher Owners and Friends are welcome!  Join the Group! 
Contact:  Donald Hamilton  donaldhamilton@shaw.ca

http://fog-northamerica.org

Winter 2012