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24' to 35' IN LENGTH


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We have 16 designs, as usual varying in type and style from the traditional Pinky to the more modern Nordia 10 - there are study plans (A1 sheets with sections, construction details and a wood materials list, for most of these designs - for further information please see the price list on the main page.

 

Note - In the particulars for each design, the dry weight is given for guidance only and will vary depending on the grade/density of plywood and solid wood used - different thicknesses of ply are often used by builders and the dry weight figure is based on the thinnest ply specified.
Also the Guidance Use comments are given in good faith and are based on feedback from previous builders etc and based on standard weight adults - contact us if you want further clarification before ordering/building.
Please also note that we give the computer faired mould, inner stem and transom shapes plus the building jig details for clinker ply construction where stated and recommend that the builder purchases a good manual on this method of construction to use with these details. E & OE

 

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Yachts on this Page

Simplicity 24 30' Dragonfly 26'6" Swallow 30' Hummingbird 25' Songthrush

CR25

Kari 4
34'6" Pinky Fulmar 26'3" 25'5" Shanghai

Hart 27 MS

Nordia 10

Martlet 30 Dilys 25'8"
Catboat
Breton Lugger  Siam 25
Motor Sailer
Fulmar 34' 27' Sharpie
Schooner
28' Sharpie
Schooner
   

 

SIMPLICITY 24'
Simplicity 24
 This is really a combination of our Simplicity and Swan ranges of traditional cruising yachts for a client who wants an easily handled and safe cruising boat for his young family to sail on the South Coast. We have compromised between the two ranges and gone for a simple construction using 2 chines. This produces a boat with excellent interior space as well as having very good sailing characteristics along with ease in construction.
 Like the Simplicities, the construction is heavily based upon pre-shaped ply panels for the frames and girders which are slotted together and along with the bottom panel, form a stiff pre fabricated structure with no separate building frame and immediately ready to take the rest of the ply hull panels which are simply put on over size and trimmed later. Chines are made up from square section unbevelled Douglas Fir with the bevel being taken up by an epoxy fillet cutting down on much of the normal boat building work. The rig is simple with the mast in a tabernacle and the centreboard is below the cabin sole so as not to encroach on the accommodation. LOA 24’6’’ (7.47m); Beam 8’6’’ (2.59m); Draft 2’6’’/4’8’’ (0.76/1.42m); Sail Area 300 sq.ft. (28 sq.m); Disp. 3 tons; Ballast 2200 lbs. Note - the drawings now show several different keel options and the details for a hull with an additional chine.

Simplicity 24 Particulars

LOD 24'6" 7.47m
Beam 8'6" 2.59m
Draft 2'6"/4'8" 0.76/1.42m
Sail Area 300 sq.ft 28 sq.m
Displacement 2.8 tons 2.85 tonnes
Ballast 0.98 tons 1.00 tonnes
Maximum Headroom 5'7" 1.68m
Accommodation 4 berths plus galley and wc compartment
Engine 9 hp inboard  

Hull Shape

U shaped  - flat bottom with 2 planks per side
Construction Methods Ply over frame
Major plywood requirements 4 x 9mm sheets
39 x 12mm sheets
Guidance Use Offshore
Drawing/Design Package 12 x A1 drawings + 7 x A4 instruction/spec sheets
Additions and alterations included with the plans Mark 2 hull shape with 3 planks per side
Mark 3 hull shape with beam of 7'11" (2.4m) beam
Deep keel with 3'3" (0.98m) draft
Long keel with bilge keels with 2'11" (0.88m) draft

 

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30' DRAGONFLY SHARPIE

 For working the East Coast, exploring shallow estuaries and for the occasional hop across to the continent, maybe through the French canals to the Med, this 30’ sharpie combines very easy and cheap construction with a simple and efficient rig and room for 4/6 in comfort. LOA 30’; Beam 7’; Draft (min) 1’4’’; Headroom 5’ (6’2’’ under hatch); Sail Area 375 sq.ft.; Displ. 7000 lbs.; Ballast 2000 lbs. May be built with centreboard.

 

The plans give details for an alternative junk rig (left) and a deeper hull with transom stern and double pivoted boards (below).

 

30' Dragonfly Particulars

LOD 30' 9.15m
Beam 7' 2.13m
Draft 1'4" 0.4m
Sail Area 375 sq.ft 34.9 sq.m
Approx. Dry Weight 3.13 tons 3.17 tonnes
Ballast 0.89 tons 0.91 tonnes
Maximum Headroom 5' (6'2" under lift hatch) 1.52m (1.88m)
Accommodation 4 berths plus wc and galley
Engine 20 hp outboard  

Hull Shape

Sharpie - flat bottom with single chine
Construction Methods Ply over frame
Major plywood requirements 40 x 12mm sheets
Guidance Use Coastal/offshore
Drawing/Design Package 8 x A1 drawings + 4 x A4 instruction/spec sheets
Additions and alterations included with the plans Outboard well
Hollow spars
Double Chinese junk rig
Hull with greater depth, transom and double pivoted boards (working in bunk fronts)

 

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26'6" SWALLOW TANCOOK WHALER

 Ever since I saw the lines of the Tancook Whaler in Chapelle’s book Fast American Sailing Craft have been bugged by the wish to design a cruising boat using similar lines. The Tancook Whaler is one of those boats which evolved over many decades to do a particular working job, in this case to fish off the rough coast of Nova Scotia in all weathers and which at the same time took on a shape which to my eye is beauty itself They were fast and seaworthy and kept on moorings off the rocky coast all year round. If 1 ever get time to build one, this is my ultimate boat. This version has four berths, galley and wc and a rig which is designed for easy handling. She is round bilge but easily built using the French Carvel method. Ply bulkheads and backbone from given shapes are set up and covered in stringers. This structure is then skinned with 2 layers of 6mm ply each laid diagonally in 6’’ wide planks with both layers running in the same direction but with the outside layer overlapping the seams on the inside layer. Finally, the hull is covered with glass woven roving cloth in epoxy resin. LOD 26’6’’; LWL 20’10’’; Beam 8’; Draft 2’9’’/4’6’’; Displ. 5800 lbs Ballast 2500 lbs; Sail Area 338 sq.ft.

New - plans to make a half model of the Swallow Yacht
There are now plans available for a
half model of the Swallow - see our 
Model Boat Building Manual

 

26'6" Swallow Particulars

LOD 26'6" 8.08m
Beam 8' 2.44m
Draft 2'9"/4'6" 0.84/1.37m
Sail Area 338 sq.ft 31.44 sq.m
Displacement 2.59 tons 2.63 kg
Ballast 1.12 tons 1.14 kg
Maximum Headroom 5'1" 1.55m
Accommodation 4 berths with simple galley/wb and heads up for'd
Engine 7.5 hp inboard  

Hull Shape

Round bilge double ended
Construction Methods French carvel (like double diagonal) and strip plank
Major plywood requirements 24 x 6mm sheets
6 x 9mm sheets
8 x 12mm sheets
4 x 18mm sheets
7 x 24mm sheets
Guidance Use Coastal/offshore
Drawing/Design Package 7 x A1 drawings + 10 x A4 instruction/spec sheets
Additions and alterations included with the plans Strip plank details

 

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30' HUMMINGBIRD

 LOA 30’0’’; LWL 24’8’’; Beam 9’0’’; Draft min. 2’0’’; Draft max. 5’8’’; Displ. 6933 lbs.; Ballast 2778 lbs. Construction is ply bottom and sides with moulded ply round bilge.  Originally conceived for the Yachting World design competition, this design uses the same water ballast tank system as the Highlander 18 making her 360 kg. lighter for trailing. Her main ballast is a fixed ply box keel filled with iron scrap and concrete. Instead of a single heavy lifting keel, she has a pair of bilge boards (or alternatively a pair of bilge keels).

30' Hummingbird Particulars

LOD 30' 9.15m
Beam 9' 2.74m
Draft 2'/5'8" 0.61/1.72m
Sail Area 445 sq.ft 202 sq.m
Displacement 3.1 tons 3.15 tonnes
Ballast 1.24 tons 1.26 tonnes
Maximum Headroom 5'9" 1.75m
Accommodation 4-5 berths with chart table 'L' shaped galley plus shower/wc
Engine 12-15 hp outboard  

Hull Shape

U shaped - flat bottom with round bilge
Construction Methods Ply over frame
Major plywood requirements 18 x 3mm sheets
9 x 6mm sheets
30 x 9mm sheets
14 x 12m sheets
6 x 18mm sheets
1 x 24mm sheets
Guidance Use Offshore
Drawing/Design Package 10 x A1 drawings + 12 x A4 instruction/spec sheets
Additions and alterations included with the plans  

 

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25' SONGTHRUSH DUTCH YACHT

 This pretty little Dutch style yacht finds it’s heritage in the Hegst fishing boats of the Scheldt area of Holland.  Construction can be of ply or rough cheap timber for those who want a small, cheap live-aboard boat. She has room for two to sleep in the cockpit under a boom tent, double berth settee and large fore cabin for stowage. The cockpit/bunk fronts, frames and bottom hull panel are pre-shaped and form a prefabricated ply structure. The hull sides and bulwarks are then added oversize and trimmed later. The curvaceous bow is formed by 2 overlapping layers of ply for ease in construction.

25' Songthrush Dutch Yacht Particulars

LOD 24'11" 7.6m
Beam 9'6" 2.9m
Draft 1'6"/4'6" 0.46/1.37m
Sail Area 352 sq.ft 32.74 sq.m
Displacement 3.1 tons 3.15 tonnes
Ballast 0.7 tons 0.71 tonnes
Maximum Headroom 5'4" 1.63m
Accommodation Room for 4 berths, galley and wc
Engine Usually outboard - 8-10 hp

Hull Shape

Flat bottom single chine
Construction Methods Ply over frame and steel
Major plywood requirements 19 x 6mm sheets
36 x 12mm sheets
Guidance Use Coastal/offshore
Drawing/Design Package 7 x A1 drawings + 2 x A4 instruction sheets
Additions and alterations included with the plans Steel hull construction details

 

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CR25 CRUISER RACER  
The CR25 (Cruiser racer 25) is a multi-chine ply yacht designed for easy unitized construction with ply bulkheads slotting into ply fore and aft girders to form the basic framework - the girders form cockpit seat and bunk fronts. Stringers are then fitted into the framework to form chines and after as much internal fitting out has been done, the hull panels are applied.
The standard layout has 3 main berths and 2 quarter berths plus separate wc/wash area, folding chart table and galley. The keel is retractable for easy recovery and launch and trailing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The example below is being built by Sam Watts.

CR 25 Particulars

LOD 25' 7.64m
Beam 9'5" 2.88m
Draft 2'/6'6" 0.61/1.98m
Sail Area 383 sq.ft 35.6 sq.m
Approx. Dry Weight 3572 lbs 1620 kg
Ballast 1710 lbs 775 kg
Maximum Headroom 6' 1.83m
Accommodation  5 berths max, wc/shower, galley and folding chart table
Engine 12-15 hp outboard  

Hull Shape

Multi-chine with narrow flat bottom plus 3 planks per side
Construction Methods Ply over frame
Major plywood requirements 9 x 9mm sheets
42 x 12mm sheets
6 x 18mm sheets
Guidance Use Offshore
Drawing/Design Package 14 x A1 drawings + 8 x A4 instruction/spec sheets
Additions and alterations included with the plans Frame shapes etc for narrower 8'4" (2.55m) beam

 

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NEW  25'1" KARI 4 SAILING CRUISER  

The Kari 4 follows in the tradition of her smaller sisters in having a hull with 4 planks per side. Her construction starts with the assembly of a plywood framework consisting of a ply fore and aft girder incorporating the centreboard case etc slotted together with ply frames and bulkheads. Stringers are then fitted at the plank lands and the planking can either be put on lapped (clinker fashion) or as a multi-chine shape. The Kari 3 has been strip planked and there is no reason why the same cannot be done on the Kari 4.

Maximum headroom as drawn is 5’6” (1.68m) and she has 4 berths (including a dinette/double), a wc compartment and galley.

The standard rig has a furling jib and high peaked gaff main but various other rigs could be used along with different keel arrangements—the standard steel centreplate allows a low draft but a fixed keel and inboard engine could be fitted.

LOD 25’1” (7.65m); Beam 8’6” (2.60m); Draft 2’1” (0.63m)/ 5’2” (1.58m): Sail Area 339 sq.ft. (31.56 sq.m.); Approx Wht. 3528 lbs (1600 kg); Ballast 1169 lbs (530 kg).

   

 

Kari 4 Particulars

LOD 25'1" 7.65m
Beam 8'6" 2.6m
Draft 2'1"/5'2" 0.63/1.58m
Sail Area 339 sq.ft 31.56 sq.m
Approx. Dry Weight 3528 lbs 1600 kg
Ballast 1169 lbs 530 kg
Maximum Headroom 5'6" 1.68m
Accommodation 4 berths (incl. double) wc compartment and galley
Engine Outboard around 20 hp  

Hull Shape

U shaped multi chine with 4 planks per side
Construction Methods Clinker ply over framework of ply bulkheads and girders
Major plywood requirements 6 x 4mm sheets
6 x 6mm sheets
18 x 9mm sheets
18 x 12mm sheets
2 x 18mm sheets
2 x 24mm sheets
Guidance Use Offshore
Drawing/Design Package 13 x A1 drawings + 11 x A4 instruction/spec sheets
Additions and alterations included with the plans  

 

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NORDIA 10

Nordia 10

Nordia 10

This design is for a Norwegian who’s brief was for a fast offshore and ocean cruising yacht which would incorporate an ample aft cockpit as well as a comfortable inside steering position with bunks for 5 to 7 people. The client is presently building the yacht and construction had to be both strong/modern and within the reach of the enthusiastic amateur. Speed and cost were also important considerations and therefore strip plank construction with epoxy glues was chosen because no fiddly boat building is required and the mould for the hull actually becomes part of the hull structure and is not wasted and leaves a clean interior where maximum space can be used for the layout. A cutter sloop rig was chosen for it’s speed and easy handling but the design can be modified to suit your needs as can the internal accommodation. The plans include lines and offsets but the offsets are given for the ply frames and therefore you can set the boat up without lofting. LOD 10m (32.79’); LWL 7.5m (24.59’); Beam 3.4m (11.15’); Draft 1.55m (5.08’); S.A. 52.4 sq.m (564 sq.ft) Displ. 7500 kg (7.38 tons).

These photos show a beautiful example (Lidia IV of Florence by Daniele Baracchi. 

Nordia 10 Particulars

LOD 32' 9" 10m
Beam 11'2" 3.4m
Draft 5'1" 1.55m
Sail Area 564 sq.ft 52.4 sq.m
Displacement 7.38 tons 7.5 tonnes
Ballast 3.05 tons 3.1 tonnes
Maximum Headroom 6'3" 1.9m
Accommodation 6 berths - dinette, chart table and internal steering in deckhouse plus galley and separate wc/shower
Engine 28 ho inboard  

Hull Shape

Round bilge
Construction Methods Strip plank
Major strip wood requirements for hull 6560' of 1 1/8" x 1 3/8" (2000m of 28 x 36mm) Western Red Cedar
Guidance Use Ocean
Drawing/Design Package 10 x A1 drawings + 13 x A4 instruction/spec sheets
Additions and alterations included with the plans Double berth forward with larger galley and wc.
Tabernacle for mast
Balanced rudder

 

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34'6" PINKY GAFF KETCH


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Pinky sternPinky bridge deck
Pinky foredeck
This beautiful example is under construction by Iain Tolhurst.

 
 Based upon the Pinky fishing boats of Maine and Nova Scotia this neat craft, instead of carrying the traditional cargo of sardines has been laid out with a roomy accommodation for 4 or 5 people in 2 separate compartments. Her double ended hull and deep draft make her a very seaworthy craft. The gaff ketch rig is easily handled and the small self draining cockpit has been designed for ocean sailing. LOD 34’5’’; LWL 28’0’’; Beam 11’0’’; Draft 5’4’’; Displ. 11.25 tons; Ballast 4.5 tons; Sail Area 700 sq.ft.; Headroom 6’2’’. This design was one of our Professional series but is now under development for a client using the strip planked method of construction. Full drawings and details are now available.
pinkp11.jpg (16477 bytes) Out of the shed and almost complete.
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Below - a proud day for Iain Tolhurst (and myself!) - Naida settles beautifully into the water at last - 24/04/11.

Photos of her sailing will be posted soon - for more photos of the launch, step by step and of Naida motoring at hull speed go to https://www.flickr.com/photos/graham1963/sets/72157617490419554/  - photos taken by Graham Tolhurst.
Left Iain enjoying the fruits of his labours.

34'6" Pinky Gaff Ketch Particulars

LOD 34'5" 10.5m
Beam 11' 3.36m
Draft 5'4" 1.63m
Sail Area 770 sq.ft 71.63 sq.m
Displacement 11.25 tons 11.43 tonnes
Ballast 4.5 tons 4.57 tonnes
Maximum Headroom 6'2" 1.88m
Accommodation 4-5 berths with dinette galley, chart table and separate wc/shower
Engine 28 hp inboard  

Hull Shape

Round bilge double ended with pinky stern
Construction Methods Strip plank
Major strip wood requirements for hull 4260' of 5/8" x 1 3/4" Western Red Cedar + 1290 sq.ft of 3/16" Kaya(1300m of 16x45 Western Red Cedar + 120 sq.m of 4mm Kaya)
Guidance Use Ocean
Drawing/Design Package 10 x A1 drawings (incl. electrics etc) + 6 x A4 instruction/spec sheets
Additions and alterations included with the plans  

 

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FULMAR 26'3"  
At 26'3" length on deck, the Fulmar is a heavy displacement cruising yacht which fits a spacious layout into a relatively short length. Her construction is of multi-chine ply extensively using pre-shaped ply bulkheads and girders.  The forward accommodation is open plan with a large dining area which can convert to berths followed by a galley and chart area as the main working spaces in the centre of the boat. The aft cabin has a double berth with plenty of stowage space and an engine can be fitted below the centre cockpit or outboards can be accommodated in a locker just in front of the transom. The position of the cockpit allows tiller or wheel steering and for additional protection there is space for a doghouse. LOD 26'3" (8.03m); Beam 9'9" (2.97m); Draft with bilge keels and central ballast keel box 2'7" (0.8m); Displ. 9923 lbs. (4500 kg); Ballast 3969 lbs. (1800 kg); Sail Area 442 sq. ft. (41.16 sq.m.). Hull/superstructure details only available.

Fulmar 26'3" Particulars

LOD 26'3" 8.03m
Beam 9'9" 2.97m
Draft 2'7" 0.8m
Sail Area 442 sq.ft 41.16 sq.m
Displacement 4.43 tons 4.5 tonnes
Ballast 1.77 tons 1.8 tonnes
Maximum Headroom 6' 1.8m
Accommodation Double bunk (+ additional berth) in aft cabin with large galley, Wc compartment and chart table amidships plus 2 berths forward
Engine    

Hull Shape

U shape with 3 planks per side
Construction Methods Ply over frame
Major plywood requirements 9mm x 10 sheets
12mm x 45 sheets
18mm x 3 sheets
Guidance Use Offshore
Drawing/Design Package 6 x A1 drawings (hull and deck details only) + 7 x A4 instruction/spec sheets
Additions and alterations included with the plans  

 

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25'5" SHANGHAI
This yacht was designed  a modern interpretation of the junk type for music arranger and composer Mike Hale. She had to be a safe and comfortable cruising yacht with cross channel capability as well as the ability to venture into shallow waters. The hull is of multi-chine shape and is assembled from pre-shaped ply components with fore and aft girders also acting as bunk fronts bilge board cases and locker fronts. She has a large and deep cockpit aft and the cabin is laid out for 2 to live comfortably. The outboard is housed in an aft enclosed well. There are twin bilge boards housed in the bunk/seat fronts so that they do not encroach on the living space. The junk rig may be supplemented with a reacher and all sail controls are led back to the cockpit. 

25'5" Shanghai Particulars

LOD 25'5" 7.76m
Beam 8' 11" 2.72m
Draft 2'1" 5'4"
Sail Area - main
Reacher
244 sq.ft
106 sq.ft
22.7 sq.m
9.9 sq.m
Displacement 6395 lbs 2900  kg
Ballast 2300 lbs 1043 kg
Maximum Headroom 6'1" 1.85m
Accommodation 2 berths plus galley and wc/wb compartment
Engine 10-12 hp outboard  

Hull Shape

U shaped - flat bottom plus 3 planks per side
Construction Methods Ply over frame (girder/bulkheads)
Major plywood requirements 7 - 6mm sheets
15 - 9mm sheets
35 - 12mm sheets
7 x 18mm sheets
Guidance Use Offshore
Drawing/Design Package 9 x A1 drawings + 9 x A4 instruction/spec sheets
Additions and alterations included with the plans  

 

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HART 27 MOTOR SAILER  
I was commissioned to design a GRP family motor sailer with the emphasis on getting the most comfortable "package" into 27' LOD. The design has centre raised deckhouse which houses the galley and dinette with interior steering position. Forward of this is a double cabin and aft is a cockpit with exterior steering position followed by another double cabin giving up to 6 berths in total. As mentioned, hull and deck construction is detailed for GRP but the mould/building jig details allow her to be made in strip plank (and we can advise on the change from a grp deck to wood). the drawing package shows all the construction details for the grp hull and deck/superstructure plus interior fit-out and joiner details.  Details of machinery installation, sail, spar and deck plan are not as yet available but could be quickly drawn up. LOD 26'10" (8.2m); Beam 8'6" (2.59m); Draft 2'9" (0.84m); Displ. 3.25 tons (3.3 tonnes); Sail Area 307 sq.ft. (28.56 sq.m. ).

Hart 27 Particulars

LOD 26' 10" 8.2m
Beam 8'6" 2.59m
Draft 2'9" 0.84m
Sail Area 307 sq.ft 28.56 sq.ft
Displacement 3.25 tons 3.3 tonnes
Ballast 1.18 tons 1.2 tonnes
Maximum Headroom 6'8" 2.04m
Accommodation Aft cabin with 2 berths, centre cockpit, deckhouse with double berth/dinette, galley and interior steering - forward is a wc/shower and 2 more berths
Engine 18 hp inboard  

Hull Shape

Round bilge
Construction Methods GRP - the male plug details can be used for the construction of a strip planked hull
Major plywood requirements for hull  
Guidance Use Offshore
Drawing/Design Package 8 x A1 drawings + 3 x A4 instruction/spec sheets
Additions and alterations included with the plans  

 

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MARTLET 30 GAFF CUTTER
This is a design commissioned by someone who built one of our clinker ply Kane Suffolk Beach Punts and who wanted a safe, comfortable deep water cruising yacht which could also find it's way up relatively shallow creeks. For her length, she is to my mind the ultimate cruising vessel with the capability to cruise distant shores and then to travel up small rivers.  The hull is modelled on the Pilot Cutter for it's seaworthiness and easily driven form. She is built using the clinker ply method over a rigid framework of pre-shaped ply bulkheads and girders. She has twin bilge keels so that she can dry out along with a central ballast keel and centreplate for windward ability. Accommodation is comfortable with bunks for up to 6 crew, a large wc and spacious galley plus plenty of locker space. The engine is 35hp and she is able to have large tanks for extended cruising. Both yawl and gaff cutter rigs are shown. 
Right and below - the planks go on.

Below are photographs taken from Brian O'Hara's book "Not of Sound Mind" (ISBN9781492916710) which describes the construction and launch of his beautiful example of a strip planked Martlet "Knot Free" (the photographs are used with Brian's kind permission). The book is not a construction manual (although there are many descriptions of how various aspects of the build were tackled including fitting the keel/bilge keels and the hull turn over) but offers helpful advice on tacking a project of this size. The book includes many useful photos of the construction process and can be ordered from Amazon.
The photo below left shows Brian beside the Martlet at an early stage in the construction.
 
Brian's book is available from Amazon and describes how he, his son Neil, daughter-in-law Irene and several friends worked together over several years to build this beautiful example of the Martlet.

Martlet 30 Gaff Cutter Particulars

LOD 30' 9.15m
Beam 9'6" 2.9m
Draft 3'6"/6'6" 1.09/2m
Sail Area
+ topsail
568 sq.ft
86 sq.ft
52.8 sq.m
8 sq.m
Displacement 6.38 tons 6.48 tonnes
Ballast 2.23 tons 2.27 tonnes
Maximum Headroom 6'7" 2m
Accommodation 5-6 berths with separate shower/wc and U shaped galley plus chart area
Engine 35 hp inboard  

Hull Shape

Round bilge
Construction Methods Clinker ply over frames/bulkheads or strip plank
Major plywood requirements 4mm x 7 sheets
6mm x 7 sheets
9mm x 17 sheets
12mm x 14 sheets
18mm x 29 sheets
25mm x 5 sheets
Guidance Use Ocean
Drawing/Design Package 20 x A1 drawings (incl. machinery, plumbing, electrics etc) + 10 x A4 instruction/spec sheets
Additions and alterations included with the plans Gaff cutter rig
Moulds etc for strip plank construction

 

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 DILYS 25'8" CATBOAT
Safe Harbour 12

Dilys is a Welsh name and means “perfect, true and reliable” which is just right for this sturdy little ship—it also happens to be my wife’s name and the meaning certainly fits her too! This is a 4 plank per side ply on frame version of the well known North American Catboat—boats with a generous beam giving enormous stability and vast room inside for their length.

She has the standard layout for a catboat of this length of just 2 berths with comfortably sized wc compartment and galley and very large cockpit. She could of course, with some redesign, take 4 berths. Maximum headroom as drawn is 6’ (1.83m).  The drawings give details for both an inboard diesel engine installation and an alternative outboard well.

Many had a centreboard rather than a fixed keel and she could also be adapted to take this arrangement. Construction is based on a modern pre-shaped egg-box type plywood framework of frames/bulkheads slotted together with fore and aft girders.  

LOD 25’8” (7.82m); Beam 12’ (3.65m); Draft 4’2” (1.27m): Sail Area 515 sq.ft. (47.88 sq.m.); Displ. To WL. 12546 lbs (5690 kg); Ballast 4080 lbs (1850 kg).

Dilys 25'8" Catboat Particulars

LOD 25'8" 7.82m
Beam 12' 3.65m
Draft 4'2" 1.27m
Sail Area 515 sq.ft 47.88 sq.m
Displacement 5.60 tons 5.69 tonnes
Ballast 1.82 tons 1.85 tonnes
Maximum Headroom 6' 1.83m
Accommodation 2 berths with separate wc and L shaped galley plus chart area
Engine 25-35 hp inboard  

Hull Shape

Round bilge (multi-chine)
Construction Methods Multi-chine ply over frames/bulkheads
Major plywood requirements 4mm x 13 sheets
9mm x 46 sheets
12mm x 20 sheets
15mm x 3 sheets
18mm x 1 sheets
Guidance Use Coastal/cross channel
Drawing/Design Package 13 x A1 drawings + 7 x A4 instruction/spec sheets
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 25'4" BRETON LUGGER

 The Breton Lugger is a simple 2 chine, 'V' bottomed ply over frame yacht. her hull shape is based on the Breton type made simple in chined plywood.

 The framework is made up of ply bulkheads edged with pine frames set up with ply bow and stern girders upside down on a strongback. Chine stringers and hog are laminated in place before the framework is cleaned up ready to take the plywood skin. The bottom plank is put on in 2 thicknesses of plywood to make fitting the plywood in the forefoot area more simple.

 An outboard well is incorporated aft which the cockpit drains into.

 The dipping lug rig means that there is no standing rigging - the sail is not normally dipped these days but she could easily take other rigs.

 Accommodation is simple with 4 berths and space for a small galley and wc. ballast is either internal or lead in a simple steel box.

25'4" Breton Lugger Particulars

LOD 25'4" 7.72m
Beam 8'3" 2.52m
Draft 2'9 1/2" 0.85m
Sail Area 339 sq.ft 31.5 sq.m
Approx. weight 3197 lbs 1450 kgs
Ballast 1047 lbs 475 kgs
Maximum Headroom 4' 9 1/2" 1.46m
Accommodation 4 berths with separate wc and  galley
Engine 10 hp outboard  

Hull Shape

'U' shaped with 2 chines per side
Construction Methods Multi-chine ply over frames/bulkheads
Major plywood requirements 6mm x 20 sheets
9mm x 8 sheets
12mm x 12 sheets
Guidance Use Coastal/cross channel
Drawing/Design Package 11 x A1 drawings + 9 x A4 instruction/spec sheets
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 SIAM 25

 The Siam 25 has been drawn up as a open dive and fishing boat for a client in the far East that can also be used for simple family trips around the islands. Her hull has been based on the Rathlin 20' motor launch hull - a robust and stable design. The design is very adaptable - some will want to remove the rig completely and others may just fit the mizzen as a steadying sail. The hull will also take more extensive accommodation.

 Details for both an outboard well and for an inboard engine installation have been included. The cockpit can drain into the outboard well.

 Construction is Western Red Cedar strip ith plywood bulkheads - the bulkheads may be set up on the building jig and used as moulds.

 The accommodation drawn is a simple open arrangement with an open backed wheelhouse which accommodates a basic wc compartment and galley. The remaining space is open under a simple awning.

 

Below are photos showing the start of hull construction of the first Siam 25 by Ross Hughes.

Siam 25 Particulars

LOD 25' 7.62m
Beam 8'8" 2.64m
Draft 2'9" 0.85m
Sail Area 353 sq.ft 32.80 sq.m
Approx. weight 3300 lbs 1500 kgs
Ballast 850 lbs 400 kgs
Maximum Headroom 6'4" 1.93m
Accommodation Open wheelhouse and cockpit with separate wc and  galley in the wheelhouse
Engine 27 hp inboard or 10 - 25 hp outboard

Hull Shape

'U' shaped round bilge
Construction Methods Strip plank
Major strip wood requirements for hull 1000m of 22x33mm ( 7/8" x 1 1/4") Western Red Cedar
Guidance Use Coastal/cross channel
Drawing/Design Package 11 x A1 drawings + 6 x A4 instruction/spec sheets
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NEW  FULMAR 34'

Over the past 50 years of designing yachts and small boats for individual clients, I have had some design projects left unfinished, often because a client's circumstances have changed. I am now working on as many of these unfinished design projects as I can to complete them and offer them in our catalogue - the Fulmer 34 is one such design.

 
The Fulmar 34' is a larger sister to the original Fulmar 26'3" heavy displacement centre cockpit cruising yacht. Construction is ply over frame and utilizes ply fore and aft girders and ply bulkheads erected onto a strong-back before chine stringers and hog (inner keel) are fitted. The plans show details for simple multi-chine planking or clinker planking. Construction is kept simple with a long ballast keel made up from a simple steel box filled with scrap lead.
 The accommodation has berths for six with 2 in a double berth in the forecastle and another 2 in the saloon/dinette plus 2 single cabins aft.
 Aft of the large saloon is a generous galley space and wc/shower compartment. The cockpit is large and has a lot of space below for tanks and storage. Aft of the cockpit are two separate single berth cabins. Right aft are compartments for 2 outboard engines.
 The plans also show the installation details for an inboard diesel engine under the central cockpit in which case the outboard spaces would be come large deck lockers or the 2 single cabins could be extended aft into a large aft state room.
 The keel arrangement is a long shallow central ballast keel with plate bilge keels. 

Fulmar 34' Particulars

LOD 33'8" 10.26m
Beam 11'1" 3.36m
Draft 3'3" 0.99m
Sail Area 523 sq.ft 48.67 sq.m
Displacement 6.89 tons 7.00 tonnes
Ballast 2.50 tons 2.54 tonnes
Maximum Headroom 6'4" 1.94m
Accommodation 6 bunks - 2 doubles and 2 singles in separate cabins, large galley, dinette/saloon and wc/shower. large tank spaces.
Engine 2 x 20hp outboards or a 35hp inboard diesel

Hull Shape

U shape with 5 planks per side
Construction Methods Ply over frame with clinker topsides
Major plywood requirements 6mm x 18 sheets
9mm x 64 sheets
12mm x 25 sheets
18mm x 6 sheets
Guidance Use Offshore
Drawing/Design Package 15 x A1 drawings (see below) + 8 x A4 instruction/spec sheets
Additions and alterations included with the plans Alternative inboard engine installation

 

Drawings and details included in the full design package (this is new information given about a particular design and I hope to include this for all the designs eventually- but the plans listed below are typical for many of my larger designs. All are A1 in size.

Drg. 01 Hull Construction Drawing - 1
Drg. 02 Hull Construction Drawing - 2
Drg. 03 Hull Construction Drawing - 3
Drg. 04 Building Jig
Drg. 05 Deck Construction
Drg. 06 Deck Construction Details
Drg. 07 Ballast and Bilge Keel Details
Drg. 08 Rudder Arrangement and Steering Gear and Outboard Installation.
Drg. 09 General Arrangement & Fit-Out - 1
Drg. 10 General Arrangement & Fit-Out - 2
Drg. 11 Inboard Engine Installation
Drg. 12 Electrics, Plumbing and Bilge Plumbing Systems
Drg. 13 Sail Plan
Drg. 14 Spar Plan
Drg. 15 Deck Plan
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NEW  27' SHARPIE SCHOONER

 
 
The 27' Sharpie/Schooner started life as a variant of the 24' Mayfly Sharpie - the client wanted a longer version of the 15'/17'6" clipper bowed pocket cruiser with schooner rig. Instead of a central cabin/cuddy, the accommodation was to be aft in a great cabin leaving the whole centre section as a cockpit with seat/lockers. Under the foredeck is a storage area. This is just one way that she can be fitted out - the schooner has enough space to be fitted out in a variety of different ways - purely open or with a central cabin etc.

 Construction is simple ply over frame, built upside down on a jig which incorporates the frames - these are slotted together with a ply fore and aft girder. The ballast is in the form of scrap steel or lead in a steel box and because draft has been kept to a minimum, she has a pair of steel bilge keels which also allow her to dry out upright.

27' Sharpie Schooner Particulars

LOD 27' 8.22m
Beam 8'9" 2.65m
Draft 1'6" 0.45m
Sail Area 293 sq.ft 27.3 sq.m
Displacement to DWL 4740 lbs 2150 Kg
Construction Weight 3308 lbs 1500 Kg
Ballast 1103 lbs 500 Kg
Headroom as drawn in aft cabin 3'8" 1.12m
Accommodation As drawn 2 bunks aft plus a Porta Potti
Engine 20hp outboard

Hull Shape

Flat bottomed single chine sharpie
Construction Methods Ply over frame.
Major plywood requirements 6mm x 4 sheets
9mm x 26 sheets
12mm x 6 sheets
Guidance Use Inland and estuary
Drawing/Design Package 7 x A1 drawings (see below) + 9 x A4 instruction/spec sheets
Additions and alterations included with the plans  

 

Drawings and details included in the full design package (this is new information given about a particular design and I hope to include this for all the designs eventually- but the plans listed below are typical for many of my larger designs. All are A1 in size.

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Drg. 02 Building Jig & Girder
Drg. 03 Deck Construction
Drg. 04 Ballast, keel and rudder
Drg. 05 Sail Plan
Drg. 06 Spar Plan
Drg. 07 Sail and profile plan with alternative sheer line
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NEW  28' SHARPIE SCHOONER

 
 
The client who wanted the 27' Sharpie/Schooner (above) came back and wanted some slight changes to the aesthetics plus a hull which is a foot longer. So, in the 28' we have a flatter sheer amidships a steeper coach-line to the aft cabin and some small changes to the rig - everything else remains much as the 27 footer.

 You can see from the sketch that the client is going to finish her to look like a Pirate Ship and although these additions are not shown on the plans, it gives an idea of how she can be dressed up with little additional effort to make a fun boat for fetivals as well as a serious cruising yacht for shallow waters.

 Construction is the same as the 27 footer - simple ply over frame, built upside down on a jig which incorporates the frames - these are slotted together with a ply fore and aft girder. The ballast is in the form of scrap steel or lead in a steel box and because draft has been kept to a minimum, she has a pair of steel bilge keels which also allow her to dry out upright.

Photos of the first 28' Sharpie Schooner under construction by Rob Farrell.

28' Sharpie Schooner Particulars

LOD 28' 8.55m
Beam 8'9" 2.65m
Draft 1'6" 0.45m
Sail Area 293 sq.ft 27.3 sq.m
Displacement to DWL 5200 lbs 2358 Kg
Construction Weight 3749 lbs 1200 Kg
Ballast 1103 lbs 500 Kg
Headroom as drawn in aft cabin (approx) 3'8" 1.12m
Accommodation As drawn 2 bunks aft plus a Porta Potti
Engine 20hp outboard

Hull Shape

Flat bottomed single chine sharpie
Construction Methods Ply over frame.
Major plywood requirements 6mm x 4 sheets
9mm x 26 sheets
12mm x 7 sheets
Guidance Use Inland and estuary
Drawing/Design Package 6 x A1 drawings (see below) + 9 x A4 instruction/spec sheets
Additions and alterations included with the plans  

 

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Drg. 01 Hull Construction Drawing
Drg. 02 Building Jig & Girder
Drg. 03 Deck Construction
Drg. 04 Ballast, keel and rudder
Drg. 05 Sail Plan
Drg. 06 Spar Plan
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