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We have 6 designs for Cedar Strip Construction.
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ORDERING PLANS |
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For each design you can order either: |
| PRINTED PLANS sent to you by post - Postage will be added to your order - see postage costs at the bottom of the page |
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| 12' Asym' Baby Raven | |||||
| 12' ASYMMETRIC STRIP PLANKED BABY RAVEN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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So far this is the smallest strip plank canoe we have designed - although we do know that strip planked version of our Little Kate design have been made simply by using the mould shapes we give for clinker construction and putting a curve through the chine points. The ply Baby Raven is one of our most popular designs and in this case we have been asked to develop the full-size mould and construction details for a strip plank version of the asymmetric version. She makes a delightful personal single canoe. |
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ROBIN is a design requested by a client who had already built one of our Wren
stitch and tape ply canoes and who wanted a similar craft in strip planked
construction with a sweet round bilge shape. The basic parameters for this
design are similar to those of the Wren but we have taken the opportunity to
introduce some tumblehome into the sectional shape making her wider at the
waterline beam than at the gunwale edge. This makes her very stable and easy to
paddle. We have also fined down the ends a little so that she tracks well. |
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| This design is a slightly smaller sister to our Explorer 16' open strip planked canoe - in this case we have used a similar hull design with a 'U' shaped mid body with plenty of tumblehome in the topsides making her easy to paddle and very stable. Construction is from 5 or 6mm Cedar strip glued edge to edge over a building jig. The jig uses mould sections which are computer faired and given full size on the plans. She can be set up for single use but the drawings show seats for up to 3 people. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The photos below show a nice example by Pete Nelson. |
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The above example is by Jordan Boats - go to www.jordanboats.co.uk The Explorer 16 is a strip planked canoe with fine lines towards the bow and stern running into an easy 'U' shaped mid body. She has tumblehome in the topsides which make her easy to paddle and which puts the maximum beam at the waterline giving excellent form stability. She has a moderate rocker of 2" (50mm). Construction is from 5 or 6mm Cedar strip glued edge to edge over a building jig - the moulds for this are given full size on the drawings along with full details for setting up the jig. Seating positions are shown for up to 3 people but she could be adapted for single use and she has optional buoyancy/stowage in the ends.
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An example which can be seen in more detail at www.greencanoe.weebly.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 16' STRIP PLANKED PETE CANOE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
  
The example right is by Jordan Boats - go to www.jordanboats.co.uk This is an example of how we can, using our YachtCAD system, change a design from a multi-chine ply hull shape to a round bilged hull shape suitable for strip planking (or visa versa). A client wanted the graceful shape of our Pete canoe—but he wanted to build in Cedar strip—so these plans include full-size mould shapes and strongback/jig details for the strip method. She has the same dimensions with a LOA of 15’6” (4.7m); Beam of 36” (0.92m); and midships depth of 13” (0.33m). Her weight will be around 50lbs (23kg). We can supply Pete’s sail plan if required. |
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Left, a nice example by James Riggs. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Right and below, a lovely example by Chris Smith, a student of the Lyme Regis Boat Building Academy. |
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| A Strip Planked version of our most
popular design—the Fisher Prospector Open canoe—plans include
full-size templates for the moulds and the sail plan of the FP16. Note - see Open Canoes 15'-17' for further details of the standard Fisher Prospector. Below is a nice example by Gordon Davies. |
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| Below a lovely example by Alan Campbell - in this case the topside planks are parallel to the waterline and he has added a lower rubbing strake. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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SEPARATE FLOAT, SAIL & LEEBOARD PLANS COST |
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| Below are photographs of the Ranger floats used on a 15'8" Fisher Prospector by Steve Cullis. | |
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Note- we
can supply the plans for the Waterman 12 float, rudder and leeboard
details together with the plans for the Ranger canoe at a cost of £15
(UK/EU) |
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(Approx. 18 Euros/$20 USD) |
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Post & Packing Charges when Ordering Printed Kayak Plans |
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The postal charges on individual items are:
All posted items are usually sent by Royal Mail International Tracked Service. The Post and Packing charges for orders which include more than one item are combined to give a lower P&P charge than if the items are charged separately. Note - if you wish to order both Printed and PDF (emailed) items, these orders are handled separately on different secure payment systems. |
FOR DETAILS OF THE STITCH & TAPE
AND CEDAR STRIP PLANK
CONSTRUCTION METHODS SEE THE BOAT BUILDING
METHODS PAGE