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OTHER DINGHY
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We have 14 designs so far of varying
type and style.
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For each design you can order either: |
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| ROCKLAND 11' | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This dinghy was developed from our Skylark Mk 2 series of pram dinghies. The dinghy retains the flat, rockered bottom panel and the side panels are round bilge in shape and are either cold moulded or strip planked over the moulds which are drawn full size. The plans show her as a rowing dinghy but she could easily take a sail plan with centreboard or daggerboard and rudder - we can supply sail details from one of our other designs for this purpose. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The
Sunray was designed for Brightwater Boats - she is built using the clinker ply
method with the ply frames and girders set up together on a strongback. She has
a foredeck and aft tank plus side benches. LOA 11'10" (3.6m); Beam
4'8" (1.43m); Weight approx. 120 lbs (54 kg) - using 4 or 5mm ply; Sail
Area 78 sq.ft. (8.89 sq.m).
Note - the plans do give computer faired frame shapes etc and several details but she is better tackled by a builder who has used the clinker/ply method previously and has some experience with the method. |
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| Below is an example by Alex Droughinin in strip plank - Alex simply put a curve through the chine points of the frames and used these shapes to form a building jig for the round bilged strip plank hull. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| The Cegall has been designed for Chippendale Craft and is very much based upon the 14' Kingfisher design. The method of construction is just the same with a pre-shaped ply centre girder forming the centreboard case and stem - this is epoxied to the narrow flat centre hull panel to form a very strong 'T' girder onto which the ply frames and transom are fixed. Following the finishing of the basic ply framework, the pre-shaped ply hull panels are fitted and the chines finished with epoxy. LOA 11' (3.36m); Beam 5'2" (1.57m); Draft 7"/3'1" (0.17/0.94m); Weight around 150 lbs (68 kg); Sail Area 66 sq.ft. (6.15 sq.m.). Kits, part complete and complete boats from Chippendale Craft Ltd., Unit 1, Rock Channel, Rye, Sussex, TN31 7HJ. Tel. 01797 227707. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The
Medway Doble was drawn up for Mr. John Lidstone who, having already built one of
our Highlander dayboats, wanted a lightweight, car toppable craft of double
ended shape suitable for river and estuary rowing and sailing. She has plenty of
room for a family and can be used for both beach camping and fishing. Her small
transom can take an outboard hung over and behind the rudder which has a tiller
that comes up through a hole in the transom. This neat arrangement allows the
tiller to be used without interference from the outboard. There are also fore
and aft decks with space under for storage or buoyancy. The construction is
based upon 4 1/2 sheets of 6mm (1/4’’) ply using the stitch and tape method
from pre-shaped hull panels.
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new design is based on the Mark 1 single chine version of the Rhum
11'6" general purpose dinghy. The original Rhum has been extended
by 12" which gives more space for her to be fitted out as a proper
camping dinghy with space for a sleeping area and a simple boom tent.
Construction uses the simple stitch and tape technique with plywood frames and dividers stitched in place before being epoxy filleted. She uses a pivoted centreboard and the rudder blade pivots enabling her to traverse very shallow waters. For family sailing she uses a boomless sprit rig and she has plenty of room for floatation and/or stowage. |
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13’x 6’x 8‘‘(2’9’’ with board down). A miniature cat boat of traditional design given modern construction techniques. Using the stitch and tape method with pre-shaped ply hull panels weight, cost and building time are reduced to a minimum. Although only 13’ long there is plenty of room and the decking gives dry stowage. Approx. wht. 250 lbs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Very
much on the lines of the American Cat Boat, we have been able to retain much of
the character of these charming boats by using a round bilge hull shape simply
made using strip planks over chipboard moulds. The planks can be of most easily
obtainable woods with Cedar or Douglas Fir being favourite. The moulds
(sectional shapes given to you on the plans) need no lofting as they have come
directly off our CAD system which automatically fairs the lines to 1mm accuracy
and the 10mm planking is glued with epoxy without the need for bevelling.
Whilst only 13’ long, she
has with her catboat shape, plenty of space for family sailing and beach
camping. The centreplate may be of steel adding even more stiffness to the boat
and the rig is a simple cat working boat rig with a minimum of strings. LOD 13’;
Beam 6’; Draft 9’’/2’8’’; Sail Area 115 sq. ft. Plans include details for
an inboard engine/bilge keel alternative and moulds for clinker/ply
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This
is the first of a new line of dinghies and dories which combine traditional
looks and performance with quick and easy methods of construction. We have been
able to modify the normal clinker plank shapes for this boat so that they can be
stitched together and finished with epoxy/tape seams. This produces a design
that can be made without any building moulds and which has frames in it’s
construction.
The first Fisher Swampscott 12, with a length of 12’ and beam of 4’2’’ and narrow tombstone transom and with 9mm bottom and 6mm planks (lightweight Gaboon ply), with 6mm ply for the seats etc, came out at just 66 lbs. in weight and took only 30 hours to build (including all marking out). She took just 2 sheets of 9mm and 2 sheets of 6mm exterior or marine ply plus a few lengths of Douglas Fir. Because of her light weight, she was easily car topped and her simple sprit rig made he ideal for family sailing. Other rigs can be supplied. Details are also given for a slightly wider beam version with a wider transom. |
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rockered bottom panel and rounded topsides.
The Petite Brise 12'4" Dory Skiff was designed to be used as the new tender for the famous Jolie Brise French Pilot Cutter sailed by the Dauntsey’s School Sailing Club. Their requirement was for a traditional looking craft (to go with JB) that would take a lot of punishment when used by pupils and charterers and which would be safe for use by youngsters and could also be used to teach them basic boat work and sailing techniques. Construction had to be strong, light (the boat is stowed on deck) and capable of being built by pupils at the school. Construction is simple stitch and tape (we also have the mould shapes for clinker/ply) and uses just 4 1/2 sheets of ply. If built with 9mm bottom and 6mm sides, she is light enough to be car topped - they have also been built with fore and side decks.
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useful dinghy was commissioned from us by the magazine SAILING TODAY and
features as a series of articles on her construction in the Feb, March and April
1999 issues. the magazine wanted a simple but attractive plywood craft to be
built using stitch & and tape techniques which would be able to accommodate
2 or 3 adults and which could be used as a good sized tender, fishing boat and a
dinghy that could be used to teach youngsters how to sail. There are several
options including a central storage box running along the centreline in which
the oars etc can be stowed. The plans show both daggerboard and centreboard
options and we can give details for an alternative gunter rig with a jib. The
hull is based upon our Highlander 11 design but in this case we have gone for a
rounded sharp bow and a narrow flat bottom panel. Construction starts by
attaching the centre box sides to the bottom panel giving a very strong central
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| The 11'3" Heron class sailing dinghy was originally designed by Jack Holt and has been around now, for many years - many sailors first took to the water in a Heron and she remains a positive favourite amongst young and old alike with a very active Class Association which organizes open meetings and a National Championship. The Association asked Selway Fisher to develop hull construction details to build the Heron using modern stitch & tape methods with epoxy glues - this to make the hull faster, lighter, easier and cheaper to build in plywood. Unless you intend using the rudder, centreboard and rig from an original Heron you will also need these details from the YW Heron Dinghy Association - go to - www.herondinghy.co.uk ). | |||
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The
clinker scow is a very popular little dinghy on the South Coast of
England. Many are raced regularly by enthusiasts and many a big boat
sailor learnt their seamanship on boats such as these. We
were asked to draw up this example to replace a rotting example and so
she encompasses many of the traditional features—fixed rudder blade,
centreplate with simple lift and a lug rig making her excellent for
single handed sailing. She has the very stable hull shape of the older
scows and is constructed using the clinker ply process with moulds
erected on a building jig. Note
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the years I have often been asked about the design for a nesting dinghy.
The Skylark pram dinghies have often been split at their centre frame
and built with 2 frames back to back so that the forward end fits into
the aft end and this has worked quite well.
The Surf 12 is the first design specifically designed to be nesting with the bow section fitting into the aft section which is just over 6'1" (1885mm) long. The centre and aft thwarts are designed to be removable so that the bow section fits lower and neater. The plans include details for a gunter rig with jib, daggerboard and rudder and the daggerboard case is entirely in the forward section. Construction is simple stitch and tape and the dinghy can be built in one piece if the builder wishes. The Surf 12 is a large 12 footer for family sailing, rowing and motoring which can be conveniently car topped and stored in a length of little more than 6'. |
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