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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 246 (7.47m); Beam 86 (2.59m); Draft 26/48 (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. |
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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) 14;
Headroom 5 (62 under hatch); Sail Area 375 sq.ft.; Displ. 7000 lbs.;
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Ever since I saw the lines of the Tancook Whaler in Chapelles 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 266; LWL 2010; Beam 8; Draft 29/46;
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This pretty little Dutch style yacht finds its 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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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 56 (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 arrangementsthe
standard steel centreplate allows a low draft but a fixed keel and
inboard engine could be fitted. LOD
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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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
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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
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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.
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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. |
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Dilys
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wifes 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
Catboatboats 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 258 (7.82m); Beam 12 (3.65m); Draft 42 (1.27m): Sail Area 515 sq.ft. (47.88 sq.m.); Displ. To WL. 12546 lbs (5690 kg); Ballast 4080 lbs (1850 kg). |
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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. |
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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.
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Photos of the first 28' Sharpie Schooner under construction by Rob Farrell. |
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