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Sailboats - Cruising

Haka 145

Designer

Erik Lerouge

Deck saloon voyager

Sailboats - Cruising

Half Model Plan Hattie

Designer

Documented by Martin C. Erismann

A working Friendship Sloop, or Maine sloop-boat, documented by Martin C. Erismann at the turn of the century.

Palm Beach Runabout

Designer

Nelson Zimmer

This runabout reveals the influence of Zimmer’s association with John Hacker, and will require expert boatbuilders.Construction: Batten-seam planking over sawn frames.Lofting is required.Plans include 4 sheets.

Sailboats - Cruising

Alden 21' Double-Ender

Designer

John Alden

A trim, rugged, carvel-planked cruiser with simple accommodations for two and a choice of gaff or marconi rig.Construction: Carvel planked over steamed framesAlternative construction: Cold-molded or strip Lofting is requiredPlans include 7 sheets

20' Spalding Utility Launch

Designer

Eliot Spalding

Rugged little launch with generous beam.

Construction features a traditional backbone of bolted-up oak, steam-bent frames and strip-planking. Four different arrangements are shown.

Construction: Strip-planked over steam-bent frames.

Sailboats - Daysailers

18' 8" Mackinaw

Designer

Nelson Zimmer

An open shoal-draft centerboarder suitable for rowing, daysailing, or coastal cruising.

Construction: Carvel planked over steamed frames

Alternative construction: Lapstrake, strip, or cold-molded

Lofting is required

Plans include 3 sheets.

Oar / Paddle

Hawk GT

Designer

Mark Rogers

GT stands for Grand Touring and that is just what this kayak delivers.

Sailboats - Daysailers

16' Quattro Catamaran

Designer

Richard and Lilian Woods

High performance beach cat which is striking to look at and exciting to sail. Well-detailed plans of simple and rugged stitch-and-glue plywood hulls.

Construction: Stitch-and-glue plywood over bulkhead frames.

No lofting is required.

Plans include 2 sheets.

Sailboats - Cruising

PALOMA SAILING

Designer

Paolo Lodigiani and Matteo Costa

PALOMA is an open sailing boat for family excursions. It’s a simple traditional and versatile boat which has been designed in three version as a small cruiser, as an open daysailer and as a motorboa