glued lapstrake tender

[richbeck]

I am considering buying plans for Ian Oughtred's Grey Seal but I want to do a small tender type boat first using the same methods of construction. Can anyone recommend anything in the 8 - 10 foot range? I understand that there are plans for a 7'-6" Oughtred Acorn tender but I cant seem to find anything of his that small. Something other than an Oughtred design is fine as long as the technique is similar.

[htom]

Humble Bee (http://www.jordanboats.co.uk/JB/IainO_Catalogue/Humble%20Bee.pdf), a pram, may be what you're thinking of. Oh, here it is Grapevine Boatworks tiny Acorn (http://www.grapeviewpointboatworks.com/acorn.html), probably from our host's plans, and Auk (http://www.classicmarine.co.uk/details.asp?Name=Auk) , after the renamings.

[keyhavenpotterer]

Alec, at Jordan Boats has put Iain's catalogue on line ( with Iain's permission of course). Puffin looks just the one you need.

http://www.jordanboats.co.uk/JB/iain_oughtred.htm

http://www.jordanboats.co.uk/JB/IainO_Catalogue/Auk%20&%20Puffin.pdf

Brian

[Andrew Craig-Bennett]

One point about small glued ply lapstake tenders - excellent boats as they are - their construction involved doing horrendous things to bits of plywood as you get near the stem area. Be prepared for this!

[Dale H]

This sounds very familiar, as I did the very same thing some years back. Instead of Gray Seal we built an Eun Mara, though.

The dinghy I built was the "Acorn 8" (now named Auk) with plans bought from the Woodenboat store. I think they still have them. She went together fine but as Andrew said there are some mighty wild bends in a boat that short. There were some in the stern of the Eun Mara too and I'm sure will be in Gray Seal as well.

Whichever tender you build I'd suggest an Oughtred design to get the hang of the method, and one with at least one stem so you can experience fairing it in and getting the gains (where the planks come together at the stem/stern) right.

Good Luck!

Dale

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