18' west pointer plans.....?

[otisnooks]

hello folks, a WB article(130:72) covered alton wallace and his west pointer boats. at the end of the article the author says the plans for this boat can be had through the apprecticeshop, rockland, me. was wondering if they are still available? also, if anyone has built this boat?
thanks, bradlee

[davebrown]

thsi isn't exactly on point but as i recall the ocean pointer was derived from thsi boat, and has a great set of plans...

[otisnooks]

yes the plans for the ocean pointer are great, i have those. but i am hoping for the 18' wallace lines for it is more of a work boat......thnks

[rbgarr]

The Apprenticeshop's Boat Plans pdf is being updated but you can call/email the shop director to find out what they have. See this link for phone, addresses, etc.: http://www.atlanticchallenge.com/boats/commissions.shtm

I knew Alton Wallace from when I was at the Apprenticeshop and am quite sure any lines they have came from a drawing they made themselves. He had no plans and built the boats from assorted sets of molds he had on hand.


This from 2008 MBBS exhibitors list:

Nichols Boat Builder LLC
300 West Point Road, Phippsburg, ME, 04562
Phone: (207)389-2468 Email: info@westpointskiff.com
Contact Person: Richard Nichols
Description: Builder of traditional West Point Skiffs using the same original techniques, materials and lines of original builder, Alton Wallace. There are 16, 18 and 20' models avaialble. Options range from a bare hull through a turnkey setup that includes outboard engine, controls and a trailer.

[otisnooks]

thanks, i'll call the shop tomorrow. in the article they mentioned that while they were taking the lines off a freshly done boat that a. wallace sat in his chair and spoke advise once in a while.....good article.
i have seen nichols website and his boats at the portland show and that is exactly what i would like to build.....hopefully the school still has the 18' plans.....

[otisnooks]

well, for anyone interested, i phoned eric at the apprenticeshop(atlantic challange) boat shop and he could not have been nicer. unfortunately they are not able to sell the plans at this time as they are reorganizing their library of plans. since i had started to build the ocean pointer he suggested i follow through with it because the boats are almost identical. the ocean pointer having a self-bailing system appealed to me. i got home a broke out the book on the ocean pointer and there it was..... the plans for the alton wallace 18' west pointer with offsets and all! so my two weeks of searching for the plans have come to an end and yes they were right there in my barn.....

[Doug Wood]

Here's a link to Six River Marine's West Pointer page that you might enjoy looking at. They cold-mold their version.

http://www.sixrivermarine.com/Westpointer.htm