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Diana

Designer

Doug Hylan

Inspired by the reconstruction of a 1950's boat.

Sailboats - Daysailers

Alden 21' Indian Class

Designer

John Alden

A Swampscott dory-type daysailer with generous side decks and inside ballast.

Construction Method: Lapstrake over sawn frames

Lofting is required: Partial

Plans include 4 sheets.

Oar / Paddle

8 ft Dinghy

Designer

Colin Wood

This is a simple 8ft stitch and glue sail/row pram. It requires only 3 sheets of marine plywood and should be very fast, easy, and inexpensive to build. It should end up just over 80lb so easy to transport as well.

Sailboats - Cruising

Haka 140

Designer

Erik Lerouge

Shoal-draft voyager

Motorboats - Outboard

SILVER 55

Designer

Paolo Lodigiani

The classical hull shape of old wooden runabouts of the 70’s combines perfectly well with the use of marine plywood. This allows SILVER 55 to be in the same time elegant and simple to build.

Oar / Paddle

Chesapeake 14

Designer

Chesapeake Light Craft

The Chesapeake touring kayaks are icons in the sea kayaking world. Built in the thousands in dozens of countries around the world, the Chesapeakes are solid-tracking, comfortable kayaks.

Oar / Paddle

Shearwater 14

Designer

Eric Schade

The Shearwater is an eye-catching, light and fast cruiser that does many things well. It is a strong contender for the budget-minded paddler looking to answer the 'if I could only have one kayak' need