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Here is a small dinghy which can be used for fishing, pleasure rowing or as a tender of a bigger boat. TWEAK was born by tweaking the popular D4/D5 dinghy.
The CS-21 was inspired by the iconic Harkers Island style work boats. This center console design features the famous Carolina flare and a modified V bottom shape for a comfortable and stable ride while maintaining a spacious interior.
Construction - Glued lapstrake clinker plywood.
No Lofting required.
Plans include 5 sheets with instructions.
Sail Area - 60 sq. ft.
Tom Cat is a shoal draft catboat of plank-on-frame construction, but strip construction would do as well.
Lofting is required.
Sail area is 120 sq. ft.
Plan includes 9 sheets.
A fine outboard, smooth riding, seaworthy, and rugged. 40-120hp outboard.
Luonteri is a “trail hiking kayak”, that can be divided into three parts. It makes storage and transportation more easy. In addition, the kayak can be transported as a “cart” with one wheel along roads or trails.
Speed, good looks, and comfortable seating were the designer's main criteria for this double-ended centerboard daysailer.
Construction: Cold-molded over strip-planked inner skin.
Alternative construction: Strip, carvel planked (transom stern).
Lofting is required.
‘Volare’ comes in two versions. This is the utility version, the console version is available as a separate set of plans. They’re both 15′4″ long and 5′ wide.Her length is that of two sheets of 8′ plywood and she’s built in two halves (bow end and stern end).
Tern is a lengthened (to 23'9') version of my earlier 20' design Ratty.
The success of the proven Chesapeake™ hull shape led quickly to demands for similar tandem and three-person designs. The Chesapeake Double™ and Triple™ are high-volume touring boats, with a 700lb payload that belies their surprising speed.
Designed by: John G. Alden (Naval Architect). Alden Design No.
Ocoume plywood, fiberglassed and epoxied throughout, finished with spar varnish and Interlux Brig
