Sailboats - Daysailers
Start 42
The Start 42 is designed to sail very very fast as a 14 ft international.
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The Start 42 is designed to sail very very fast as a 14 ft international.
The New Ronan is a direct inspiration from our recently released Selkie design. When we came out with the Selkie we knew her sweeping lines would draw admiring stares, and we predicted petite paddlers would love that they finally had a boat designed specifically for them.
The Swifty 12 is the most popular boat in the Shell Boats fleet, with several hundred built from our kits and plans. Docile and easily handled, the Swifty will plane on a reach in a good breeze, but you will have to work very hard to get it to capsize.
It rows, it tows and it sails; it's a convenient 7' 9" long and easy on the eyes; and it's a wonderful kit to build, taking a novice only 40-50 hours to assemble plus a little more for finishing.
We have been totally inspired by the traditional, beautiful and extraordinarily functional Senegalese pirogues for the design of the hulls of the SIRENE DU SALOUM.
Strip Planking red cedar building, boat with skill : light, carrellable, fashion lines.
Beamy yet fine-lined rowing/sailing boat designed for lightweight construction.
Construction: Cold-molded.
Lofting is optional.
Plans include 5 sheets.
Construction — Glued lapstrake clinker plywood. Alternative construction —Traditional plank, cold molded and strip plank. No Lofting required. Plans include 7 sheets with instructions. Sail Area — Lug 65 sq. ft. Sloop 84 sq. ft. Yawl 81 sq. ft.
A wholesome auxiliary cruiser with accommodations for three. Construction: Carvel planked over steamed frames. Alternative construction: Cold-molded or strip. Lofting is required. Plans include 4 sheets.
Our pre-cut kits are cut by computer-guided routers to provide you with extremely accurate parts. And, the kits come with just about everything needed except the elbow grease.The ladder frame—the “foundation” of the boat—is included with the kit.
Custom built at Madisonville Maritime Museum. 2019 19' magic tilt galvanized trailer.
Custom row boat built by Brooks Boats in Mt. Desert, Maine.
El Toro one design in nice shape. Go sailing or refinish for a showpiece.
1958 Fenwick Williams 18' wooden catboat with tender and new 2023 galvanized trailer with stainle