Sailboats - Cruising
Y-DS 650
day- weekendsailer for coastal cruising in radial chine plywood construction
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day- weekendsailer for coastal cruising in radial chine plywood construction
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.
Paddlers are demanding versatility AND performance from their sea kayaks these days. Little by little, designers like Nick Schade are squeezing huge performance out of compact dimensions.The Petrel Play is just 14 feet long, a length once reserved for recreational kayaks.
This design has a built-down keel to provide a deeper bilge, a centerboard housed entirely within the ballast keel, and a straight sheer.
Construction: Strip-planked over bulkhead / frames
Lofting is required.
Plans include 8 sheets.
Based loosely on the Folkboat, this plywood lapstrake double-ender combines comforting rough-water ability, and good looks.
Construction: Lapstrake plywood over laminated frames.
Alternative construction: Traditional plank on frame, strip or cold-molded.
In the spring of 2013, I started to write a book called, How to Design a Boat using SketchUp 3D Software. The subject matter was my design, ‘Kalostyn’.
Our pre-cut kits are cut by computer-guided routers to provide you with accurate parts. And, the kits come with just about everything needed except the elbow grease.The ladder frame—the “foundation” of the boat—is now included with the kit.
Steve Killing’s design is fast becoming well-known, in part due to the Endeavour being build in many a WoodenBoat School class, as well as being the featured boat in the Ted Moores book Kayakcraft.This is the boat for you, even if you have never paddled before.
Caprice is a Mini Offshore Cruiser for two.
Built with double sawn frames and strip plank, this little gaff cutter is designed for long term cruising.
NAIADE is a little bit shorter than classical sea kayaks but it is perfectly suitable for pleasure trips in calm waters, under safe conditions, even for amateur paddlers.
Arch Davis Jiffy V22 Skiff 2011. 8'-6 beam, meranti plywood, douglas fir framing, MAS expoxy.
First ever Wianno Senior (Crosby Boatyard) built - 1914 gaff rig keel boat, 25’ (27’ including bo
Meraboire 1, one of the last known Pinaud motor yachts, is for sale.