Sailboats - Daysailers
Exploration Ketch Tern
Tern is a lengthened (to 23'9') version of my earlier 20' design Ratty.
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Tern is a lengthened (to 23'9') version of my earlier 20' design Ratty.
The Wood Duck 10 Hybrid combines the best qualities of stitch-and-glue plywood kayaks with the beauty of a cedar strip deck.
Construction: Carvel planked over sawn & steamed frames. Alternative construction: Cold-molded or strip. Lofting is required. Plans include 11 sheets.
Round-bottomed, transom stern, centerboard, 2-4 daysailing.
Contruction: Carvel planked over steamed frames
Alternative contruction: Lapstrake, strip or cold-molded
Lofting is required
Plans include 3 sheets
This boat has a comfortable feel to it and a stability that makes kayaking in any weather comfortable.
Her 6′ 11″ beam makes for a big 15-footer. Cold-molded, lightweight and trailerable. Construction: Cold-molded. Alternative construction: Carvel, lapstrake or strip. No lofting is required. Plans include 6 sheets.
This V-bottomed daysailer can be shallow or deep drafted and is easily sailed.
Construction: Batten-seam planking over steamed frames
Alternative construction: Plywood
Lofting is optional.
Plans include 6 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 now included with the kit.
The plans and construction manual for the plywood International 110 are available to any class member for use to build new or rebuild and restore an older boat.
Nautilus is one of the best surviving examples of Ben Seaborn's design and the Blanchard Yard's c