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Boats on this page
9'4"/10'6" Northumbrian Cobles	34'6" Pinky Ketch	Electric Skiff	Christine	16' Lynx	16' Petite Brise
19'9" Kari 3	Edwardian 19	Martlet 30	Esk 12 Kayak	24' Beaumaris	Power 1.2
21' Skua T/S	25' Shanghai - plus	16' Grey Swan	15 Kestral	Edwardian 26	13' Petrel
17'6" Evening Swan	16' Egret Runabout	22' Kittiwake CY	22' Black Swan	20' Rufus	Stornoway 16
Westray/Highlander 16	50/50 Sailing Canoe	Little Kate	Explorer 16 strip canoe	Prospector Canoe	20' Port Louis
15' Northumbrian Coble	12'6" Northumbrian Coble	17'9" Fanny Launch	Carrick and Lillie	18'4" Tosher Dayboat	Dart 14/Esk 12
15' Felix Launch	18' Waka Ama Surf Canoe	Nordia 10 Yacht	23'3" Frigate's Boat	18' Bungay Broads Dayboat	Woodlark Catboat
Highlander 18	Sandgrouse	Waterman 16	Redshank	Pete	CR25
12' Medway Doble

Over the years we have received many photographs of our designs, both in the process of construction and being used, from all over the world. We thought that it would be helpful for those contemplating building their own boat to show some of these photographs on our web site. We also thought that it would be good to start a boat builder's forum by eventually offering suggestions and helpful hints and tips sent to us by our builders. So this is a new section which will change and be added to often, with photographic examples of our designs being built/used by you, the home boat builder and with details of our very latest design work, to keep you up to-date. We start with work presently on the drawing board, followed by a look at a recent small boat design - the Northumberland Coble and finally a gallery of photographs mainly sent to us by amateur boat builders showing some of our designs under construction and in use.

USER GROUP/FORUM FOR SELWAY FISHER BUILDERS & SAILORS
We now have a User Group/Forum on the web for those who are building and using Selway Fisher boats - it has only just started (24/09/01) but will become a forum for those with questions, comments, photos etc., etc concerning all aspects of our design work. The User Group/Forum is at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SFD_builders_sailors - when you link to it press the "Join" link if you want to join.

The above is an example of the 10'6" version by Anthony Waller and below is the 9'4" version by Uta Hanel.

Above and below - one of our 34'6" LOD Pinky Gaff Ketchs' in frame - this example is by Ian Tolhurst who has used all locally grown timber (much of which fell in previous storms). Here she is just at the stage of starting the planking which will be Cedar strip veneered over with oak laminates. She is based on the Pinky fishing boats of Maine and Nova Scotia and has roomy accommodation for 4 or 5 people - see page YA12 of our Complete Catalogue.

This fine example is by Mr. D. Brooks - she is a general purpose skiff and can be fitted with a rig - construction is stitch and tape - see page MB2 of the Complete Catalogue for details.

The Christine is our most popular canoe design and many have been built all over the world - the above example has been built by the boys and girls of Forres Sandle Manor School under the supervision of Nic Pascoe, Head of Design Technology - see page CA4 of our Complete Catalogue.

The nice example below, of the Christine, has been built by Wendy Couch seen here at it's launch and maiden trip - note the way in which Wendy has fitted storage/buoyancy into the ends of the canoe finishing the decking in a curve.

This example of our Lynx 16 was built by Jose Luis Martinez Viana of Spain - for 16' she has plenty of space in the cabin which is not interferred with by a centreboard case - she has swing bilge boards in cases which form the bunk fronts - see page PC5 of our Complete Catalogue.

Our 16' LOD Petite Brise - this one by Mr. R. Prescott - is based upon the Swampscott Dory. She retains the rockered flat bottom panel with rounded topsides but we have increased the width of the transom to give more capacity for the family and for an outboard - see page DA9 of our Complete Catalogue.
The example below is by K. Paul Ellifrit - in this case he multiplied all dimensions by a factor of 1.1 and has added a cabin.

Below is another example of a standard Petite Brise 16 nicely finished and sailing well - this one is by Maurice Burgess and is featured in the May/June 2001 issue (No. 27) of the Watercraft Magazine.

The Kari 3 is based upon the Norwegian hull - she has a small cabin with space for 2 or 3 bunks etc and the plans show details for both stitch and tape and clinker ply construction - see page PC11 of our Complete Catalogue. This example is by Mr. Parker.

The example of one of our Edwardian series of steam launches shown here is by Ralph Pullen of Wiltshire who has made both the launch and the engine unit. Ralph is happy to supply fabricated deck fittings (stem head fittings etc) - for details contact Selway Fisher Design. Ralph's launch swings a 16" x 20" prop and has a saloon large enough to sleep 2 in comfort and to seat up to 5. She's shown here just after her initial launch onto the Kennet & Avon Canal at Widebrook. The Edwardian 19 is detailed on page ST4 of our catalogue.

Above - 2 pictures of our Martlet 30' LOD Pilot Cutter under construction using the clinker/ply method by Philip Ruewell. For a 30 footer, she is a big blue water boat with plenty of accommodation and can also be made using the strip plank process - see her on page YA13 of our catalogue.

Above - one of our Esk 12' sea kayaks under construction. She has the swept up bow of the Eskimo type and flotation compartments in each end. Construction is quick and simple but the shape we have developed on our YachtCAD system is quite sophisticated. Here, 4mm exterior plywood is used keeping cost to a minimum. We also have a 14'6" version - see our Kayak page.........

...............and another by Dave and Jonny Burke - this one with a beautiful strip planked deck

you can see her under construction at www.up-the-creek.net

Above - a couple of photos of Sam Watt's Beaumaris - this example was built with the centreboard option - shown below - she also had the side deck option and later the gaff cutter rig was added :-

Below is the latest photo of Jan Sijpesteijn's Beaumaris which was built with the fixed keel/inboard engine option :-

Many of our designs are altered and adapted by their builders to suit individual requirements - our advice is always there at the end of the phone or by fax and E-mail to help and guide you. In this case, we have an example of our Power 1.2 design (see Motors Boats up to 16' page) built by the Clark Family and launched on the Elbe south of Hamburg - then later trailed for a cruise down the Canal du Nivernais. She has been stretched to almost 20' (6m) and has a headroom of 1.95m (6'4") plus galley, wc/shower compartment and 5 berths - she uses a 12hp outboard for power.

This is an example of our Skua 21' Trailer Sailer being built by Lionel Davies in Wales - several additions have been made to the original plans and this version will have bilge boards rather than the standard centreboard and the schooner bow option - we have also drawn up a lug yawl rig for her.

Below are photos of another Skua, this time with the original bow shape and beautifully built and finished by Toni Reiter of Holland.

This is one of our Shanghai cruising yachts under construction by Nick Croome in Bristol - much of the fit-out is done before the hull panels are fitted making access easier during construction.

.........and here is the latest from Nick - a medley of SFD boats he has built or been involved with, including the latest picture of his Shanghai named "Freebee" :-

Top right is the Shanghai "Freebee"; top left is a Highlander 14 built by pupils of Filton Park School; bottom left is a Petite Brise 12'4" dinghy built under the supervision of Nick Croome by Bernard Coulson which has been stretched by 10% and bottom right is "Weebee" a Highlander 7'6" which will act as a tender to Nick's Shanghai and finally, another SFDesign by Nick - the 7'5" Greenshank...

A Grey Swan under construction by Ian Duncan - like the Shanghai, much of the fit-out is being completed before the hull panels are put in place including some interior painting.

One of our Kestral multi-chine plywood Peapods by Trevor Peck - the drawings include both a sprit and junk rig.

Above is a modified Edwardian 26 by Julian Garrett and Harwich Boatcraft - in this case Julian asked us to "plumb" the stem getting rid of the schooner bow of the original design and reduce the beam to 6'6" overall.
............and below is a lengthened (30') version beautifully built by Mike Bell.

These are photos of our Petrel 13' Catboat design. She is a multi-chine plywood design for ease of construction - see page DI12 of our catalogue - this example has been beautifully built by Jeffrey Harrison.

This example has been built by Ron Peterson who has modified the top of the cabin, giving it a well proportioned camber - the is is another excellent strip planked version of the Evening swan which can also be built in multi-chine ply using the stitch and tape process - see page PC8 of our catalogue.

............and here we have another fine example, this one by Alan Masters. the client who originally asked us to draw her up................

This fine example was built by Mr. Merrick Burrell, the client who asked for the original design - she's seen here in Argyll on the West Coast of Scotland - slight changes have been made to the standard layout but otherwise, she is much as detailed on the drawings - see page MB13 in our catalogue.

Above are a couple of photos of Mr. Colin Simpson's Kittiwake under construction using the ply plank over frame method - the plank shapes are given on the drawings and the use of stringers cuts down the amount of epoxy used - see page YA3 of our catalogue.

This is a fine looking example of the multi-chine plywood version of the 22' Black Swan (the plans also give details for a strip planked hull) - by Henner Ostermejer in Germany - see page YA2 of our catalogue.

Shaun Squyres of Squyres Marine Services in Hampton Roads asked us to stretch the 17' multi-chine plywood Rufus design to 20' and here is the result looking great in her Company colours - the details for the 20' version are included with the standard plans - see page MB7 of our catalogue.

The first Stornoway 16 is well underway by Walt Scherf who asked us to draw her up - she's going to be a powerful dayboat with plenty of space to sit in the boat rather than on it - and a real looker too.

The Westray was a modification of the Highlander 16 which we did for PJS Boats several years ago - now that PJS are no more, we can offer the modification (which includes a complete "V" bottom going right aft (the original Highlander 16 is flat from amidships aft) and an additional chine/hull panel each side) to all our builders. These photos show one example of the Westray being built by Martin Foggo to a high standard in which he has further modified the bow shape by removing the round forefoot of the Westray bow - Martin has also fitted an additional forward bulkhead (for which we were able to give him the shape from our computer model) - see page DA1 of our catalogue.

This is the first 50/50 sailing canoe designed for and built by Bill Serjeant who has one a really nice job in remarkably quick time - she is a development of our Carrick asymmetric canoe but with decking/storage etc and a folding rig which can easily be stowed in the canoe - you can see more photos of her under construction plus more details on Bill's web page at http://www.btinternet.com/~w.serjeant/canoe/canoe_files/canoe2.htm.

An 11'6" Little Kate by Steve Fisher - a lightweight single open canoe for getting up the shallowest of waterways - see page CA3 in our catalogue.

Above - the Explorer 16 and Pete strip planked canoes and the plywood Little Kate all by Jordan Boats at jordanboats.co.uk who also have a plank and frame cutting service.

Below is an example of the 16' Explorer and a 14' version (built simply by reducing the spacing between the moulds on the jig) by Mick Sanderson.

Here is an example of our most popular canoe design - the 15'8" Prospector - this one by Mike Cambray - out on her first trip with all the family - see page CA5 of our catalogue.

This is a nice example of the 20' LOD Pocket Cruising yacht - the Port Louis being built by Allen Deans - he is making a lovely job of the planking which you can see goes in 2 directions so as not to overstress the planks - the lower photo shows the wood keel/deadwood and centreboard case made up off the hull and ready to fit - see page YA8 of our catalogue.

Sam Hotchins asked me to increase the basic Northumbrian Coble to a hull length of 15' and this is the result - the plans show two rigs - the other one is a yawl and she can be built using stitch and tape techniques - but we also show the moulds and jig for clinker/ply.

Several 12'6" Northumbrian Cobles are under construction - this striking example is by Peter Roach - there are also photos of Nigel Fry's boat on the Cobles page of the Dinghy section - see page DI6 of our catalogue.

This is the 17'9" example of our fantail launch beautifully built and finished by Timo Knuuttila - see page ST2 of our catalogue. you can see more on his web site at http://www.kolumbus.fi/timo.knuuttila/index.html

Here we have a Carrick (left) with Optimist rig and a Lillie canoe yawl which has been modifed - mainly by adding 3" (75mm) to the height of the gunwale and making a deeper hull - both boats were built by Alan Davison and used on the UK East Coast.

This is a lovely example of our 18'4" LOD strip planked Tosher dayboat beautifully built by Giuseppe Casalino and sailiing on Venice Lagoon - see page DA14 of our catalogue.

Robin Waistell of Albatross boats (The Ballyrafter Centre, Lismore, Co. Waterford, Ireland) has built these two kayaks and has just asked us to design a 17' version of the Esk which will be available in early 2005 - Albatross Boats will be producing these boats shortly. To see their range of SFDesign kits and complete canoes, kayaks and small boats go to www.albatrossboats.com

This is a beautifully built example of a modified 15' version of our strip planked Felix design by Robert J. Mifflin in Canada - instead of a steam engine she is fitted with a Yanmar 1GM10 diesel and has increased freeboard - see page ST1 of our catalogue.

The 18' Waka Ama is a recent design for a New Zealand client - this example is built by Randall haines of Houseboats NZ.

This example of the Nordia 10 has been beautifully built by Daniele Baracchi in Italy - see page YA11 of our catalogue. In her 33' length she has up to 6 berths, a dinette and both internal and external steering positions.

First photos of Ian Bloomfield's 23'3" Frigate's Boat with the Historical Maritime Society - she will eventually carry a sailing rig and a carronade - for her length, she is certainly a big boat - see page DA17 of our catalogue.

Julius Pursaill asked to draw up the Bungay based on a traditional Broads dayboat and built using modern strip plank methods - here she is beautifully built and almost ready for the water.

This is a beautifully built example of our Woodlark Catboat by Craig Taylor - see page DI12 of our catalogue.

A nice example built by Mark and Phil Hampton with gunter yawl rig - see page DA2 of our catalogue.

Left is a version of the Waterman 16 built by Charles Pecats in Australia which was featured in the Australian Amateur Boatbuilder recently and which Charles uses in the outback for fishing - see page CA6 of our catalogue.

A Redshank nicely built by Jonathan Maguire - this is a stitch and tape example - see page DI 8 of our catalogue.

A varnished version of our stitch and tape Pete design by Martin Padbury - see page CA6 of our catalogue.

We have a large gallery of photographs of Selway Fisher Designs from all over the world and eventually many of these will find their way onto this page - if you have any photographs of our designs during construction, or finished and in the water, please send copies to us and they may find their way onto the Web. Similarly, if you have come across short cuts or new/unusual ways of doing particular jobs in constructing your boat, send them to us and we will put them up onto the page so that other boat enthusiasts can share them.

I hope that you have enjoyed our Web Site - please visit it often, as we intend to up-date it with new designs etc. on a regular basis - Paul Fisher