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COBLE DESIGNS &
PLANS
UP TO 13' LENGTH
We have 3 designs - the
intention is to produce a class of boat going from the first example which is
10' 6" long to a 12'6", 15' and eventually 18' examples. Each set of
plans will be drawn up with details for both stitch and tape and clinker/ply
construction and each will have a simple rig :-
9' 4" NORTHUMBRIAN
COBLE
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NORTHUMBRIAN
10'6"
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The
concept of the Northumbrian 10'6" came from the need to have a sturdy and
very seaworthy small working dinghy which could be rowed, sailed and motored
easily and which would weigh no more than 70 lbs or so. She also had to have a
striking appearance and on looking around at some of our traditional working
craft, l revisited drawings that l had done some while ago of Yorkshire Cobles
These Cobles were used for fishing and foying (tending shipping) in the rugged
conditions of the NE coast and North Sea. She retains the generous freeboard and
high stem of the Yorkshire Cobles along with their shapely well raked transoms,
tumblehome and striking reverse sheer line.
This 10'6" x 4'3" version will
have a simple lug rig with a centreboard. The first boat went together in around
30 hours - from marking out the hull panels to epoxy coating and cost
approximately £300 using a good quality 5 ply Marine Plywood, Douglas Fir and
WEST epoxies.
The
example left is by Anthony Waller.
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NOTE - a DVD showing the
10'6" Northumbrian Coble is now available - go to SFD
Catalogues & Manuals
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NORTHUMBRIAN 12'6"
The
12'6" version uses a gunter rig and has a beam of 4'11". She uses 6mm
(1/4") ply - around 5 sheets and has an approx. weight of 120 lbs. Her high
forward freeboard and veed forward sections means that she will throw off water
in rough seas. Like her smaller sister, she has tumblehome in her topsides from
amidships aft making her easy to row whilst giving a generous waterline beam and
stable sections.


The above 2 photos are of Nigel Fry's 12'6" Northumbrian Coble well under
construction (the lower left one is by Peter Roach and the lower right one by
Paul Lohr) - see the Photo Gallery page for more photos of this and the other
Northumbrian Cobles.
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The above 3 photos are of a
beautiful example built by Mike Randall from planks provided by Jordan
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NORTHUMBRIAN
12'6"
FULL PLANS COST |
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POSTAGE
& PACKING (SHIPPING)
Please note - the plan prices do not include P&P charges which will be
added to your order.
The maximum P&P charges for plans are :-
UK - £1 per plan (sent by 1st class Business Post.
Europe - £2 per plan (sent by Airmail).
USA & Elsewhere - £4 ($6) per plan (sent by Airmail).
See the Postage Charge Table
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FOR DETAILS OF THE STITCH &
TAPE
AND CEDAR STRIP PLANK
CONSTRUCTION METHODS SEE THE HOME PAGE
For further details of our designs
write to :-
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SELWAY FISHER DESIGN
15 KING STREET,
MELKSHAM, WILTSHIRE, SN12 6HB,
UK
Tel/Fax UK
01225 705074
International +44 1225 705074 |
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