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MOTOR
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We have 15 designs, of various different styles and types.
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Motor Boats on this Page |
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| Power 1 | Power 1.2 | Power 14 | 8' Skiffle | 12' Sand Martin | 9'6" Little Harrier |
| 13' Harrier | Shetland 14 | 15' Electric Skiff | 15' Rascal | 16' Curlew | 16' Cape Cod |
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16’x5’6’’
ply motor launch of ultra simple construction using pre-shaped ply hull panels,
frames and transom. The chine joints are completed with epoxy resin fillets and
tape making construction quick. A weekend’s work will see the hull panels
marked out, cut, stitched together, frames and transom in place and all seams
epoxied. She uses 4 sheets of 6mm and 3 sheets of 12mm ply in her basic
construction (hull, seats etc). Approximately 250 lbs lightweight depending on how you fit her out. A 20 hp outboard will give a speed of around 25 mph. She can be fitted out to your own requirements. She was originally designed for Scottish waters where she has been very successful. |
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| The Power 1.2 is a development of our Power 1 design. She has increased beam and the chine has been lowered to give a more stable shape so that her side decks can be used comfortably. The drawings give details for a cabin arrangement with 2 full length berths and plenty of stowage for cooking gear. The aft end has been kept as a parallel section so that increasing or decreasing her length is quite simple and she can be fitted out to suit your own requirements (we will be happy to advise and draw up details of any particular changes to the arrangement shown on the drawings). Construction is quick and simple and she can take outboards up to 50 hp. LOA 16'1" (4.9m); Beam 6'5" (1.96m); Construction weight 400 lb. (183 kg) - open version; 680 lb.(310 kg) - cabin version. A wheelhouse arrangement is also included - see Photo Gallery page for photos of an extended version of the Power 1.2 with standing headroom and 5 berths | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| POWER 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The
hull for this launch was originally based on our Power 16 model but instead of
going for a simple flat bottom panel, we have used a 'V' bottom shape. Whilst
this makes construction time a little longer it gives a slightly better ride in
choppy conditions. The plans give details for both simple stitch and tape and
ply on frame construction. She has a large open cockpit with plenty of locker space. Forward is an optional cuddy. 11 sheets of 6mm ply plus a further sheet of 9mm are used for the hull construction and 2 sheets of 6mm ply are used for the optional cuddy. LOA 14'6" (4.42m); Beam 5'6" (1.67m); Approx wht. 375 lbs (170 kg); for the open version and 475 lbs (215 kg) for the cuddy version. |
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POWER 14 |
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| The 8' Skiffle is a simple motor boat designed for children to use although she can accommodate a small adult. The hull uses a flat bottom panel with single bilge and side panels and uses simple stitch & tape methods in her construction. She can take outboard motors of around 5 to 7hp - she could take more powerful motors but 7hp is a safe limit. Construction takes just 4 sheets of 6mm plywood. LOA 7'5" (2.26m); Beam 4'1" (6.35m). |
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8' SKIFFLE FULL PLANS COST |
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Using between 5 and 6 sheets of 6mm ply the Sand Martin uses simple stitch and tape technology in her construction. She can be fitted out in a number of different ways but the standard arrangement shows two thwarts with side benches aft and a foredeck with stowage space below. Weight will be approx. 120 lbs (54kg) and she can take outboard engines between 2 and 15 hp. With a beam of 4'11" (1.49m), she has plenty of room for fishing and is a very stable craft. |
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| The example below was built by Kevin Ansell using sheets of grp in much the same way as a stitch and tape ply hull would be built. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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12' SAND MARTIN FULL PLANS COST |
| 9'6" LITTLE HARRIER MOTOR DORY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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She is car-topable and uses 5 sheets of 6mm ply. LOA 9’6” (2.90m); Beam 4’7” (1.40m); Approx. Wht. 85lbs (39kg).
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9'6" LITTLE HARRIER FULL PLANS COST |
| HARRIER 13' MOTOR DORY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| The Harrier is a simple single chined 'V' bottomed stitch and tape ply dory for outboard power. She has been designed to give as much carrying capacity as possible in a 13' car-toppable boat making her suitable for fishing and picnicking as well as for use as a tender to a motor yacht. The hull can be fitted out to suit - the standard arrangement shown on the plans has aft and centre seats plus a foredeck/seat - she could take a small cuddy. Construction uses 7 sheets of 6mm ply. LOA 13' (3.97m); Beam 5'3" (1.6m); Approx Wht. 145 lbs (66 kg). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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13' HARRIER FULL PLANS COST |
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This
sturdy craft has been designed for a client in Scotland who wanted a rugged
general purpose boat for fishing and diving in rough water. She may only be 14’
long, but she is for all that, a large boat and she incorporates both integral
buoyancy tanks and a water ballast tank. There is plenty of seating plus an outboard well and she may be fitted out with an inboard engine. The standard construction plans have all the hull panel and frame shapes for steel construction but she can of course, be made from plywood using stitch and epoxy methods. LOA 14’3’’ (4.34m); Beam 6’ (1.83m); Draft 8’’ (0.2m); Approx. weight 350 lbs. |
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SHETLAND 14 FULL PLANS COST |
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| A lovely little skiff made from four sheets of 1/4’’ plywood using simple stitch and tape techniques. She has a fine entry for moving quickly and easily under electric outboard power (a conventional petrol outboard may also be used) with a stern wide enough to take someone sitting comfortably without upsetting the trim of the boat too much. 14’7’’ x 3’9’’ and approx 75 lbs., she is ideal for car topping to remote canals and rivers for some quiet fishing. She may be adapted with a trolley for wheeling around locks or will take an outboard well if preferred. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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15' ELECTRIC SKIFF FULL PLANS COST |
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This
is a simple and very easily built motor dory for use with outboards up to around
50 hp in size. She can either be made by wrapping the pre-shaped sides around
the frames, fastening on an external chine stringer and then putting the bottom
ply on oversize, or, by simple stitch and epoxy methods using pre-shaped ply
bottom and side panels which are given on the drawing. She can be fitted out very much to suit your own requirements and she could take a cuddy or small cabin. She uses 7 sheets of 9mm ply and has a length of 15’ and beam of 5’6’’. |
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15' RASCAL SKIFF FULL PLANS COST |
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This
is a very simple stitch and tape design using 5 sheets of 9mm (3/8’’) ply
with pre-shaped hull panels and transoms. With a beam of 4’6’’ and a mid
depth of 16’’ she has plenty of room for fishing, camping or for family
pic-nics. She may be rowed but is primarily designed to be powered by an outboard of between 2 and 20 h.p. The design is very adaptable and she could easily be fitted out with a cuddy or sailing rig. Curlew may also be made in two halves for easy transport. Details are also given for a deeper version. |
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16' CURLEW MOTOR PUNT FULL PLANS COST |
| 16' CAPE COD SEMI DORY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Cape Cod is a motor dory based upon the Swampscott model with it's flat but rockered bottom panel and 4 planks per side. Unlike the sailing Swampscott, the bottom is kept fairly wide aft so that she can take a reasonable size of outboard (up to 35 hp). The plans show details for both the simple stitch and tape and clinker ply methods of construction and the standard fit-out shows a foredeck plus narrow side decks and storage both fore and aft. She could be fitted out with a cuddy or small cabin etc. LOA 16' (4.88m); Beam 6' (1.83m); Approx. wht. depending on fit-out 300 lbs (136 kg). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A Cape Cod built using the
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This
design has been based upon our Northumbrian Coble designs—the client
wanted a very stable seaworthy design mainly for outboard power but
which could also be rowed and take a sail plan. Basic construction is
for stitch and tape but the moulds/jig details are given for clinker/ply
construction. The standard fit-out has a central bench seat/oar locker
and she can take at least 6 adults.
LOA 15’4” (4.68m); Beam 5’2” (1.58m); Depth Amidships 1’8” (0.51m); Approx. wht 250 lbs (113kg).
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the original stitch and tape ply version, this one by Matthew Clark.
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15'4" Fly Fishing Coble Particulars Hull
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15'4" FLY FISHING COBLE PLANS PRICE |
| UK/EU - STUDY PLAN £15.00/FULL PLANS £95 (incl. VAT) |
| USA/ELSEWHERE - STUDY PLAN £13.00/FULL PLANS £81 ($21/$130) |
| 15' LOBSTER BOAT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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motorboat is based on a typical Maine Lobster boat and has been designed
for strip plank construction (although she could be built using
clinker/ply techniques using the same moulds). The hull has a high
freeboard with flat planing sections aft and tumblehome worked into the
hull aft.
She is essentially an open boat with a narrow side decking and bench seating with stowage under, however, she could be fitted out in a number of ways and could take a small cuddy/fore cabin. LOA 14' 11”(4.57m); Beam 5’11” (1.80m); Approx. weight 250 lbs (113kg). |
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The
Port Pegasus is a clinker boat which may be used as a pure rowing boat
or fitted with a small diesel (ie Farymann 7.5) as a small motor launch
with classic appearance. As
a general purpose launch, she could be fitted out in a variety of
different ways—ie. With a small cuddy, centre console arrangement or
even with an appropriate sail/keel plan. The drawings give the computer
faired mould shapes and building jig details for modern clinker
construction—framing incorporates the plywood bulkheads etc. Mid hull
depth is 1’9” (0.53m). LOD
15’1”
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5’7”
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Draft (ex. Engine 7 1/2” (0.19m)); Draft (incl. engine 1’ 2 1/2”
(0.37m)); Approx Wht. (ex. Engine 331 lbs (150kg)); Approx. wht (incl.
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PORT PEGASUS PLANS COST |
| UK/EU - STUDY PLAN £15.00/FULL PLANS £105 (incl. VAT) |
| USA/ELSEWHERE - STUDY PLAN £13.00/FULL PLANS £89 ($21/$142) |
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