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POCKET
CRUISER DESIGNS & PLANS
16' to 20' IN LENGTH
| Study Plans are available
for these designs - remember a study plan gives you more details and a
wood materials list usually on
two A1 sheets, so that you can cost out a project
before ordering the full plans. When you order the full construction plans
you do not need to order the study plan as well, as all the study details
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We have 6 designs
all for modern plywood construction and some also have details for round bilge
Strip Planking -
there are study plans (A1 sheets with sections, construction details and a wood
materials list, for most of these designs - for further information please see
the price list on the main page :-
PTARMIGAN
17'

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The 6 beam version of the Ptarmigan 15 is quite popular and now we have
extended the whole design to 17x611. Although only 2 longer than
her sister, the Ptarmigan 17 has quite a bit more volume for larger berths and
more stowage. Construction is just as simple using pre-shaped ply hull panels
which are held together temporarily by wire stitches until the chine seams are
epoxied. The frames and transom are again are all pre-shaped and are simply
slotted into place to give the basic shape of the boat. Building is therefore
quick and simple and uses the minimum of materials. She may be fitted out in a
variety of ways but the standard plans show a good size of cockpit and a
comfortable cabin with 2 berths and stowage for the cooker etc. LOD (Length over
deck) 17; Beam 611; Draft 12/35; Sail Area 139
sq.ft.; Approx. weight 1300 lbs.(with steel centreplate).
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PTARMIGAN
17 PLANS PRICE
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STUDY PLAN £10.00/FULL PLANS £95 (incl. VAT) |
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STUDY PLAN £8.50/FULL PLANS £81 ($14/$130)
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17'6" EVENING SWAN
 
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One of our clients, Mr. Masters liked the Grey Swan but wanted a cruiser just a
little bit bigger so that she could accommodate an inboard engine and provide
more room for a basic galley and stowage for a Porta-loo. Having extended the
Grey Swan hull, we have also given her deeper sections allowing more space in
the cabin. Some of the additional length has gone into the cockpit giving more
sitting room for the crew. Installation details are given for the inboard engine
to be mounted under the cockpit sole aft of the cabin but details are also shown
for an outboard well right aft. The standard keel configuration is a long
central ply box ballast keel with additional bilge keels which will also allow
her to sit upright. Construction starts with the assembly of the pre-shaped ply
bulkheads, transom and fore/aft girders. Chine stringers then go on (the plans
also show alternative epoxy filleted chine joints) followed by the hull panels
shapes for which, are given on the drawings. LOD 17'6" (5.3m); Beam
7'3" (2.2m); Draft 2' (0.61m); Weight (incl. engine) 2547 lbs (1155 kg);
Ballast 630 lbs (286 kg); Sail Area 216 sq.ft. (20.07 sq.m.).Note - the plans also include
details/moulds for a strip planked hull.
Above
- "Saskia" a strip planked Evening Swan built by Chris van der Craats
in Australia - as he says"this has to be the Morris Minor of sailing boats,
small in LOD, but enormous inside"
- and below, a ply version by Alan Masters.
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Note
- we have now drawn up a yawl rig for the Evening Swan.
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17'6"
EVENING SWAN
PLANS PRICE
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STUDY PLAN £10.00/FULL PLANS £160 (incl. VAT) |
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STUDY PLAN £8.50/FULL PLANS £136 ($14/$218)
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19'6" WHITE SWAN
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After many requests from clients, the 16 Grey Swan has been stretched in this
new version to 196, The beam has not been increased too much to enhance
sailing performance and the additional 36 in length has greatly added
to the space available for berths and stowage. The standard drawings show a four
berth arrangement with cooker, fold away basin and space for a bucket w.c,
However this may be changed to suit. The centreboard could also be changed for
bilge keels or a central ballast keel. Construction is of pre-shaped frames,
fore/aft members and bottom panel fastened together in a simple prefabricated
assembly to which stringers are applied. The hull skin then goes on oversize to
be trimmed later. A client has recently asked for the design to be modified for
sheet grp construction so the plans now include details and all hull panel
shapes for this fibreglass method of construction which requires no mould and is
very similar to ply/epoxy construction (which can also be used). The plans also
now include details of a modified centreboard arrangement along with details of
an inboard engine installation. The engine is a 9 hp Yanmar and the new
arrangement keeps the centreboard below the cabin sole with control to the
cockpit. 196 LOA x 73. Approx. wht. 2800 Ibs. Incl. 800 Ibs.
ballast.
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19'6"
WHITE SWAN PLANS PRICE |
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STUDY PLAN £10.00/FULL PLANS £195 (incl. VAT) |
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STUDY PLAN £8.50/FULL PLANS £166
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GALWAY 18
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The Galway 18 has been designed as a replacement for a clients ageing
Lysander and incorporates a number of his thoughts and ideas on the design of a
safe cruising boat of this size. The main requirement is, of course, that she
should be easily trailable behind the average family saloon car and therefore,
her weight with permanent ballast has been kept below the 2000 lb. mark. In
order to keep the weight down and yet still have a robust design, the
construction of the Galway 18 is based upon pre shaped 3/8 ply bulkheads
and fore and aft girders which are slotted together along with the transoms to
form a very strong structure which incorporates much of the internal joiner work
(bunk, locker, galley and cockpit seat fronts) and also forms the shape of the
boat. The chine stringers and gunwale are then laminated in situ and the 3/8
ply hull panels are then applied. The bottom consists of 2 layers of 3/8
ply and virtually no beveling is required, even on the chine stringers as the
V gap between the stringer and the hull panel is filled with WEST epoxy
putty. The design is very adaptable and bunk heights etc can be altered to suit.
The small transom at the bow allows a safe and large recessed foredeck
area
which acts as a self draining anchor and chain locker and there is a large
outboard well at the stern. The standard arrangement shows 2 berths, a cooker
and WC inside with 2 further people sleeping on wide cockpit seats under a boom
tent, but there is space for 1 or 2 further berths to be fitted inside and
extending under the cockpit area. With a view to safe easy handling, both a junk
rig and a sprit boom rig with jib are shown on the plans and full details are
given for the making of solid wood spars. The central ballast/bilge keel
arrangement may be changed to centreboard or fin keel. LOD 182; Beam 72;
Draft 2; Displ. 2000 lbs.; Ballast 650 lbs (incl. 100 lb bilge keels and 150
lbs. internal); Sail Area
160 sq.ft.
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GALWAY
18 PLANS PRICE
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STUDY PLAN £10.00/FULL PLANS £85 (incl. VAT) |
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STUDY PLAN £8.50/FULL PLANS £72 ($14/$115)
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MICRO 18
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This project presents the amateur builder with little more difficulty than
building an Enterprise dinghy. She is of multi-chine configuration with
pre-shaped bottom, hog and bulkheads for quick construction. The latest low
waterline beam/planing design has been used and yet she has 3/4 berths and
sitting headroom. Plans include sail construction for the amateur sail maker.
The keel lifts vertically using winch and tackle and is made of mild steel sheet
with a lead bulb bolted to the bottom. LOD 18; Beam 8; Draft 36;
Sail Area 199 sq.ft.; Displ. 1300 lbs; Ballast 315 lbs.
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MICRO
18
PLANS PRICE
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STUDY PLAN £10.00/FULL PLANS £140 (incl. VAT) |
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STUDY PLAN £8.50/FULL PLANS £119 ($14/$190) |
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19'6" POCKET CRUISER
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This little ship, with its shallow draft, is ideal for exploring estuaries as
well as for coastal cruising with a young family. Having bilge keels means that
she will dry out level making her easily berthed in a creek. LOD (Length over
deck) 196; LWL 17; Beam 710; Draft 2; Displ. 2700 lbs.;
Ballast 850 lbs; Sail Area 200 sq.ft.; Headroom 43. Note - this
design was part of our Professional Series of designs (for professional boat
builders) but has now had it's hull computer modeled and plans amplified to
include all necessary details for home strip plank construction |
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19'6"
POCKET CRUISER
PLANS PRICE
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| UK/EU -
STUDY PLAN £10.00/FULL PLANS £195 (incl. VAT) |
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| USA/ELSEWHERE -
STUDY PLAN £8.50/FULL PLANS £166 ($14/$266) |
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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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