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Construction - Glued lapstrake clinker plywood.
No Lofting required.
Plans include 5 sheets with instructions.
Sail Area - 60 sq. ft.
Good speed and sea keeping ability with low impact & noise. 50hp outboard or inboard diesel.
Compromise sloop designed by N.G.
The Lobster Boat 26 (LB26) is a plan for amateur builders like no other!
We designed KIS dinghies in order to meet a very practical need of amateur boatbuilders.
It rows, it tows and it sails; it's a convenient 7' 9" long and easy on the eyes; and it's a wonderful kit to build, taking a novice only 40-50 hours to assemble plus a little more for finishing.
Round-bottomed pocket cruiser with room for an inboard auxiliary and accommodations for two.
Construction: Carvel planked over steamed frames.
Alternative construction: Cold-molded or strip
Lofting is required.
Plans include 11 sheets.
We designed a simple to build work boat with a vee-hull based on a proven work boat type, the Panga.
The length of the American Whitehall of the 19th century was between 13′ and 23′. 16′ was the most typical length and the boats were built for 2 or 3 rowers.
The Kitty Hawk 26 is a cold-molded, Carolina Style center console. Powered by a single four stroke outboard, she will be an economical offshore fishing boat.
36’x12’8” Lobster boat built by Buxton Boats in Stonington, ME. Cedar over oak construction.
Peter Buxton completely restored 1927 Cutter. Long leaf yellow pine on black locust frames.
International Penguin
2008 Bristol Seacraft Penguin
11'5" LOA
