HEADWATER 14
The Headwater Fourteen [H-14] was designed and the prototype built in the Summer of 1985 to test the viability of using frameless, stressed skin construction to build a serviceable Whitewater drift boat.
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The Headwater Fourteen [H-14] was designed and the prototype built in the Summer of 1985 to test the viability of using frameless, stressed skin construction to build a serviceable Whitewater drift boat.
The Unicat 2.4 is all about practicality and safety. Packing a 230kg load capacity, the Unicat is suitable for 3 adults, and the inverted vee hull is much more stable than conventional dinghies. The high freeboard also ensures a dry ride in most conditions.
Flat-bottomed rowing skiff elegant enough for a yacht tender.
Construction: Cross-planked bottom, lapstrake sides
No lofting is required
Plans include 1 sheet.
A versatile, 5-metre utility runabout for cottagers, anglers and day trippers, ideal for the first-time builder.
Oceangoing carvel-planked cruiser with a choice of centerboard or ballast keel configurations.
Construction: Carvel planked over sawn frames.
Alternative construction: Strip.
Lofting is required.
Plans include 7 sheets.
This design has a built-down keel to provide a deeper bilge, a centerboard housed entirely within the ballast keel, and a straight sheer.
Construction: Strip-planked over bulkhead / frames
Lofting is required.
Plans include 8 sheets.
Construction - Glued lapstrake clinker plywood. No Lofting required. Plans include 7 sheets with photocopies of Classic Boat building series. Sail Area - 67 sq. ft.
Cutter designed by John Hyslop in 1876. An early combination of English and American ideas, PETREL was designed according to the wave form theory.You’ll receive 2 pages of plans historical information about the boat and step-by-step instructions for half-hull building,using the lift method.The pl
This very narrow, very fast double is perfect for athletic couples who want to really cover the miles, whether it's for excercise, super-fast touring, or winning races.
Tom Cat is a shoal draft catboat of plank-on-frame construction, but strip construction would do as well.
Lofting is required.
Sail area is 120 sq. ft.
Plan includes 9 sheets.
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Historic 1929 Olin Stephens 6-metre racing sloop. Located near Lake Champlain.
Bright Star is looking for a new owner with a passion for wooden boats and a desire to own a clas
Arch Davis Jiffy V22 Skiff 2011. 8'-6 beam, meranti plywood, douglas fir framing, MAS expoxy.