Marsh Hen
MARSH HEN offers seaworthy and seakindly performance, good speeds with modest horsepower, and handsome looks. Her plywood construction is more accessible to amateur builders.
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MARSH HEN offers seaworthy and seakindly performance, good speeds with modest horsepower, and handsome looks. Her plywood construction is more accessible to amateur builders.
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.
Shallow-draft, V-bottomed pocket cruiser with spartan accommodations for two.
Construction: Carvel planked over sawn frames
Alternative construction: Strip or plywood
Lofting is required.
Plans include 5 sheets.
Tolman Skiffs are thoroughly modern, ocean capable, vee bottom stitch and glue plywood boats with a dory ancestry. These skiffs are designed for Alaskan waters and are ideal for sport fishing, beach camping, cruising and general work or recreation.
Woodenwidget folding 12 foot kayak. Folding to just a few inches in moments. All the parts remain attached to the boat so you won't arrive at the water missing any vital parts. Tracks well, stable and buoyant. Easy to build. The drop down floors ensure you never get a wet bottom.
Classic daysailing yacht of glued plywood lapstrake construction suitable for first time builders. Choice of sloop, yawl or lugsail rigs, carries up to six and is suitable for coastal cruising.
ROBERTS 470 - WOOD EPOXY
The accommodation of this design has been laid out to suit two couples. The Roberts 470 makes a fine long distance cruising yacht.
The “NAVCAT Limousine” is a premium mode of transport with chauffeur.
Designed for 18 km/hr top speed with a range of approx. 10hrs at 8km/hr.
Design originally published in The Rudder, Volume XXXI, Nov-Dec 1915
Awarded “Best Owner Restored Sailboat” at Mystic WoodenBoat Show 2024.
1958 Fenwick Williams 18' wooden catboat with tender and new 2023 galvanized trailer with stainle