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Optimist Dinghy Template Plans
Designer
Clark Mills
If you are considering building a wood-epoxi Optimist dinghy, you will definitely need our Optimist Dinghy Template Plans.
Rumble
Builder Name:
Doug Pope
21′ inboard utility. Sapele ply over Douglas fir frames. 1965 Ford inline 6 at 120 HP.
Grampa's Boat
Builder Name:
Peterborough Canoe Company
This 1954 Peterborough Aqua Flyer cedar strip runabout was restored over 6 years with interruptions for kids and many other fun things. All ribs, keel, keelson, stem, and seats were replaced and the bottom was fibreglassed. The restoration was a family effort involving three generations.
PPALU
Year Built:
1977
Wood Epoxy lapstrake hulls the first Paul Ricard for Marc Pajot in the 1978 Route du Rhum