The Elegance and Joy of Wooden Pond Yachts

A Conversation with Thom McLaughlin and WoodenBoat School Director Rich Hilsinger.
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Length: 18 feet, Beam: 8.25 feet, draft: about 1 foot.
21’ long, 16’ beam (reduces to 8'5" for trailering), strip plank construction, 850lbs with all ge
I built this PT 11 nesting dinghy from the CLC kit over this past winter, to replace a 9'6" Nutsh