IanM wrote:
wrote:
On Oct 2, 11:37 pm, wrote:

On Oct 2, 11:15 pm, wrote:


How old is that Mini-Cup? Who's design was it, Atkinson?.. I know I
have seen the plans at one time but don't remember who designed it..

Mine is only 5 yrs old and I do not know the designer but it is from
the mid 70s.

Ahhh, I knew I had seen it, I have plans for a couple of this guys
boats. He has since died and his kids after some prodding decided to
keep selling his plans..

http://www.stevproj.com/FastSailrs.html

The guy had a great hydro years ago, but they stopped selling plans
before I picked them up. It was a three ski enclosed vehicle that ran
on a very small engine...


In fact, this guy was one of the first real designers to go on line.
After talking to him a couple of times on the phone, I got into the
business and developed the "backyard renegade" attitude of selling
plans at reasonable prices while other guys were charging hundreds for
small dingies and sailboats. Some of the bigger plan hawkers were none
too happy

and the Minicup plans are now a freebie so the rest of us who maybe will
never have the time or desire to build a ply dinghy from scratch can see
what o'Hara's been building, sailing & now fixing.

http://www.stevproj.com/MiniCup.pdf

I do wonder however if it might be better *NOT* to try and save the hull
but rebuild with better quality materials, epoxy and marine sealents. By
the time all those screws have been chisled out of the stringers which
are apparantly 3/4" x 5/8" with a screw every 3" they are going to look
like swiss cheese. Depends on the relative value he puts on his time
against a few sheets of ply. It will be no fun at all having to replace
the bottom in a year or two and the 'quick fix' will probably take
longer than building from scratch.

There really isn't that much wood required:

LUMBER:
5 - 4' X 8' panels of 1/4" ACX (or better) exterior grade plywood
1 - 14' clear fir 1" x 6" stock
1 - 8' clear fir 1" x 6" stock
1 - 8' clear fir 1" x 12" stock
1 - 12' clear fir 1" x 3" stock
1 - 5' clear fir 2" x 4" stock


Upgrade a bit - say hardwood faced marine ply for the decks and transom
fininshed bright and eveyone will be admiring this boat for the next 20
years. With a bit of TLC, it should last three generations.


For that sort of boat, I'd rather have a tried, true, properly
manufactured and properly balanced Alcort Sunfish, but I wouldn't mind
building a nice, round, planks on frame catboat as a daysailer.