Hi all,

Whaleboats have amazing lines, don't they, but are also 24-28 ft long
and certainly no cartoppers. One could (naively) think of just getting
the plans for a whaleboat, scale all dimensions down by half, choose
lapstrake construction, symmetrize the oars positions, discard a couple
of seats together with some whaling implements, and there you have a
mini-whaleboat for two people. But then, on second thought, maybe not
all the dimensions should be scaled down linearly, just by half, and
a more refined approach should be used for the various parts of the
boat and rigging. So...

1) what is the correct procedure to scale a boat down ?

2) where can I find plans for a whaleboat ?

Roberto