Im currently landlocked at Mt Isa in australia, a full days drive from any
water except a large lake. Ill be here for the next 6-12 months and I'd
like to build a small sailing dinghy partly for the amusement for it and to
have something to sail.

Im hoping to build something around 8-10 feet and around 4-5 feet beam to
be sailed by only one
person (me) i'm 6'3 and 230. This will be a very cheap project for me, Im
hoping to use an unstayed mast and make sails myself from tyvek. Ive been
reading a good book lately on junk sails and it has very good directions on
making a junk sail for a 9' dinghy. I'd like to keep it short so i can car
top it, but thinking about it a bit more deeply, if its going to be too
heavy for me to manhandle off the roof then the consideration of length
really isnt that important; I'd have to make a trailer for it anyway.

I'll be using plywood, probably just plain garden variety, and painting it
when im done. Realistically, im not planning on selling it, and it if would
last 6 months I'd be pretty happy.

What im looking for is some simple dimensions or better yet plans for a boat
that would suit my needs. It neednt be too seaworthy, but something that
can take a bit of speed would be nice ;-) Will i get a hull in the 10 foot
range that will be able to get on the plane with someone as heavy as i am,
or will i need to go something more like 13-14' to get that? The simplest
construction possible would be
what im looking for, probably a centreboard boat?

If there are no plans available, even a name of a boat i can get some
pictures of would do. Im willing to experiment. I have a good size
workshop with most of the tools i'll need.

Thanks,
Shaun

As a starter, I would suggest that you have a look at
http://www.bateau.com/free/freeplans.htm
The Sabot or D4 ( 8' 0" lg.) is designed to be build with standard size (4'
X 8' ) plywood sheet.
It sails well but does required some degree of agility. Under oars it
performs very well.
The other one is the Shellback sailing dinghy its about 10'-2" LOA. To
build this one you may have to buy the plans.
Under sail it performs well but its rowing performance is not as good as the
D4 (Sabot).

"Shaun Van Poecke" wrote in message
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Im currently landlocked at Mt Isa in australia, a full days drive from any
water except a large lake. Ill be here for the next 6-12 months and I'd
like to build a small sailing dinghy partly for the amusement for it and
to
have something to sail.

Im hoping to build something around 8-10 feet and around 4-5 feet beam to
be sailed by only one
person (me) i'm 6'3 and 230. This will be a very cheap project for me, Im
hoping to use an unstayed mast and make sails myself from tyvek. Ive been
reading a good book lately on junk sails and it has very good directions
on
making a junk sail for a 9' dinghy. I'd like to keep it short so i can
car
top it, but thinking about it a bit more deeply, if its going to be too
heavy for me to manhandle off the roof then the consideration of length
really isnt that important; I'd have to make a trailer for it anyway.

I'll be using plywood, probably just plain garden variety, and painting it
when im done. Realistically, im not planning on selling it, and it if
would
last 6 months I'd be pretty happy.

What im looking for is some simple dimensions or better yet plans for a
boat
that would suit my needs. It neednt be too seaworthy, but something that
can take a bit of speed would be nice ;-) Will i get a hull in the 10
foot
range that will be able to get on the plane with someone as heavy as i am,
or will i need to go something more like 13-14' to get that? The simplest
construction possible would be
what im looking for, probably a centreboard boat?

If there are no plans available, even a name of a boat i can get some
pictures of would do. Im willing to experiment. I have a good size
workshop with most of the tools i'll need.

Thanks,
Shaun

Also check out:

http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/

http://www.btinternet.com/~sail/boatbuild03.htm

http://www.woodenboatstore.com/prodi...tem=5&mitem=15

http://www.jwboatdesigns.co.nz/

Many other designs and sites are available.. Just Google it.

Steve Hayes

Also check out:

http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/

http://www.btinternet.com/~sail/boatbuild03.htm

http://www.woodenboatstore.com/prodi...tem=5&mitem=15

http://www.jwboatdesigns.co.nz/

Many other designs and sites are available.. Just Google it.

Steve Hayes

I came across this scow a couple of hours ago;

http://www.angib.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/scow/scow0.htm

LOA 12' , beam 4', draft 5" leeboard up, 2' leeboard down and weighing in at
around 150lbs. Its built out of 3 sheets of 1/4" and 2 sheets of 3/8".
With that sort of weight, im probably going to need a trailer or a gym
membership.

looks like maybe 3-4 days build, and it comes with CAD drawings! The price
suits my budget perfectly (free). Ill probably replace the ballanced lug
with a junk sail. One nice thing about it is that it can be used as a
rowing boat as well, so if im out on the lake and the winds die down....

The other nice thing is that having a leeboard gives me a bit more room in
the cockpit :-)

Any thoughts on this one? Pros or cons?

Thanks,
Shaun






The tiny bear,

This was originally an American design but also used in New Zealand. It
primary function was for transport. It was used mainly as a barge.
Its bottom is flat and offer more stability in calm water and can carry
heavier load. Over here on the eastern cost of Canada the commercial
fishermen are using the scow to transport fish's from their mother boat to
shore using large outboard engine. Inland commercial fishermen are also
using it to empty their heels socks and carry their catch on the river. The
scow requires more manpower to row.
Where you are they may be not much wind of the lake. This design may suit
you well. One way to find out is to try it.
I, personally, would build a Sabot (D4) using the stitch and glue method.
The cost and time to built it would be about the same and the plan is free.

"Shaun Van Poecke" wrote in message
...
I came across this scow a couple of hours ago;

http://www.angib.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/scow/scow0.htm

LOA 12' , beam 4', draft 5" leeboard up, 2' leeboard down and weighing in
at
around 150lbs. Its built out of 3 sheets of 1/4" and 2 sheets of 3/8".
With that sort of weight, im probably going to need a trailer or a gym
membership.

looks like maybe 3-4 days build, and it comes with CAD drawings! The
price
suits my budget perfectly (free). Ill probably replace the ballanced lug
with a junk sail. One nice thing about it is that it can be used as a
rowing boat as well, so if im out on the lake and the winds die down....

The other nice thing is that having a leeboard gives me a bit more room in
the cockpit :-)

Any thoughts on this one? Pros or cons?

Thanks,
Shaun






The tiny bear,

I dont know how you feel about outriggers but this on eis made from sheets
of plywood. The designer has sailed his between a bunch of islands in
micronesia and uses it as a spare dingy on his yacht.

http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/garyd/wa_apa.html

This is his main site with all of his designs:

http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/garyd/

I am in the planning stages of the Ulua. It came with a lot of information
and full size drawings but you have to purchase the plans. He also has been
really helpful in answering questions over e-mail.

Bill

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scbafreak via BoatKB.com wrote:
I dont know how you feel about outriggers but this on eis made from sheets
of plywood. The designer has sailed his between a bunch of islands in
micronesia and uses it as a spare dingy on his yacht.

http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/garyd/wa_apa.html

This is his main site with all of his designs:

http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/garyd/

I am in the planning stages of the Ulua. It came with a lot of information
and full size drawings but you have to purchase the plans. He also has been
really helpful in answering questions over e-mail.

Bill

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If you had more time to build, I'd suggest the MiniCup on the Stevenson
Projects page. It is 12' long and sails very well. I built mine in 9
weeks of working about an hour or two a night.

Check out this site:

http://www.smallboats.com/bolger.htm

Phil Bolger is a near-legendary designer with a special flair for
designs that are easy to build for inexperienced builders in plywood
and other easy-to-find and inexpensive materials. His designs are
being kept alive by "Dynamite" Payson, a Maine Boatbuilder, who sells
plans and runs his own website:

http://www.instantboats.com/

I highly recommend his book, "Build the New Istant Boats", which has
several designs, and which is also simply and well written, an easy
cover-to-cover read that will give you a good feel for a simple,
complete boatbuilding project. These boats are so well designed and
easy to build that you probably wouldn't have to buy separate plans.

"Shaun Van Poecke" wrote in message
...
Im currently landlocked at Mt Isa in australia, a full days drive from any
water except a large lake. Ill be here for the next 6-12 months and I'd
like to build a small sailing dinghy partly for the amusement for it and
to
have something to sail.

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pictures of would do. Im willing to experiment. I have a good size
workshop with most of the tools i'll need.

Thanks,
Shaun


They don't come much easier to build than "Summer Breeze" -
http://www.simplicityboats.com/summerbreezetemp.html

Andrew B