Small Boat Design 5 recently-built small boat designs, 12 small boat plans, sail and power, 17' to 29' 6"
24' Exploration Ketch Tern
Launched May 2006: 24' Exploration Ketch Tern
Construction: plank-on-frame
Length: 23' 9"
Beam:6' 8"
Draft: 4'7" B/D
Displacement to DWL: 1,850 lbs
Sail Area: 260 sq.ft.
Builder: Ben Brouwer
Builder's Web site: Hunter Bay Boat Project
Designed for a rowing and sailing expedition to Alaska, Tern is shown racing in Shipyard School Raid 2006 on her last leg home, September 06. Photo credit Cameron Eckert
Comments: Tern is a lengthened (to 23'9') version of Ratty, but of lighter construction with riveted plywood planking on yellow cedar frames. Sail area has also been increased, to a total of 260 sq. ft. in a gaff ketch rig. A modern wooden foil has been substituted for Ratty's steel plate.
20' Cat-ketch Ratty
Launched 2002: 20' Cat-ketch Ratty
Construction: sheathed plywood
Length: 20' 0"
Beam: 6' 8"
Draft: 4'0" B/D
Displacement: 1,350 lbs
Ballast: 350 lbs
Sail Area: 174 sq.ft.
Builder: Barefoot Wooden Boats
Designed as a family camper-cruiser in the Gulf Islands, Ratty is a capable sailer and an easy, pleasurable boat to row.
Comments: Featured in WoodenBoat #175, built of sheathed plywood. Ratty is an interpretation of the Drascombe type, with modernized form and a standing lug rig.
15' Electric Launch
Launched April 2006: 15' electric launch
Construction: carvel
Length: 15' 0"
Beam: 4' 6"
Draft: 12"
Displacement: 500 lbs with 240 lbs of batteries
Power: 8 HP 24V Etec motor
Builder: Silva Bay Shipyard School
Owner's Web site: Barefoot Wooden Boats
Sponsored and commissioned by Barefoot Wooden Boats for silent utility use around Silva Bay.
Comments: Carvel construction. Pretty in a traditional manner, for silent utility use around Silva Bay. Weight about 500 pounds with 240 pounds of batteries aboard. Designed around the 8 HP 24V Etec motor turning a 10 inch propeller. Range to be about 4 hours at 5 knots.
13'6" Mahogany Tender Seka
Launched 2004: 13'6" Mahogany Tender Seka
Construction: mahogony lapstrake
Length: 13' 6"
Beam: 5' 7"
Draft (loaded) : 1' 6"
Weight (empty): 800 lbs
Power: 7 HP BMW diesel
Builder: Silva Bay Shipyard School
Owner's Web site: Island Eagle
Designed as a tender for the classic wooden yacht Island Eagle
Comments: Seka was designed as a heavy workboat and tender to Island Eagle. Her lines originated with a smaller dinghy (10 feet) designed by Louis Kromholz in 1934.
12' Pogi-class Sailing Dinghy
Launched April 2006: 4th 12' Pogi-class Sailing Dinghy
Construction: Riveted Lapstrake western red cedar above the waterline. Glued 1/4 mahogany marine plywood with bottom sheathed with kevlar and epoxy.
Length: 11' 8"
Beam: 4' 6"
Draft: 2'6" B/D
Displacement: 100 lbs
Sail Area: 80 sq.ft.
Builder: Barefoot Wooden Boats
Barefoot Wooden Boats commission in 2004 was for a sailing dinghy with good rowing qualities for two people. The fourth pogi was launched April 2006; according to their builders, the pogies have "lived up to all expectations and exceeded some".
12 Small Boat Plans, Sail and Power, 17' to 29'6"
Captain Flint, 17' Cat-schooner
Construction: plywood on sawn frames
LOA: 17' 0"
Beam: 6' 10"
Draft: 1'4"B/U
Displacement: 2,100 lbs
Sail Area: 155 sq.ft.
Featured in Wooden Boat #175
Harry, 26' Sailing Scow
Construction: plywood
LOA: 26' 0"
Beam: 11' 0"
Draft: 1'3" B/U
Displacement: 10,715 lbs
Sail Area: 511 sq.ft.
Featured in Pacific Yachting 1986
Teazer, 28' Coastwise-cruising Ketch
Construction:
LOA: 28' 0"
Beam: 7' 10"
Draft: 4'0"
Displacement: 5,600 lbs
Sail Area: 405 sq.ft.
Featured in Wooden Boat #175
Hero, 29'6" Offshore Cutter
Construction:
LOA: 29' 6"
Beam: 9' 10"
Draft: 5'0"
Displacement: 16,500 lbs
Sail Area: 657 sq.ft.
Featured in Wooden Boat #175
Alder, 18' Flat-bottomed Displacement Boat
Construction: lapstrake planks
LOA: 18' 0"
Beam: 6' 8"
Draft: 19'1/2"
Displacement: 2,450 lbs
Cruising Speed: 5 knots
Featured in Wooden Boat #137
Oak, 18' Inshore Fisherman
Construction: lapstrake planks
LOA: 18' 0"
Beam: 7' 0"
Draft: 2'3"
Displacement@half-load: 3,400 lbs
Top Speed: 9 knots
Featured in Wooden Boat #137
Sitka Spruce, 18' Deep-V Planing Hull
Construction: plywood
LOA: 18' 0"
Beam: 7' 0"
Draft hull: 11'1/2"
Displacement: 2,000 lbs
Top Speed: 28 knots
Featured in Wooden Boat #137
26' Down East Outboard Cruiser
Construction: sheathed plywood
LOA: 26' 0"
LWL: 23' 8"
Beam: 8' 6"
Draft: 12"
Displacement to DWL: 3600 lbs
Power: 90 HP 4-stroke outboard motor
Cruising Speed: 20 knots
Top Speed: 25 knots
Builder:
Ironbark, 28' Traditional Displacement Boat
Construction: lapstrake planks
LOA: 28' 0"
Beam: 9' 10"
Draft: 3'8"
Displacement: 16,500 lbs
Cruising Speed: 6.8 knots
Featured in Wooden Boat #137
Douglas Fir, 28' Displacement Boat
Construction: lapstrake planks
LOA: 28' 0"
Beam: 10' 6"
Draft: 2'9"
Displacement@half-load: 11,600 lbs
Top Speed: 20 knots
Featured in Wooden Boat #137
Red Cedar, 28' Family Coastal Cruiser
Construction: lapstrake planks
LOA: 28' 0"
Beam: 9' 6"
Draft: 17and 1/2"
Displacement@half-load: 7,800 lbs
Cruising Speed: 25 knots
Featured in Wooden Boat #137
Mahogany, 28' 5.5" Planing Hull
Construction:
LOA: 28' 5-1/2"
Beam: 7' 6"
Draft: 20'1/2"
Displacement@half-load: 5,700 lbs
Top Speed: 65 knots
Featured in Wooden Boat #137
last updated December 17, 2009
Stahl 29, a 29' twin outboard flying-bridge cruiser
All foam-cored fiberglass construction.