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12lbs (5.5kg) The Amazing Balsa Canoe
Experiment - my own boats keep getting smaller and lighter! J Henry Rushton's Wee Lassie Canoe
Nothing
for Sale here - just for fun. Updated Aug 25.
NEW Fenwick Williams
Catboat - Rudder/Keel/Rig optimisation, Simplify structure for Cedar
Strip, Design mast tabernacleExtensive detail redesign to make this boat easy to launch from a trailer by one person and also boost performance significantly. Updated May 7.
Rebuilding/Redesigning
a Murray River Cruiser. NEW March 15Chris bought an old hull that had seen better days. It had great space inside. This page goes through some of the design process showing some of the steps and also showing pics of how the boat is now. It might be for sale.
Design
Service -
New Sailplan
for Norwalk Island Sharpie - ketch mod. for NISboats.comWe can modify existing designs. The Agents, NISboats.com, asked us to reduce the trailering length of Bruce Kirby's popular boat by reducing mast height - but without sacrificing performance. Updated Dec 3.
Design Service
- development of SOLAR
BOAT PLANS for Duck Flat Wooden Boats.Their existing design, but they weren't planning to be published in WOODENBOAT Magazine, leading to a demand from the clamouring public for plan sets. MSBD developed up a set of procedures with the Duck Flat team and prepared 22 detailed drawings. Updated Dec 3.
Design Service -
Turning a Slug into a Rocketship - Rig, Keel and Hull Structure
modificationsTed's Orange Boat was real slow. But now this little 2 to 3 person keelboat is up near the top end of the fleet! Usually keel and rig optimisation Costs The Earth - but we have developed methods for simple building of high efficiency appendages and lightweight but durable masts. Updated Jan 31.
A bit like a BLOG - I am updating the page regularly to show the process of development to create a boat stylethat will keep two discerning customers happy. Wish me luck! Updated March 15.
Turn a Kayak or Canoe into an
INSTANT SAILBOAT:Drop in sailing Rig
Simple Drop-in Rig with leeboard. Gives just about any canoe or kayak the ability to sail to windward and downwind. Parts will fit inside most boats and can be removed very easily. New December 8
Steam
Canoe - 24ft (7.2m) - Magnificent Classic:Custom Hull Design
We worked out the hullshape - Roger Baker worked out the rest - inexpensive design cost but extraordinary result Updated December 3rd.
