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Boat
Plans - listing for all
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Paddles - single and double - Free
Download- (PDF FILE)
Fitting a Centreboard to the Bolger
Payson Nymph Dinghy - Free Download - (PDF File)
9ft Oars - classic oars - Free Download
- (PDF File)
Eureka Canoes
- easy to build canoe plan
Second page on lightweighting a Eureka Canoe - 35lbs
Peter Hyndman is building one and
posting pics and comments as he goes on Aust.
Woodwork Forums
Timber List for the Eureka 155 - (PDF File)
"The boat that almost made our fortunes
(originally printed in Aust. Amateur Boatbuilder Magazine) - (PDF File)
BETH fast sailing Canoe
- a canoe plan with a touch of the 1870s with modern performance
Another BETH page: Building and Launching of one
of the first Beth Mk 2 - The very beautiful "Kanangra"
15 1/2 ft Rowboat
- performance rowboat boat plan for one which can carry a passenger
Handy Punt - The
simplest boat plan for fishing/utility use
Flyer after early trials - (PDF file)
Materials List - (PDF file)
Russki - two sheets
of plywood - simple plan - Waveski/Surfski
Drop in
sailing rig - turn your canoe/kayak into a sailing boat - simple plan
Materials list for Drop-in Sailing Rig -
PDF File
Drop in
outriggers - Turn a canoe, kayak or dinghy into a fast sailor or make
it into a stable fishing platform
Goat
Island Skiff - a fast handsome skiff plan - simple building method
Detailed Rigging Guide for Lug Rigs
GIS Info on Tim
Fatchen's Pages - background and plans purchase
GIS
Info on Peter Hyndman's Pages - Building and sailing detail
GIS - Dave Graybeal's pages
23ft
Dayboat Launch
Drawing for a forward
double berth - general modification guidelines
Venezia - 27ft Canal Boat / Riverboat
OZ PD Racer - Making this cheap
introductory
sailing class for beginners (adults/kids/families) sail really well.
Excellent first boat now has good sailing performance.
Puddle Duck Racer. Sailing Club racing boat.
Includes
sailing videos.
FAQ on performance factors, design and construction methods of OZ PDRs
Carbon Fiber/Fibre is easy to use but why it is not allowed
Why you can't use second hand sails on your OZ PDRacer
Weight limits on the OZ PDR and why sailboating is becoming too expensive
Building/designing a stiff hull and suggestions that I go on a diet
Correct plywood thickness for a robust boat
Peter on how much puncture resistance a hull needs to have
Leeboards vs Centreboards
Centreboard position in scows
Shallow draft options?
Daggerboard vs swinging centreboard vs leeboard
NACA foils and performance advantages
Discussion about the extreme aft location of the OZ PDR centrecase
Capsize and recovery
Why mainsheet cleats are useless and setting up a boat for capsize
More on planing and polytarp sails
PDR and planing - boat trim etc
Sailing upwind efficiently
Working out windward performance - some measures and their uses
Link to PDRacer.info
- download plans for this simple sailing rowing outboard fishing boat.
Cheap
Page of sailing
videos on Vmix - planing capsize light wind sailing upwind sailing - see right column on this page
Link to us
building two OZ PD Racers on Australian Woodworkers forum
Link to the information page for the OZ
PD Racers
Design
Service Examples
Fenwick Williams Catboat - New rudder, centreboard, mast tabernacle, birdsmouth mast
optimised for minimum tip weight
Steam Canoe -
24ft Steam canoe - hullshape by MSBD - a cheap way of custom design
Norwalk
Island Sharpies - New Sailplan for their 18 foot trailer sailer
Link for more information on their range
- NISBoats
Solar boat
Plan Development for Duck Flat Wooden Boats - Their Design, our
User-friendly plan
Link for more info on their solar and
conventionally powered riverboats - Duck Flat Wooden
Boats
High Tech
Keel, Rudder and Rig Mods that any handyman can do - case study - "The
Orange Boat"
"The
Orange Boat" - more pics, more detail about the thinking and how it
went! - FAAAASSSST!
Light, cost-effective alloy masts for
boats up to 9m (< 30ft) - Duck Flat Wooden
Boats
More keel design "The Fallen Keel"
- reprint from Australian Amateur Boatbuilder Magazine
Rebuilding and redesigning a Murray River Cruiser
Other stuff
The AMAZING
Balsa Canoe - 12lbs x 10 1/2ft
Discussion thread for Balso Strip
Construction on Boat
Design Net
FAQ - Epoxy
methods, How
things have Changed. Sikaflex and laid decks, general boatbuilding
methods
Fibreglassing 1 - small areas - eg fibreglassing chines or joins between hull panels
Fibreglassing 2 - double bias tapes and glassing small complex areas
Fibreglassing 3 - bigger areas - centreboards, rudders, leeboards, keels and larger hull areas
Saving Labour by precoating epoxy sheets
Fast, clean and accurate application of epoxy glue using snap lock plastic bags (better than piping icing)
Eliminating
Screws and other Fasteners - save money and do a better job
Learn to sail - choosing a first
boat
Fixing
up an old Racing Dinghy Part 1
Fixing up an old racing Dinghy - International Cadet - detailed version 2
Fixing up an old racing dinghy - short - Mirror dinghy with ply seams glassed inside and out - version 3
Racing Sailing Dinghies and
Yachts - the low stress way of doing very well !?!
Birdsmouth masts - butt
or scarf?
Labour and material saving
with epoxy
Glassing
- Epoxy Resin vs Polyester Resin - short answer
Painting and Varnishing Advice
Incase you have been hiding
under a rock - cordless drills for timber structure assembly
Using Sikaflex and Epoxy
for Teak Decks over Ply
Old designs (Hartley etc)
vs Modern Designs (epoxy technology)
How the plans business works and,
perhaps, how to use it to your advantage
Glues - Epoxy vs Resorcinol
- short answer
Glassing - Epoxy Resin vs
Polyester Resin - short answer
Preventing Rot Pt 1 - The
Good, the Bad and the Fugly
Preventing Rot Pt 2 -
Epoxies that "soak in"
Removing OIL and DIESEL that has
soaked into Timber
Are 1 to 1 (1:1) Epoxys any good for boatbuilding
A lightbox to keep epoxy warm so it spreads easily and pumps well in cold weather
Torture Boards - how to get cedar strip smooth
Joining Deck Plywood - a bad method and the proper method
Lightweight timber for lightweight boats - Paulownia (Kirri)
Crimes agains boatbuilding and boat design - is it OK to shrink or extend a boat in this plan - and a case study
Building cedar strip boats strong enough to take impact - canoes and sea kayaks and beach landings
Canoe Design features of plywood, strip planked, fibreglass canoes and sailing and paddling canoes
USL Code for finding sizes of timber parts of older boats
Selecting timbers to build a canoe in Australia. Paulownia, Jarrah, Cedar - good or bad
Setting up lugsail and spritsail rigs (also lateen sails) for excellent performance - focus on balance lugs.
PDRacer
Puddle Duck Racer FAQ
How light can a PDR Racer be
built of wood? The Weight limits on the OZ PD Racer The Death of Small
Boat Sailing.
The correct plywood
thicknesses for a robust boat
Peter on how
much resistance to puncture does ply really need to have
Questions on whether the
OZ PD Racer will distort under sailing loads and suggestions about
sending me on a diet
Discussion
about the extreme aft location of the OZ PD Racer centrecase
Centreboard
position in scows
and why it ended up not making a difference to the OZ PD Racer
Capsize and Recovery
in OZ PD Racers
OZ PD Racer and
planing - spray in the face - wind in the hair!
Working
out how well your boat performs upwind - Leeway, tacking angle,
pointing angle
More
on planing and the behaviour of polytarp sails in stronger wind.
Are there
shallow draft options for the PD Racer - my local waters are tres
shallow
Sailing
upwind efficiently - how fast in a non trapeze boat
Why we don't
use mainsheet cleats and design for capsize and economy.
Which is better - a
swinging centreboard or a leeboard?
NACA Foils and the performance
advantages
Making Carbon Fibre
Components and comparison with wood.
Leeboards
vs Centreboards
Why exotic second hand
parts of other boats cant be used on OZ PD Racers
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