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Aug27
This sweet 10ft clinker-built double-ended skiff looks extremely difficult to build, at least to me – but it’s wonderfully pretty nevertheless
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Chris Partridge Aug 29th 2007 at 06:16 am 1
It would be easy to build in strip plank, wouldn’t it?
Gavin Atkin Aug 29th 2007 at 06:34 am 2
Easier, though still not easy. I’m tempted to model one up using CAD for epoxy lapstrake, but even that will be tricky.
I just think that anyone who can build this in clinker and make it tight with these hard bends would more than earn my respect. Anyway, I’d love to see someone do it!
Gav
Steve Taylor Aug 29th 2007 at 04:15 pm 3
If you’re tempted to do a CAD model, I’d be tempted to build it… if only I had more time!
It would certainly be interesting to see a bit more ’shape’ than that suggested in the drawings accompanying the original article.
Steve
David Ginger Dec 14th 2007 at 06:43 pm 4
Fibre Glass ?
I mean like make a plug roughly that shape with pseudo clinker ?
Gerry Apr 24th 2008 at 07:50 am 5
Jay Benford has a very similar design in one his books complete with plans.
http://www.tillerbooks.com/Small_Craft_Plans.php
http://www.benford.us/scp/11peapod.html
Richard Allan Jan 3rd 2010 at 01:01 pm 6
Where are plans available for the double ended 10ft skiff ?
Gavin Atkin Jan 3rd 2010 at 02:42 pm 7
It’s here: http://intheboatshed.net/2007/08/27/a-challenge-for-home-boatbuilders-a-sweet-10ft-clinker-built-double-ended-skiff/
Gav
Richard Allan Jan 4th 2010 at 10:19 am 8
A further look through the site leads me to think the 10ft skiff plans are in a book called “Boat Building for the Amateur”. Does anybody know the author and publisher ?
Gavin Atkin Jan 4th 2010 at 12:57 pm 9
Details are at the Amazon site here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Practical-Building-Amateurs-Adrian-Neison/dp/1929516134/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262609760&sr=1-5
Richard Allan Jan 4th 2010 at 01:50 pm 10
Thanks for “info” on Skiff book , have done the deal with Amazon and maybe over a year or so it will turn into a proper boat
Gavin Atkin Jan 4th 2010 at 02:02 pm 11
Well done – do please let us know how you get on!
Gav