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Complete free plans package for the intheboatshed.net flat-bottomed 15ft 6in skiff

08:57 pm on Nov 2nd 2008 Gavin Atkin

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12 Responses to “Complete free plans package for the intheboatshed.net flat-bottomed 15ft 6in skiff”

1. Jaap Mar 28th 2009 at 01:54 pm 1

   

   Dear Gavin,

   Do you expect to add dxf files of the nested parts to the zipped package? I consider those very very helpful.

   Kind regards,
   Jaap

2. Gavin Atkin Mar 28th 2009 at 04:11 pm 2

   

   Happy to send you some Jaap – so long as you don’t intend to use them for commercial purposes.

   Gavin

3. Gavin Atkin Mar 28th 2009 at 09:06 pm 3

   

   PS – Jaap didn’t, and I sent him the files.

4. Brandon May 14th 2009 at 07:48 pm 4

   

   Hey Gavin, wonderful plans! I’ve downloaded them, made a model (two actually, really fun for me and my 4 and 5 yr old sons) and had a question. I have worked with fiberglass and epoxy before but Im curious, about how much resin do you think Ill need on this project? I of course, dont want to skimp Thanks so much for your help, its awesome to put FREE plans out like that. Brandon

5. Gavin Atkin Jul 1st 2009 at 04:51 pm 5

   

   Brandon -

   It’s good to hear from you.

   How much epoxy you use depends very much on how much you like to use.

   Here in the UK epoxy is terribly expensive, and we make our fillets about as wide as a table-spoon will form, use fairly light-glass on the bottoms of light boats and apply it fairly thinly everywhere else. On that basis, I guess I might use four-five litres. In other places epoxy is much cheaper, and in my observation some people tend to use it more generously, which of course produces a heavier if stronger boat. Others, however, may be looking for a lighter-weight boat, and so use less.

   I’m glad you enjoyed making the models. You couldn’t let me have some photos of them I could put on the site could you please?

   I like to encourage model making, partly because it’s fun, partly because it encourages confidence and partly because it helps people to see how the boats go together.

   Gav

6. Paul Jul 2nd 2009 at 03:53 am 6

   

   Hey, Gavin,

   I, too, made a cerealbox model. Turned out OK. I was very interested to see how it became more rigid as I finally managed to get the parts fitted. Too, I need to add the knees and the breast hook. (I was assembling without looking at your drawings!)

   I live on a river in the southern US, and have been looking for an inexpensive – relatively – way to get on the river. I hope to build a Julie skiff in the next few months. One question: you mentioned a sailing verion of the skiff. Do you have such a plan completed? I have considered building a small sailing craft, something simple to sail – for a novice.

7. Gavin Atkin Jul 3rd 2009 at 11:26 am 7

   

   Haven’t worked up the sailing version yet.

   Hopefully I don’t have to say how useful the notes and the drawings are – otherwise the various components could confuse a person. The knees and breast hook will add to the rigidity, of course.

   Gav

8. Stefan Jul 30th 2009 at 02:00 am 8

   

   I was looking for plans to build a “Chipewyan Skiff” and stumbled upon your beautiful ones instead. They appear very much like the native craft of that area, perhaps certain boat designs are fundamentally self-evident?

   That said, I might just be building an Ella next spring if the wifey can be convinced…

9. Lisa Sep 8th 2009 at 08:22 am 9

   

   Hi Gavin- Am new to the world of boatbuilding but am fascinated and am enjoying planning my first venture and deciding on the design of my first one. I have attempted to downlaod a few of your free designs from this site but all attempts redirect me back to the original page … no download. any wisdom on this? Thank you again for your huge contributions of wisdom and time to those of us who are new…. smiles. invaluable! I am ordering your book to sit beside me all the way through my first attempt! blessings- Lisa

10. Rich Oct 2nd 2009 at 03:41 am 10

    

    Does anyone know the expected cost of producing this boat?

11. Gavin Atkin Oct 2nd 2009 at 07:00 am 11

    

    Rich – thanks for your interest.

    To attempt to answer your question, you’ll need the number of sheets of ply indicated, framing, gunwale and inwale timber where indicated (say, 100ft), several kilos of epoxy (how much depends on how liberal you are with it), maybe 100ft of 3-4in epoxy tape, glass cloth to cover the outside (you might cover only the bottom, in which case you’ll need a piece about 16ft by 4in, or may prefer to cover the whole exterior).

    You’ll then need one coat of primer, two coats of undercoat and two coats of paint all over. You’ll need varnish two – six coats is normal for gunwales etc.

    In all it’s difficult to say precisely because the total will depend on the qualities you buy, how you choose to build the boat and the cost of materials in your country. What I would say, however, is that there’s no reason to think it would be any more expensive than other similar designs.

    Gav

12. Yoni Feb 13th 2010 at 02:12 am 12

    

    Unfortunately I saw the another design of July skiff which 15 ft and 7 in and Ella skiff, may I do have them too for my considerations.
    I am 65 and I will not used it for commercial purposes I ‘ll use it for fishing. Thank you very much
    Regards
    Yoni, Jakarta, Indonesia.

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