Tag: boat

An alternative folding boat

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Handy Andy folding boat plans

10ft folding dinghy plans at the Svenson free boat plans site

Attention boating enthusiasts – is this folding boat the half-forgotten answer to the eternal tender problem?

Tenders tend to be be a nuisance as we all know – the nasty rubber things cost a fortune, take ages to inflate, take up a lot of space on board and row like psychopathic milk jugs, and of course a solid tender is a can be a pain to tow.

So some people might like to consider this folding alternative, which I’ve just spotted. Plans can be downloaded at the Svenson website.

Follow this link for more free boat plans.

A pretty double-ended skiff seen at the Beale Park Thames Boat Show

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Small double-ended skiff at the Beale Park Thames Boat Show

Small double-ended skiff at the Beale Park Thames Boat Show

Small double-ended skiff at the Beale Park Thames Boat Show

A double-ended skiff that could have been built from the
pages of Practical Boatbuilding for Amateurs

I’ve got lots of photographs from the Beale Park show, but with lots of work to do and a musical engagement I’ve had precious little time to put them up. In fact, I’ve very little time now, but I thought I should quickly share these shots of what was probably my favourite boat from the show – a little double-ender that could easily have been built from the pages of a book I scanned and posted here some time ago, Practical Boatbuilding for Amateurs.

Although it was on the International Boatuilding Training College’s stand, there was sadly no information about the boat’s history, or anything to explain the reason for the double-ended shape, or anything about how it performs on the water. And all their people were so busy I didn’t want to interrupt them!

Nevertheless, I think it’s a real sweetheart and if I was half clever enough, I’d want to build one just like it.

For more information, click here for the freely available plans. As I’ve said before, if anyone builds this little boat I would be delighted to hear about the project.

Light Trow Onawind Blue has her photo taken – and is readied for a 50-mile cruise

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Light Trow Onawindblue

Onawind Blue is ready for an exciting and demanding new season

Ben Crawshaw of The Invisible Workshop has had some posh photos taken of his boat for both his friend Mr Mushroom and his sailmaker. He’s also getting ready for his first 50 mile cruise along his section of the Spanish coast. Why not drop by and wish him luck?