As usual, click on the thumbnails for much bigger images that in this case reveal just how smooth and sweet Alan’s seams really are!
Most first-time boatbuilders find themselves saying how much better the boat would be if they could do it all again, both because of the different choices they would make but also because of the techniques they have learned and improved. Many then go on to build different boats, but Alan Stancombe has built a second Cinderella to the free plans I drew up – and a great job he has done.
The difference lies in his use of tongue depressers as spacers between the strakes, which he says enabled him to produce smooth taped seams on the inside of the boat.
However he did it, I’m thinking he could give lessons in building Cinderellas!
For free plans for this easy to build 12ft stitch and glue open canoe made from plywood and epoxy, click here: Cinderella download
For more examples of the Cinderella, see the free plans page link at the top of this page.
PS I was also chuffed today to hear from Dave Stone, who sent me a Sketchup model of the sailing version of the Ella skiff that he’s been working on. Well done Dave! Plans for the Ella skiff are available from the Free plans page – see the link at the top of this page.
