2005-2006 Projects Archive-Boats

The Boatbuilding class of 2005-2006 has 4 new boats under way:

12′ Gartside
Lapstrake. Paul Gartside clinker dinghy. Length overall 12 ft 0 in Beam 4 ft 10 in Depth amidships 1 ft 5 in Sail area 68 sq. ft. Weight 180 lbs. approx.

12′ Catspaw
Clinker. Joel White's adaption of a Hereshoff Columbia dinghy. LOA - 12' 8 3/8" Beam - 4' 5 5/8" Draft (cb up) - 6 1/2" (cb down) - 1' 8" Weight - 150 - 200 lbs. Sail Area : 65 sq. ft.

18′ Mower Dory
Plank-on-frame. Plans are in Building Classic Small Craft by John Gardner.

15′ Electric Launch
Carvel. Tad Roberts custom design. Pretty in a traditional manner, for silent utility use around Silva Bay. 15′ by 4′ beam, draft 12′, weight about 500 pounds with 240 pounds of batteries aboard. Designed around the 6 HP 24V Etec motor turning a 10 inch propeller. Range to be about 4 hours at 5 knots.

Sources: Gartside Boats; Wooden Boat Store; Barefoot Wooden Boats; Tad Roberts Boats.

To see more boats built at SBSS, go to the Archive pages.

drawing of the Catspaw, an adaption of a Hereshoff Columbia dinghy.

4 new boats are under way; a 12′ lapstrake Gartside, a 12′ clinker Catspaw, a 16′ plank-on-frame sailing dory, and a 15′ carvel electric launch.