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Dream daysailers: 13 of the best boats for a great day out on the water

• Toby Hodges
• July 16, 2020

Toby Hodges looks at the best daysailer yachts on the market, from ultra-modern cruisers to classically-styled masterpieces

Modern daysailers

1. saffier se 33 ud.

Saffier Yachts now has eight designs between 21ft and 37ft. The investment and knowhow the Hennevanger brothers have put into the production facility really shows too – the vacuum-infused builds and finish quality are top class.

Saffier builds seaworthy designs , tests all new models thoroughly in the North Sea and ensures its yachts can be sailed easily single-handedly.

Launched in 2014, the Saffier Se 33 is a sporty design but with a practical self-draining cockpit and optional solid sprayhood, which help it handle most weather conditions. It has a fast underwater shape, a generous sailplan and a fixed carbon bowsprit. The extra-large cockpit features 2m benches and a folding transom and there is space enough for four to sleep below.

Saffier’s brand new Se 27 also looks like a seriously fun design and has been averaging speeds in the mid-teens with the kite up, clocking over 20 knots in its early trials this spring.

Prices for the Se 33 start at €114,500 (ex. VAT).

2. Domani S30

The S30, launched in 2018, is Belgian company Domani’s first model – a trailable sportsboat designed to be comfortable, fast and beautiful, says founder Michael Goddaert.

Inspired by Riva’s Aquarama motor boat , it has a large minimalist cockpit, spacious aft sunbed and a classy-looking compact interior. The narrow-beamed S30 weighs only 1,700kg, is offered with a long, two-part carbon rig, and has an electric drive as standard. A Lounge version is being developed which is similar to the Tofinou 9.7 in terms of deck layout.

Price ex. VAT: €88,000.

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3. Black Pepper Code 0.1

Those lucky enough to have sailed at Les Voiles de St Tropez may have seen these neo-classic daysailers from chic brand Black Pepper.

As well as this range of Code-branded daysailers/weekenders, the yard has just launched a new Sam Manuard-designed, scow-bowed IMOCA 60 for Armel Tripon’s Vendée Globe campaign.

The original Code 0, by Marc Lombard, is a high-performance dayboat with a distinctive squared coachroof, which is built light in carbon and epoxy with half its displacement in the keel bulb.

A new Code 0.1 version (pictured) launched last year, and is available in Open and Spirit (performance/regatta) versions.

Price ex. VAT: £148,000.

4. A-Yachts A27 / A33

A-Yachts founder. Michael Gilhofer helped to develop the original B30 (pictured below) and was distributor for B-Yachts in Germany for 17 years. He commissioned the in-demand Lorenzo Argento, who formerly worked with Luca Brenta, to design a new range of luxury daysailers built in Slovenia and finished in Austria.

The first two A-Yachts models (the A27 is pictured above) are focused on performance daysailing, whereas B-Yachts has gone for more cruising comfort below. An exciting new model, the A39, is due for launch in 2021.

Prices ex. VAT: A27 €98,500, A33 €215,000.

5. B-Yachts B30 / B34

The Brenta B30 is the iconic Italian daysailer. A real looker to keep berthed at your Portofino residence, it has a lightweight carbon/epoxy build and a high ballast ratio, for tantalising light airs sailing. B-Yachts is the brand that took the daysailing concept to the limit with the fiendishly indulgent (and very white) B60, which we tested, open-mouthed, back in 2008.

Although stagnant for some years, the company was acquired by Luca Brenta’s cousin Alberto Castiglioni in late 2018. Brenta, along with designer Alessia Lee, has worked up the design for a new B34 model due to launch this year, and they are now working on a B40.

The B30 (above) is now a modern classic, with more than 40 built, but the refreshed company has made some upgrades including a new rudder profile, fixed bowsprit, revised deck gear, a more functional interior and the option for an electric engine. But it’s still got those killer lines.

Prices ex. VAT: B30 €118,000, B34 €190,000.

6. Esse 330

This is the sixth model from Josef Schuchter’s yard on Lake Zurich, which builds fast, stiff and sporty designs. The new 330 is the first Esse that offers the ability for weekend/overnight sailing. Schuchter told us it is designed more for pleasure sailing than racing but has the same performance as the yard’s 990, using a 1m shorter mast and with greater stability and comfort.

Umberto Felci designed the 330 with a self-tacking jib, a carbon deck-stepped mast with no backstay and a high ballast ratio to help ensure it can easily be sailed short-handed. A lifting keel reduces draught to 1.55m and an electric drive is offered.

Price ex. VAT: €134,000.

A plumb stem and square coachroof give an alluring pilot classic style to this Judel/Vrolijk design, but it is the materials from which it is crafted that are most intriguing. Built by Bremen-based Greenboats, the flax (plant) or linen (fibre) is vacuum-infused with bio epoxy and can be given a clearcoat finish to help show off the fibres.

The focus is on weight-saving for this performance daysailer, using recycled PET as the core material. The deck is made from cork, the ropes are made entirely from recycled plastic bottles and the sails are recyclable.

Price ex. VAT, ready to sail: €126,000.

Modern-classic daysailers

8. eagle 38.

The Boersma brothers founded Leonardo Yachts in the northern part of the Netherlands to build top quality gentleman’s daysailers and weekenders.

Its range of gorgeous designs are inspired by the timeless lines and overhangs of the J Class , but with modern appendages.

The new Hoek-designed Eagle 38 is the smallest of a range that now extends to 70ft. It is devised for easy handling, with jib winches in reach of the helmsman/tiller, in a deep self-draining cockpit that can seat six in comfort.

The varnished mahogany interior can sleep three and includes cooking facilities and a neatly hidden toilet.

Price ex. VAT: €177,500.

9. Wally Nano MkII

Wally stunned us with the unveiling of its incomparable Nano in 2009. The Andre Hoek-designed masterpiece certainly elevated the standard of extravagance (and price) for a daysailer. This Wally Nano MkII model released eight years later is a refined version of the achingly cool design, which marries Italian styling with Dutch workmanship and ingenuity.

A pilot cutter-influenced plumb bow, bowsprit and low, squared coachroof set off a retro style, finished by an elegantly overhanging counter. These classic lines meet contemporary construction and attention to detail at Joop Doomernik’s traditional Dragon building yard. The top class composite work includes a keel grid built from 33 layers of carbon. Believe me, the result on the water is a truly intoxicating ride, both upwind and down!

Price ex. VAT: €390,000.

10. Rustler 33

The Stephen Jones design has the elegant lines and overhangs of the Cornish yard’s earlier Rustler 24, but with a comfortable handmade interior that makes it enticing to overnight on too – there is a proper heads compartment including wet hanging area.

With the addition of stanchions, this becomes a Class B offshore yacht. It’s a stiff boat to sail with a deep, dry cockpit, in which it is comfortable to sit, perch on the chunky coaming or stand to handle the tiller.

Rustler says recent clients for the Rustler 33 are ordering them with carbon masts and electric engines.

Price ex. VAT: £165,000.

11. Morris 29

Fusing S&S lines with modern lightweight materials such as carbon and epoxy, the Morris 29 is a quintessential daysailer that’s easy to rig and maintain, a witch to sail and is as handsome as they come.

And there’s a deep, long cockpit and comfortable saloon below to keep any guests content while you hog the tiller. Now built by Hinckley and priced from US$266,500.

12. Alerion 28 / 33

Cleverly marketed as ‘the 90-minute’ getaway, the iconic Alerion daysailer fleet, from 20-33ft, is designed to get people afloat easily and with the most enjoyment possible. Above is the Alerion 33.

Often seen sporting optional Hoyt jib booms, the models are easy and a delight to sail and have inviting and well-finished interiors.

Rarely do beauty, speed and single-handed ease combine this fluidly and successfully. Prices are available on application only.

13. Friendship 36 / 40

The elegantly timeless look of the Friendship 40, its classic lines, including pronounced tumblehome and wineglass counter, are by Rhode Island’s Ted Fontaine. A Friendship’s deep cockpit and wonderfully inviting and well-appointed interior invite you to sail on through the weekend and beyond.

Fontaine says both the 36 and 40 are still available to order, but at top prices: “The Friendship 40 would be built by Yachting Developments in New Zealand where the moulds are presently stored,” (priced in the region of US $1,350,000).

“And the Friendship 36 is being offered as a cold-moulded wood epoxy built boat that would be built by Rockport Marine in Maine – the yard that built the first 36.”

First published in the June 2020 edition of Yachting World.

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The YM Senior is a lovely little pocket cruiser design by the late Kenneth M. Gibbs. Ken Gibbs designed some lovely ply sailing boats many of which used to feature in the original Yachting Monthly magazine. I had much pleasure in sailing a Senior many years ago on the Thames. For her length, she seemed to accommodate a good sized cockpit and a useful cabin.

Life turns full circle and l have been asked to produce the hull construction details for a modern stitch and tape version. I did this for the Yachting World Heron to rekindle interest in the wood version and l am very happy to do the same for the Senior.

The details we have are for the hull construction only and for the bilge/ballast keel version and the builder would need to purchase a copy of the original plans (presently available on CD from the Eventide Owner’s Group (www.eventides.org.uk).

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The 13’6″ feet (4.12) meters, is a half deck centreboard dinghy.

She is designed to be sailed with the main sheet in hand and compared to many modern dinghies she comes over on the heavy side, having said that she is stable and predictable and a delight to take children out in to learn to sail she makes an excellent expedition dinghy with plenty of storage. she is able to stand up to hard weather and her construction makes her robust and easily repairable.

Yachting Monthly senior 16 ft 0 inches (4.87 m )

Yachting Monthly Senior, is the larger sister to the Junior,She has a small cabin for two to allow overnighting yes snug but very cosey. This little craft will self right stand up to a blow and is a great little coastal hopper.

She can be built as a centre boarder or with ballast keel and bilge plates these little boats were pulled behind small family cars and made interesting coastal and estuary trips.

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Wild Duck is a 19ft 0 inch (5.8 m ) proper ship , a ship that will stand up to real offshore passages a sweet lined powerful yacht. These little boats have made safe passages when bigger craft have hidden away in port a ship not a boat.

Simple construction  all parts can be laminated up using epoxy and ply by sheathing the hull a really strong little craft can be made giving good accommodation for two , three at a push.

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The 3 Tonner is a traditional yacht that can be built of strip planking on plywood frames and epoxy cloth sealed making a strong dry boat with sweet lines that would like right at place in any yachting centre.

She can have up to 4 berths but for me a simple 2 /3 berth layout with lots of space is the way I would go. a small yacht that deals with passagemaking like a big yacht.

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This little craft was intended to be light enough to be towed by a 2 litre car easy enough to be built by anyone who could cut a straight line and drill a hole. There where many layouts put in by their owners but the best was a simple open plan with two berths  however the most popular was the 3 / 4 berth layout.

being simple to build and tough as old boots made the eventide a popular boat to build and own , many boats were built all over the world with sail number 8 bore bee being the most famous . this little craft was built in singapore and sailed to the uk when her owner got posted back to the uk . She went aground on a coral reef and the crew got over the side and pushed her off and she continued without damage. the more you loaded these little craft the harder they stood up to their canvas.

An easy boat to build with today’s epoxies everything can be laminated up and a cheap very seaworthy craft can be built.

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The most up to date version of the eventide plans, shows modifications to the hull including a full length keel a longer coach roof and updated ballast keel.

These improvements including a better square rudder blade were produced as another design called athena, Maurice gave the Eventide owners association permission to modify there eventide plans to incorporate these improvements.

by extending the stations to give an overall length of 27 feet 3 inches you get a graceful curve and a very sea kindly hull.

These boats make great offshore passages in safety and great comfort, they can use cheap drying moorings and give good accomodation.

By the use of modern epoxy a hull can be built cheaply and quickly and hardwood can be laminated meaning costs can be reduced

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Affordable Classics 12 – the Eventide

The Eventide – Maurice Griffith’s era-defining DIY classic

I t is hard to think of another boat so indelibly linked to its designer as Maurice Griffiths is to his Eventide. It was not his only significant design, as the later and larger Waterwitch and Golden Hind, both based on the Eventide, would demonstrate but, alongside his famous books like Magic of the Swatchways and his four-decade-long editorship at Yachting Monthly , during which he played a huge role in the democratisation of yacht sailing in Britain, it is the Eventide that most will remember Griffiths by. It was by some margin his most popular design and is today strongly emblematic of a particular attitude and a particular era; the home-build boom of the 1950s, 60s and 70s.

Griffiths started work on the design for the Eventide in 1956 and a 1:12 model was shown at the London Boat Show the following year. In this, its original and purest iteration, it was a 24ft, shoal-draught, bermudan cutter yacht, with decent accommodation for four. Its single-chine, vee-bottom hull form would make it a relatively easy proposition for amateur home-builders, which was the intention. These days, very few amateurs will take on the build of a yacht this size, and even then, Griffiths thought a 19-footer more realistic, in line with other popular home-builds of the time, like the Yachting Monthly Senior and the Silhouette, both micro-cruisers around 16ft (4.9m) and both hugely popular. Griffiths’ first idea was for a 19-footer, then a 21, but his colleagues at Yachting Monthly persuaded him to go to 23 then 24. As it turned out, this was still not enough, with many builders stretching the design, leading Griffiths to draw the Eventide 26 in 1963, after which both were available.

The 1970s was the Eventide’s heyday. It must have then seemed as though every back garden or garage near the sea had one in build. This was a nation that, although comfortably within living memory, sounds foreign now; a place of Seagull outboards, Mirror dinghies and practical men comfortable wielding a chisel. GRP yachts like the new Westerly Centaur were seen as expensive and exotic. It was, in fact, an era closer to the adventures of the Walkers and Blacketts than to the world today, and in that benign crucible, around 1,000 were built, mostly in back gardens. Very few – maybe 50 – were built professionally.

Hulls were in traditional carvel, plywood or strip-planking, a few are glass, and there is a popular Dutch variant in steel called the Kasteloo. But most are in ply. The rig, as specified, is bermudan cutter, but some are gaff, a few junk. Engine is usually an inboard diesel – 8hp will suffice for the 24, while the 26 will need 12hp for anything more than marina use.

There is huge variation in style in the Eventide fleet. Maurice Griffiths himself said that the design could be stretched by up to 10 per cent without loss of integrity, and owners have taken similar liberties with the accommodation, making the range of available Eventides bewildering. The stepped sheer, raised deck and distinctive cabin trunk do, however, make them unmistakable, as well as providing unheard of interior space in a design of the size and era. Expect a proper four-berth layout and up to 5ft 8in (1.7m) of standing headroom below decks.

Under sail, the Eventide was originally unweatherly and underballasted, as proved by the voyage of Bora Bee , a Singapore-built Eventide that sailed for England in 1959 with the then-specified ballast of 590lb (267lb)   and a great quantity of tinned food. The boat became increasingly unstable as the crew ate their way through their supplies. The ballast was subsequently increased to 800lb, then 1,000. These days, 2,000 is considered about right which, along with the usual modern refinements internally, add about 5in (125mm) to the draught and a smidge to the waterline. Other common modifications these days include a slightly deeper and/or longer stub keel for better windward performance, an extra 5in of length in the hull, bowsprit (to reduce the tendency to excessive weather helm), and the steel bilge keels moved aft a station (for the same reason).

These days, a well-sorted Eventide offers an inherently stable, shoal-draught yacht whose 20 0 deadrise vee hull (and that extra ballast!) make for a yacht that can cross oceans even better than Bora Bee demonstrated. Recently, our featured owner John Williams sailed his E26 Fiddler’s Green around Britain and it’s worth noting that the Eventides’ successor – the Golden Hind – is thought to hold the record for the most transatlantic crossings of any class. There aren’t many other yachts that will suit creek-crawling and blue-water sailing with accommodation for the whole family that can be had for less than £3,000. There is a caveat of course, which applies to any home-built class of boat where quality is so variable, so as always, the advice is to get a survey before buying. The upside is the possibility of a real bargain.

In many ways, the Eventide is the Morris Minor of English yachts and holds as firm a tenure on sailors as ‘the moggie’ does over motorists. The Eventide Owners’ Group, whose website started in 1992, is very active and will sell you a set of plans to build a new one, if you are brave enough, for £5.50 inc P&P. Otherwise, there are plenty of used examples around, so you should be able to get just what you are after.

ONE OWNER’S VIEW

“Think of the Eventide as the sort of boat you can make to be what you need, either a shoestring boat for day sails or, as I chose, a modern wood epoxy composite yacht, fully kitted out for serious sailing, as well as comfortable day sails. She is sea kindly and steady under sail or motor, stands up to her canvas well and as many have noted, is no slouch. Fiddler’s Green , with 5ft 8in (1.72m) head room, has five berths, holding tank for the heads, water filter for the galley, decent cooker with oven, heater, fridge with freezer, LCD lights, decent motor (Beta 17), good, well maintained tan sails… all the mod cons. She is a boat I am proud of and I know will take me anywhere. She’s no greyhound but under sail can do over 6.5k. Cruising speed under motor is 5 knots, top speed 6.”

John Williams, owner of E26 Fiddler’s Green , president Eventide Owner’s Group

CB would like to thank John for his expertise in writing this article. See eventides.org.uk to learn more about the class

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LIST of WOODEN BOAT PLANS – By Michael Storer

Plywood boat plans and wooden canoe plans. sailing dinghy . power . row . paddle . overnight, a boat building course in a book.

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Viola 14 Sailing Canoe Boat Plan

A sailing canoe to make dinghy sailors happy – 75lbs and for a simple boat, beautiful beyond belief – visit page.

Viola 14 Sailing Canoe is fun and exciting. But easier than a sailing dinghy to transport and store.

Canoe performance and Dinghy stability. 14ft – 75 pounds (34kg)

Viola is extremely stable allowing the crew to stand up and step and unstep the lug rig mast while on the water. Try that in a symmetric paddling canoe hullform! If righted correctly she is almost dry after capsize.

Three Sailing rigs with two piece masts 4.7 and 6.0sqm full batten rigs. 6.3m balance lug with three reefs for distance sailing. 75lb hull. Four sheets 4mm plywood.

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16ft Kombi Sail and Paddle Canoe Plan

A 50/50 Sail and Paddle Canoe for one or two with more stabililty for sailing – visit page

The Kombi Canoe is a development of our recent sailing canoes to bring paddling ability up equal to the sailing ability.

Great for families as it can be used as a pure paddling canoe, but also sail well with one or two adults aboard.

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NEW Plan – Mini Outriggers for Adding stability to sailing canoes and small dinghies

The Mini Outriggers are to add stability to a sailing canoe or small dinghy and aid stability to reduce the risk of capsize on other relatively slender boats.

They are set above the water to allow a sailing canoe or narrow dinghy to be sailed normally .

More about the Mini Outriggers here.

Taal Stand Up Paddleboard in Plywood

Both speed and stability at the same time.

A beautiful plywood Stand Up Paddleboard designed for distance paddling.

The user feels the stability, the water thinks it is a low drag pintail. 12ft

We created a board that hits the numbers for a good canoe or rowboat. Less wetted surface with a stable midsection and excellent weight carrying.

12ft and Stable for beginners but with the low drag of a kayak/pintail type hull (see the stern photos).

More about the Taal Touring Stand Up Paddleboard Plan here

Goat Island Skiff Sail Boat Plan

Simple, modern performance and famous worldwide.

Justifiably famous.

Simple to build but light, fast, pretty.  Fast with 1 to 4 adults

Rows and Motors and will sail rings around other character boats. 15.8ft

More information about the Goat Island Skiff Plan Facebook Group for asking questions about the Goat Island Skiff

Quick Canoe 155 – build in 2 weekends

Very simple plywood canoe that handles well and looks right.

Quick DIY wooden canoe that works better than most flat-bottomed canoes and many fibreglass ones.

Even looks good on the beach. 15.5ft

First one took the builder 4 1/2 hours to get on the water – but most take 2 weekends. Half the weight of many fibreglass canoes. Lighter than most plastic. 55lbs from big store plywood. Another took 5 1/2 hours .

It has been designed to be as easy to build as possible while keeping most of the qualities of a nice paddling wooden canoe.

In particular the ability to track – excellent first boat plan. Click here for a comparison between our fast and our classic paddling canoe plans

More Information about the plywood Quick Canoe Plan

Eureka Canoe – Classic Plywood Canoe Plan

Light and lovely to paddle. simple plywood boat plan.

Light on the land, Prettiest Plywood or wooden Canoes anywhere. 15.5ft

Excellent distance touring boats.

15’6″, simple construction for a wooden canoe. 32 – 45lbs (15 to 20kg)

Click here for a comparison between our paddling canoe plans.

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Quick Canoe Electric Cargo Canoe Plan

Wooden cargo canoe for electric trolling motor 34lbs thrust.

5 to 6mph using a 34lb thrust Minn Kota or other electric trolling motors. DIY plywood canoe for fishing and roof racking.

Keeps the simplicity and low materials cost of the Quick Canoe Family. 15.5ft

Cartop transport. Very detailed Wooden Canoe Plans.

Click here for more information about the Plywood Quick Canoe Electric

Oz Goose Light Family and Club Sail Boat Plan

Low-cost family sailing dinghy, regattas and club training and learn to sail.

The Oz Goose is a small boat that is super easy to build.

Cruising or teaching with three adults or excellent club racing performance sailing with 1 or 2 in the boat. 12ft

The famous line is we can build 10 of these in the Philippines for the price of importing a single Laser sailboat. Boat speeds are very matched for excellent tactical racing when not heading off for a family picnic with two adults and a bunch of kids aboard

For training, the goose will carry an instructor and two adults to sail with good sensitivity and speed. In stronger winds, we commonly see downwind speeds of 10 to 13knots and sometimes much more.

Also, visit the  Oz Goose Group on Facebook More information about the Plywood Oz Goose – see the website

“BETH” Sailing Canoe – Elegant plywood boat plan

Simple, brilliant performance – one person cartop – sailing canoe portability.

A touch of the 1870s but fast about as much fun as is possible on a plywood boat. 

Yawl Rig with speed – a wooden canoe that can scare the Lasers at your local club .

Racing dinghy experience recommended! 

A small boat for amateur boat building that is light enough for one person to roofrack 70lbs plywood canoe hull. Sailing Canoe boat plan

Click here for more about the  plywood BETH Sailing Canoe Plan

Drop-in sail Rig Plan for Canoes and Kayaks

Convert a canoe or dinghy into a serious sailboat.

Convert most Kayaks or Canoes into an INSTANT SAILBOAT.

Everything removes as one unit except for the mast step

Also fits some rowing dinghies that are small or narrow.

Very cheap beginners plan.

Read more about the Drop-In Sailing Rig Boat Plan

Drop in Outrigger Canoe conversion Plan

Convert canoe, kayak or dinghy to a fast sailboat trimaran with amas..

Create a paddle or sailing outrigger canoe from a fibreglass or wooden Canoe or Kayak.

Even an elderly Grumman!

Convert your old canoe into an awesome sailing machine or fishing or diving platform.

Each component is under 10 pounds and everything removes cleanly from the boat apart from 4 small fittings and a mast step.

These Amas and crossbeams work for fibreglass and wooden canoes and dinghies, Fibreglass, Aluminium and some plastic canoes.

Performance sailing (see the video on the plan page ) or as a stable fishing platform or to make a super quick sailing multihull.

If you buy the plywood boat plan for the outriggers there is a free supplement available to set it up for sailing. Very cheap plan for a big boost in performance.

Find out how to convert your canoe, kayak or dinghy to a fast sailing outrigger canoe

Handy Punt – simple fishing punt Boat plan

Light cartop load, simple to build and stable – ideal first plywood boat plan.

Outboard motored Punts are the simplest plywood boats.

Good performance, easy construction, stable fishing platforms.

And lightweight for cartopping on roof racks.

An easy first boat plan for first-time boatbuilders.

6 to 8hp – 10 in some regions

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Russki Wave Ski, Surf Ski, Sit Down Paddleboard Boat Plan

Easy to build sit down paddleboard from two sheets ply.

Simple plywood waveski or paddleboard from two sheets of plywood.

Paint it and keep it on the car roof ready for use after work.

Small light boats usually are used more frequently than complicated and expensive boats.

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15 1/2 ft Storer Rowing Skiff Plan

Easy pretty plywood rowing skiff plan for oar.

Simple lightweight rowing skiff for one person and maybe a passenger based on the Goat Island Skiff.

Or Adult and a couple of kids.

Pretty and quick rowing boat on the water.

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This is much, much better. Pretty and quick rowing boat on the water.

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Dayboat/Launches Boat Plan Bundle 23 plus 27ft (7/8.4m) Venezia

Boat plans for two simple prefabricated cruisers for low power outboard in one package – 23 and 27ft.

Picnic boat, party boat, river-cruiser, camp aboard, mini home-away-from-home. 

Cuts through river and lake chop with zero bouncing and pitching.

Pack includes 23 and 27ft Dayboat versions in one plan pack includes Venezia below.

Simple plywood construction. 10 or 15hp 4-stroke for 8 to 10 knots. Venezia and Dayboat Launch Boat Plan Package

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“Venezia” 27ft trailerable canal boat

Stretched version of 23ft – both included in the plan above.

An 8.2m (27ft) boat for gentle cruising in rivers and canals.

Great appearance, sleeping accom., separate toilet – your layout.

10 to 15hp 4-stroke. 2 wooden cruising motor boat plans for the price of one –  Venezia and Dayboat Launch Boat Plan Package

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TC35 Riverboat – Prefab, Economical Liveaboard for Two

Minimal liveaboard plywood boat 35ft.

Very economical, near wakeless cruising motorboat.

Light on the gas and light on building materials.

Revised wooden boat plan for an extremely economical, efficient low horsepower riverboat.

35ft. 1 x 15hp or 2 x 10/15hp. Simple Prefab Plywood Construction.

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OZ RACER – 8ft Sailing Dinghies. 

Smaller versions of the 12ft oz goose sailing dinghy – 8ft for easier storage..

12ft Oz Goose  for Capacity and Performance

• Same easy construction
• Same Sail and Foils
• Much higher performance
• Much larger capacity

OzRacer RV 8ft – General purpose version

OzRacer RV is the same small boat hull but with more space in the cockpit and is a slightly simpler build.

4 sheets plywood.

These Boat plans are a modern boatbuilding course in a book. Capacity 1 adult and one child or maybe 2 adults

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OZ RACER Mk2 8ft – Race Version

OzRacer Mk 2 has a centreboard for more performance but a bit less room for extra crew.

Three sheets plywood. Simple Plywood Boat Plans. Capacity 1 adult and one child or maybe 2 adults

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Simplified paddles and oars based on classic designs – free plan.

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Boat maintenance: the 55-point skipper’s checklist

• Katy Stickland
• April 27, 2021

The ultimate boat maintenance checklist to make sure your yacht is ready for launch and the start of the sailing season

Check your rudder for hairline cracks or damage

Boat maintenance: Mast & Rigging

Check all your standing rigging connections. Credit: Colin Work

• The mast cap is out of sight, out of mind 99% of the time, but serves multiple functions: backstay, forestay, cap shrouds, radio antenna, nav lights, halyard sheaves. Rotate mast and boom sheaves to check they are not misaligned or worn by a bad halyard lead. Lubricate sheaves with WD40 or silicone grease.
• Spreaders, gooseneck, mast heel, kicker, mainsheet and topping lift connections all need checking for wear, damage or corrosion.
• Check for galvanic corrosion between different metals.
• Check electrical connections, deck and spreader lights.
• Wax mast tracks and luff grooves with candle wax or Teflon spray.
• Standing rigging: Look for areas of wear or stranding on the wire. Check mast tangs, T-ball joints and rigging screws.
• Wash furling drum and swivel and check they move freely. It’s common for the top swivels to become stiff and sometimes seize, which can compromise the forestay wire.
• Running rigging: check for chafe and that the shackles aren’t seized. Sheets, halyards, warps: wash in fresh water to get rid of salt and grime.
• Deck winches : strip down, wash parts in paraffin, wash off with soapy water and lightly regrease .
• Windlass : if manual, check it’s working, clean and tighten. For powered versions check foot switch for water, clean and use Vaseline on the connections.
• Anchor chain : Re-mark lengths if faded, or add chain markers. Check for condition and wear.

Head, bilge & gas

Check bilge pumps it might sound ok but is it actually attached to a hose?

• Check impeller on bilge pumps and grease with water pump grease only (Vaseline will rot impellers)
• If you have an automatic bilge pump, check float switches work.
• Dry bilges thoroughly then if water appears after relaunch you’ll know you’ve got a leak.
• Fill water tank and add purifier such as Puriclean or Milton
• If the pump on the heads is stiff look to service and lubricate with silicon grease.
• If you have a gas sensor, check it works.

Boat maintenance: Below waterline

Hull and skin fittings.

Check jubilee clips for rust. Credit: Bob Aylott

• Most vessels have DZR (dezincification-resistant brass) seacocks. Look for any signs of corrosion on the skin and tail joints, which are common points of failure.
• Ensure all valves are greased.
• All hoses should be double-clipped. Check jubilee clips for rust . Do you have wooden plugs attached in case of emergency?
• Check skin fittings are free of blockages/ growth or antifouling.
• Check anodes have plenty of life . Don’t forget prop shaft and saildrive anodes.
• Check leading, trailing and lower sections for damage or hairline cracks.
• Check for play in bearings, stock or quadrant. Movement should be minimal. Grease steering cable.
• Check for stress cracks or movement internally and externally – especially at the keel root and around the internal framing or matrix, and around fastenings and backing washers.

Prop shaft & stern gland

• To check bearings, grasp prop in both hands and try moving it up and down and from side to side. There should be little, if any, movement – no more than 2mm.
• Check P-bracket for stress cracking from misalignment or damage.
• Stern gland packing. Many yachts have some form of deep-seal arrangement that has a service life of around seven years. Those that have a proper stuffing gland will need to be greased to prevent drying out and getting brittle. The gland may need pulling down or repacking at some point.
• If you have a saildrive, check the condition of the seal and the metal ring that holds it in position. Again, note the seals have a life expectancy of between five and seven years depending on manufacture.

Boat maintenance: Mechanics

Check all filters

• If you didn’t change the oil when you laid up, change it now.
• Change fuel filters.
• Remove rags stuffed in outlet pipes from winterisation.
• Impellers – if removed at lay-up – reinstall with a smear of water pump grease.
• Reinstall the engine belts and check tension: there should be no more than half an inch of play.
• Check oil levels. Check durability of the gaiter seal. Check rubber faring and reseal if necessary.
• Change internal engine anode.
• Check engine mount is secure.
• Check diesel tank for water from condensation . Drain off or replace fuel. Add an appropriate biocide to help kill off diesel bug .
• Check inaccessible wiring, such as bonding wires from the anode and earthing wires from the starter motor. Clean the terminals and smear them with Vaseline or silicone gel.

Batteries and electrical systems

• Check electrolyte level if yours is an open lead acid battery; tighten battery securing straps and make sure vent for gases is clear. Clean terminals and coat with Vaseline. For sealed batteries, check the condition of indicator light, or other charge indicator.
• Switch on instruments and use backlighting to help reduce any condensation.
• If the anode looks serviceable for another season, check bonding and wires. If they haven’t worn at all they may not be working so check Ohm resistance max 0.2 from propeller to anode.
• Check for chafe, wayward stitching and tears. Do you carry a sail repair kit?
• Take to a sailmaker if the sacrificial strips is worn out.

Make sure your navigation apps are up to date

• Update charts from Notice to Mariners .
• For electronic charts, check with your supplier how to update. New chartplotters can connect to WiFi, or you may need to connect the chart chip to your PC at home and download the update.
• Download operating software updates for your chartplotter and instruments.
• Make sure your subscriptions for navigation apps on phone and tablets are up to date with the latest charts.
• Check age of hoses. If they are over five years old, they should be replaced. Check for kinking or wear in gas hosepipes. If in doubt, replace.
• Check hose clips are tight. Hoses behind cookers should be armoured.
• Check thermal cut outs on hob, grill and oven work.

Harness/lifelines

• Check stitching and get repairs done by a sailmaker if necessary.
• Jackstay and Danbuoy lines: check condition and points of security.
• If you have the traditional type, check the bulb, battery and that it actually works. The new types have various ways of testing, and all have an expiry date.

Lifejackets

Is your lifejacket fit for purpose and in good condition? Credit: Theo Stocker

• Inflate using mouth tube. Leave inflated overnight to check for leaks .
• Wash with fresh water
• Weigh cylinder and check lights if fitted.

Stanchions/lifelines

• Check stanchions and make sure lifelines are still suitably secured at each end and cords and pins are in good order.
• Watch out for wire failing if you have plastic sheathing.
• Make sure these are in date, in a watertight container and are easy to reach. It’s worth having gloves and goggles to hand too.
• Make sure these are in date and registered with the correct contact details.
• Ensure this and the hydrostastic release are within the service date, and you are aware of its contents .
• If its secured with a rope, consider if you could release it in an emergency with ease.
• Make a grab bag up with essentials

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