Description
Building the Silver Thread
A Sixteen-foot daysailer and tender
by Simon Watts
Length: 16'
Beam: 4'-6-1/2"
Sail area: 120 sq ft
Weight: 175-185 lbs
Skill needed: Advanced
Level of Detail: Above average
Materials: Eastern white pine planking, locust frames. Fastenings are copper roves and rivets. Iron centerboard.
Sized for two to three adults. You'll get four sheets of plans with full-sized mold patterns so no lofting is required. 40+ page instruction book. These are available only as digital downloads, in PDF format.
Three rowing stations, balanced lug rig, based on the boat Summer Haze, from Padstow, Cornwall, England, around 1908.
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