*Cost of study plans will be applied toward the price of full plans if ordered within one year. Study plans contain 12 full pages of color drawings, a Bill of Materials and building text. It is almost the full set of plans but lacking dimensions.

This hull was named after my best friend of 36 years.  I had been working on the 12ft Padilla Bay skiff, and showed Nick the finished model.  He liked the hull, but was more partial to the rounder bottoms of boats like my Laura Bay and PUD-g design.  Ok, I'll see what I can do.

            I had been working on a model with a wineglass transom, but was having a hard time getting the bottom two panels to twist enough to come together at the stern.  I have since found a way to do this, but not for this hull.  This one will use a "keel strip" that starts from about the last 1/3 of the hull, and extends to the bottom of the stern panel to give it a straight keel to sit on.  It should be about 3" to 4" high at the stern.  You will need to make one freehand for your PDF model.

            I haven't done a "tank test" with scale weights yet, but it should be light on its keel.  I tried to keep all the volume in the stern area that I could, and still have enough "up sweep" to give the hull some style.  The beam will be between 54" and 56", and there should be plenty of freeboard when loaded.  Maximum people weight should be around 2 ½ persons, with an optimal weight of two.  This hull will also be CE/CLR balanced to use my 64sqft sprit sail, and should have more than enough power to make you grin.  Easy rowing is a given. ;)

            I like all my designs, but have to admit that this hull is my favorite so far.  I could sit all morning watching it spin slowly in the air currents over my kitchen counter.  I have taken up wood carving after Santa brought me a set of FlexCut carving tools for Christmas, and I think a spread winged eagle on the transom would look great.

            Let me know what you think of the hull.  It will probably be a late 2008 construction.

Warren Messer
Red Barn Boats

click the image at left for a free PDF file to print and build a model from.