The
Medway Doble was drawn up for Mr. John Lidstone who, having
already built one of our Highlander dayboats, wanted a lightweight,
car toppable craft of double ended shape suitable for river
and estuary rowing and sailing. She has plenty of room for
a family and can be used for both beach camping and fishing.
Her small transom can take an outboard hung over and behind
the rudder which has a tiller that comes up through a hole
in the transom. This neat arrangement allows the tiller
to be used without interference from the outboard. There
are also fore and aft decks with space under for storage
or buoyancy. The construction is based upon 4 1/2 sheets
of 6mm (1/4’’) ply using the stitch and tape
method from pre-shaped hull panels.
LOA 12’6’’;
Beam 4’6’’; Draft 7’’/2’11’’;
Approx. wht. 95 lbs. As with all our drawings, full details
are given for the sails and spars.