LOA |
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4.50 m - 14' 9" |
LWL |
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4.24 m - 13' 11" |
Beam |
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1.85 m - 6' 1" |
Weight: clinker/strip |
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350 kg - 772 lbs. |
Sail area |
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14 m² - 151 ft² |
Ebihen 15 is a seaworthy, stable boat with good carrying capacity. It is suitable for family sailing, as well as fishing. Despite a length of 4.50 m, it offers a big and pleasant cockpit. She was inspired both by the fishing boats of Northern Brittany, especially Saint Jacut (the Ebihens are the islands in front of that port), and by the boats of Basse-Normandie, which were clinker built.
Many different rigs may be chosen according to your specific needs; from the very simple lug sail to the well canvassed gaff cutter (see drawings). Ebihen 15 is fitted with a heavy metal centerboard that allows excellent stability and good windward ability.
A well for the outboard motor is built aft of cockpit, with the motor handle at the helmsmans reach. The propeller is just ahead of the rudder for good manoeuvrability. A 4 stroke - 4 to 6 hp - motor may be installed.
Ebihen 15 can be built and stored during winter time in a common garage. It is, of course, trailerable. The first boat of the series was strip-planked, with laminated frames and backbone, and almost no plywood. It is beautiful wooden boat. The clinker version uses plywood, for planking as well as the backbone and transverse bulkheads. This method is much easier for a first time builder.
A longer version (4.8 m), with same breadth and depth, is also available. She is named Ebihen 16.
Ebihen 15 plans are also available for a traditional carvel construction. Ask the designer.
Click HERE for a two page PDF document with a few Ebihen 15 drawings (in French)
Click the thumbnails below for Ebihen 15 photo albums:
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