Rowing boat plans

Rowing boat plans

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15 December 2024 at 19:35 #123947
Brian Muir
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I’m looking for a set of plans to scratch build a rowing boat, probably quite large scale. I haven’t done any building for some time and I’d like to get some practice with the planking process.
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16 December 2024 at 23:12 #123953
Richard Simpson
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Not sure what scale you are thinking of but you can enlarge plans to suit any particular size. A particularly good plan for a small clinker built dinghy is still available from plans suppliers, Brown, Son & Ferguson, Glasgow under the title of Ship’s Boats – Smacks, Dinghy or Beach Boat by Harold A. Underhill. They advertise in Model Boats Magazine every month.

I used the plan to build the two clinker built boats for the Ben Ain, after a bit of playing around with resizing and adjusting the proportions.
17 December 2024 at 08:11 #123957
Ray Wood 3
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Wow Richard,

They look amazing 🙂

The hardest thing ever in model boat building clenched lap construction … or clinker well done 🙂

Regards Ray
17 December 2024 at 10:43 #123959
Chris Fellows
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They do indeed.

Chris
17 December 2024 at 12:09 #123962
Brian Muir
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They look great Richard, just what I wanted, I’ll check out the website for the plans, cheers.
17 December 2024 at 14:26 #123966
Richard Simpson
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Many thanks for the comments gents. I should have put a link up in the first place, this is the plan:

https://www.skipper.co.uk/catalogue/item/ships-boats-smacks-dinghy-or-beach-boat
18 December 2024 at 09:13 #123972
Brian Muir
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Hi Richard, could you show a picture of your boats showing their scale, eg next to your hand? Also any pictures / advice about fixing the planks at the bow?

cheers, Brian
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