This design is based on the classic yacht tender of ship's boat type, refined for the lighter lapstrake plywood construction method. This is a beamy hull, with full bilges and a big transom; this means that although she does row extremely fast, the boat is extremely versatile. Carrying capacity is good, Puffin will carry three safely in fairly choppy water (properly handled of course), and even four or five in sheltered water. The increased stability gives her some real power to carry sail, and enough bearing aft to take an outboard motor comfortably.
This little boat goes together well, I have seen them built in glued plywood clinker, the preferred method, and because it has relatively soft lines it strip planks pretty well, too, if you really must. Sail choices include balanced lug and gunter sloop rig. The latter will be especially good to windward but a bit of fiddle to rig compared to the simplicity of the balanced lug.
Type: Round bilged dingy;
LOA: 3.11m 10' 2.5";
Beam: 1.22m 4'0";
Typical Weight: 45kg 100lbs;
Sail Area: 5.2sqM to 6.04sqM, 54 sq ft to 65 sq ft;
Sailing Rig: Lug, or gunter sloop;
Construction: Glued lap clinker plywood;
Building Time: 160 hours;
Plans 5 sheets with instructions.
Whats in the kit?
A basic kit specific instruction sheet. All the precut plywood components in BS1088 Gaboon ply (okoumme) and mdf molds, and stem aligners for the hull, and for larger boats - cabin furniture, cockpit seat components. NOTE: The planks have station and scarfing alignment holes. You still need to do some bevelling as you lay your planks up, some scarfing and geralds on the lands toward the bow in dinghies, and bow and stern in the double enders.
What else will I have to buy?
You still need to get solid timber for thwarts, miscellaneous framing and gunwales, and your building ladder frame/table. You still need to get epoxy resins packs and tools. we will soon have specific packs for each boat on this site. Materials for rudder and centreboard are additional. In the meantime, feel free to contact us.
Plans delivery is approximately 1 week. Kits take a couple of weeks.
