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OPEN STRIP PLANK CANOES
DESIGNS & PLANS

(Last up-dated 05/10/07)

We have 6 designs for Cedar Strip Construction :-

Canoes on this Page
12' Asym' B' Raven	16' Robin	Explorer 15	Explorer 16	16' Strip Pete	15'8" Strip Prospector

NEW 12' ASYMMETRIC STRIP PLANKED BABY RAVEN

So far this is the smallest strip plank canoe we have designed - although we do know that strip planked version of our Little Kate design have been made simply by using the mould shapes we give for clinker construction and putting a curve through the chine points. The ply Baby Raven is one of our most popular designs and in this case we have been asked to develop the full-size mould and construction details for a strip plank version of the asymmetric version. She makes a delightful personal single canoe.
LOA 12' (3.66m); Beam 32" (0.8m); Depth Amidships 12" (0.3m); Approx. weight 48lbs (22kg).

12' STRIP ASSYM' BABY RAVEN FULL PLANS COST

16' ROBIN

Robin The ROBIN is a design requested by a client who had already built one of our Wren stitch and tape ply canoes and who wanted a similar craft in strip planked construction with a sweet round bilge shape. The basic parameters for this design are similar to those of the Wren but we have taken the opportunity to introduce some tumblehome into the sectional shape making her wider at the waterline beam than at the gunwale edge. This makes her very stable and easy to paddle. We have also fined down the ends a little so that she tracks well.
Construction is of 6mm material which would be sheathed inside and out in glass cloth and epoxy resin. This gives a lightweight hull shell which is also able to take impact. There is no need to loft the boat as all the mould shapes are computer generated and faired. Length 15’10’’ (4.8m); Max. Beam 34’’ (0.85m); Beam at gunwale 33" (0.84m); Hull depth amidships 13’’ (0.33m); Weight approx. 47 lbs (21kg).

16' ROBIN FULL PLANS COST

EXPLORER 15

This design is a slightly smaller sister to our Explorer 16' open strip planked canoe - in this case we have used a similar hull design with a 'U' shaped mid body with plenty of tumblehome in the topsides making her easy to paddle and very stable. Construction is from 5 or 6mm Cedar strip glued edge to edge over a building jig. The jig uses mould sections which are computer faired and given full size on the plans. She can be set up for single use but the drawings show seats for up to 3 people.
LOD 14'10" (4.52m); Beam at WL 2'10" (0.85m); Beam at gunwale 2'8" (0.81m); Hull depth amidships 12 1/2" (0.31m); Approx. wht. 50 lbs (23 kg).

EXPLORER 15 FULL PLANS COST

EXPLORER 16

The above example is by Jordan Boats - go to www.jordanboats.co.uk

The Explorer 16 is a strip planked canoe with fine lines towards the bow and stern running into an easy 'U' shaped mid body. She has tumblehome in the topsides which make her easy to paddle and which puts the maximum beam at the waterline giving excellent form stability. She has a moderate rocker of 2" (50mm). Construction is from 5 or 6mm Cedar strip glued edge to edge over a building jig - the moulds for this are given full size on the drawings along with full details for setting up the jig. Seating positions are shown for up to 3 people but she could be adapted for single use and she has optional buoyancy/stowage in the ends. LOD 15' 10" (4.8m); Beam at WL 2'10" (0.85m), Beam at gunwale 2'8" (0.81m); Hull depth amidships 13" (0.33m); Approx. wht. 50 lbs (23 kg).

Above left is a 16' and 14' example of the Explorer 16 - the 14 footer was built by simply reducing the spacing between the moulds on the jig. On the right is a photo of the 14 footer in the water - both canoes were built by Mick Sanderson.

EXPLORER 16 FULL PLAN COST

UK/EU - FULL PLAN £50 (incl VAT) UK/EU - FULL PLAN £50 (incl VAT)

USA/ELSEWHERE - FULL PLAN £43 ($69) USA/ELSEWHERE - FULL PLAN £43 ($69)

NEW 16' STRIP PLANKED PETE CANOE

The example right is by Jordan Boats - go to www.jordanboats.co.uk
This is an example of how we can, using our YachtCAD system, change a design from a multi-chine ply hull shape to a round bilged hull shape suitable for strip planking (or visa versa). A client wanted the graceful shape of our Pete canoe—but he wanted to build in Cedar strip—so these plans include full-size mould shapes and strongback/jig details for the strip method.
She has the same dimensions with a LOA of 15’6” (4.7m); Beam of 36” (0.92m); and midships depth of 13” (0.33m). Her weight will be around 50lbs (23kg). We can supply Pete’s sail plan if required.

16' STRIP PETE FULL PLANS COST

UK/EU - FULL PLAN £4UK/EU - FULL PLAN £4

USA/ELSEWHERE - FULL PLAN £37 ($59)

NEW 15' 8" STRIP PLANKED PROSPECTOR

This beautiful example is by E.F. Platts of Cornwall.

A new design just available—a Strip Planked version of our most popular design—the Fisher Prospector Open canoe—plans include full-size templates for the moulds and the sail plan of the FP16.
LOA 15’8” (4.76m); Beam 2’11” (0.88m); Depth amidships 14.5” (0.36m); approx. weight 55 lbs (25kg). Note - see Open Canoes 15'-17' for further details of the standard Fisher Prospector.

15' 8" STRIP PROSPECTOR FULL PLANS COST 15' 8" STRIP PROSPECTOR FULL PLANS COST

UK/EU - FULL PLAN £50 (incl. VAT)

USA/ELSEWHERE - FULL PLAN £43 ($69) USA/ELSEWHERE - FULL PLAN £43 ($69)

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POSTAGE & PACKING (SHIPPING)
Please note - the plan prices do not include P&P charges which will be added to your order.
The maximum P&P charges for plans are :-
UK - £1 per plan (sent by 1st class Business Post.
Europe - £2 per plan (sent by Airmail).
USA & Elsewhere - £4 ($6) per plan (sent by Airmail).
See the Postage Charge Table (via the Home Page) for further details.

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