LOA 17’ |
Beam 5’ 4½" |
Draft 6 ½" board up/ |
SA 114 square feet |
Weight 360# - 410# |
Sleeping area: aft: 7’ X 5’ 1" /forward section can also be used for extra sleeping area |
Vessel Uses: Protected water, such as rivers, small bays, small lakes etc…open water in good weather |
Pros: very versatile utility boat, can be use for fishing, crabbing and working when built at standard weight, in addition to sailing. Motoring and rowing are easy, Can be used as a boat to row for pleasure. Slightly easier to build and a little less expensive. |
Cons: Can be wet in a chop, with skiff bow and less freeboard. Takes on water at an earlier angle of heel due to no side decks. |
A versatile family daysailer with a simple tent, has camping capability for two.She sails comfortably and fast with her simple cat ketch rig – self-tacking, weatherly and stable down wind, the free standing rig is uncluttered and inexpensive.
Motors and rows, so she is suitable for fishing and exercise rowing. |
Sunrise over Cape Lookout lighthouse looking thru stern opening. Wow! What a sight to wake up to, “a million dollar view in a thousand dollar boat.” |
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Loon with three pvc bows, covered with a home made nylon tent. Note the mizzen moved forward to the reefed position which clears the cockpit for living space. The floor boards, aft, lift up onto cleats to make a double berth. Comfortable |
and private camping and all the gear, as well as your provisions stow neatly away in the lockers. There is even a space to put a porta-potti alongside the centerboard trunk – accessible with the berth made up! As a matter of fact, all of the locker space is still available when the boat is set up for sleeping – a luxury not found on many larger “yachts”. |
Construction is plywood and epoxy. The detailed plans offer the option of two interiors and either taped or chine seam hull. |