14FT Double Ended Sailing Dinghy 'Skraeling' Design #260

Here’s a simple double ended skiff with a Scandinavian character.  A lively dinghy with room to take the family out, but still manageable as a single hander.   The drawings show two options for plywood construction – either glued lapstrake using ten strakes a side, or a simpler four panel method with a glass and epoxy skin.  This is a manageable building project that uses readily available materials, a project well suited to the home builder.

Construction:  Plywood lapstrake or four panel plywood

Length on deck:    14ft 0ins
Beam:                     5ft 10ins
Depth Amidships     1ft 9ins
Draft, CB: down       3ft 2ins
Sail area:                94 sq ft

Building time: 450 hours
Skill level:  Intermediate

Design #260  Five Sheets