Ships & Watercraft Plans

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Originally Posted by B-Manic

I have a large number of early DIY boater magazine type plans (200+). A former nieghbor was tossing them in the trash when I rescued them. They are 1:1 but would not be difficult to build models from. The collection includes everything from canoes and kayaks to sail boats, house boats, motor boats and some classic Chris Craft type runabouts.

The type of whaler I am interested in was in use by the RN and other Commonwealth Navys from about 1943 - 2000. This is the only plan I have been able to find. It is very small and blurry.

Hey B!
i remember being in these whalers out in the comox harbor "pulling" them with sweeps!,.. hard to get them going but once we were cranking them they moved!,.. had to pull one all the way to tree island one time because the wind was dead,.. we camped over night in one with the sails wrapped tightly around the top of the hull for shelter,.. very very cool