Boat Designs

Boats

The designs on this page are for boats commissioned by their owners.  Some were built in steel, some in aluminum (alloy). The patterns work well in either material. It is generally easier to weld steel than alloy, but you may give up some performance. In a cruising yacht this if often not the primary consideration.

The patterns could also be used with door-skins, plastic or laminate so long as the material has strength, stiffness and the ability to bend to a conical (cone/cylinder) shape. We encourage our owners to take an active part in the designs and construction of their boats to ensure they receive a boat that best fits their needs and budget.

For the most part we have drawn the metal work patterns for these boats and the owners have done the underwater attachments, sail plans and interiors to suit their needs.  Why?  Because underwater attachments, sail plans and interiors depend very much on the intended use of the boat.  These are often best left as items to be customized for each owner .

Case in point.  The Pangaea 50 and the JeanMarc 50.  These are sister-ships cut from the same patterns.  Same hull, different stern, different underwater attachments, different engines, different rig, different deck layout and different interiors.

Bare Bones 30 – Low cost sailing yacht

Duck 37 – Power/ Sail combination

LB37 – Power/Sail combination

Lazy Bones 39 – Cruising Yacht

Sara_C 47 – Traditional Power/Sail

Bradley 50 – Power displacement cruiser – Origami Duck

Pangaea 50 – Performance Cruising Sailing Yacht

JeanMarc 50 – Performance Cruising Sailing Yacht

Genoa 55 – Performance Cruising Sailing Yacht

GD 56 – High Performance Cruising Sailing Yacht

Darwin 60 – Cruising Sailing Yacht