Next Boat?

[MikeVT]

I recently completed and launched my first boat. I built, from a book (Building the Heidi), a 12' wooden lapstrake flat bottomed skiff. RWC on white oak, mahogany transom, seats, knees & breasthook from Epi. I clench nailed the planking and used silicon bronze everywhere else. Although I made many mistakes, I am pleased with the outcome and ready for my next venture. I learned a great deal on this project, especially how long everything takes.

I am having trouble finding the right design. I want it to be lapstrake. round or V bottomed, rowing and sailing design and framed, not glued plywood planking. A round bottomed Heidi would be about perfect.
Please make suggestions. Boat building makes me happy. Thanks in advance.
Mike

[johngsandusky]

Look at John Gardner's books at Swampscott or Chamberlain Dories. They have flat bottoms, round sides, lapstrake planking.
Congratulations on your new boat. Feels great, doesn't it?

[TerryLL]

So Mike,
There should be photos. We need photos. It's your first boat for criminy sakes. Let's see it.

Also, give some more info on the type of boat you're looking for. Size? Intended use? What balance of sail and oar? Yada, yada. There's a pile of lovely lapstrake designs out there, and we all have our favorites, but what are you looking for?

[Clinton B Chase]

Mike, You need to visit Paul Gartside's site.

http://www.gartsideboats.com

Paul explicitly mentions which boats are good ones for beginners. Any of his lapstrake dinghies would be good next steps, especially Skylark.

Clint

[MikeVT]

It does feel great. I felt fantastic when I had it in the water last fall. I am looking forward to this spring sailing as soon as possible. Here in Vermont it could be a while.
Pictures will come as soon as my daughter helps me get them from the camera to here. I am an Analog guy in a Digital world.
I will take up all suggestions in investigation. It feels wonderful to be part of this community and to have people respond to my question. This much better than all the lurking I have done on this site for the last few years. This forum was VERY helpful in the completion of my boat, "La Nena". Thanks

[kenjamin]

You might want to take a look at the Iain Oughtred designs which are usually built glued lap but the designer clearly states that his designs may also be built traditionally. Somehow Penny Fee comes to mind.

[Thorne]

You've already got a great combo row/sailing boat, so I suspect you are looking for something fairly different for the next build.

Can you give us more requirements? Any reasonable budget limitations, boat size, crew numbers, rowing or sailing or both, etc?

Would a larger sail and oar boat be of interest? There are many **lovely** double-ended designs out there, some based on Gardner's gunning dory and others with different ancestry (like the solid wood Oughtred faering below). The longer waterline means easier rowing, and the narrow beam will make sailing quite exciting.
http://www.viking-boats.com/Images/2003_0113Faeringafloat0035.jpg
http://www.viking-boats.com/faering.htm

The main alternate that I see might be a full-on small sailboat, of which there are many plans for traditional construction. You'd probably need a small outboard to move it around when the wind fails, but the boat would sail better and be more stable than the same length sail and oar boat designs.