12' Dinghy or? help?

[CGFF]

Newbee here
planning on undertaking my first build and am looking for some help & suggestions?
12' Dinghy sailing

My original thought was a Portuguese Dinghy 10 1/2' w/sailing rig, but I have seen no plans or info for a proper sailing rig
to include a dagger board, any suggestions? I do have some experience sailing.
I am looking to accomplish a daysailer that I can put in a pickup truck I am trying to stay away from a trailer if at all possible.
It will be sailed in eastern NC Currituck sound etc. my self and at times my wife will accompany me.
My thought is a stitch and glue build? I am trying to keep it simple. Thoughts and recommendations would be appreciated.

The Goat Island is a little big, Love the Pooduck but a little big initially and the build kinda intimidates me.

thank you
Carl

[Clinton B Chase]

Keeping it simple does not necessarily mean stitch and glue. This style of build brings in a lot more epoxy than usual and to get the boat looking good requires careful fiberglass work and quite a bit of fairing compound.

I'd consider a glued plywood lapstrake boat without too many strakes, simple chine plywood, or a small strip built boat.

I can give suggestions but am a bit biased towards boats like Morbic 12 by Vivier and some others.

You should consider a kit...allows you to get into more of a boat without the added intimidation.

There are lots of designs...others will chime in.

[lvergara]

I also like Vivier's Morbic. Clint's kits are excellent and he provides really good support... you cannot be a worst builder than me and I consider myself a happy customer..

The Shelback sailing kit from the Woodenboat store does not look a too intimidating building project either... http://www.woodenboatstore.com/Shell...tinfo/603-001/

[Cuyahoga Chuck]

Newbee here
planning on undertaking my first build and am looking for some help & suggestions?
12' Dinghy sailing

My original thought was a Portuguese Dinghy 10 1/2' w/sailing rig, but I have seen no plans or info for a proper sailing rig
to include a dagger board, any suggestions? I do have some experience sailing.
I am looking to accomplish a daysailer that I can put in a pickup truck I am trying to stay away from a trailer if at all possible.
It will be sailed in eastern NC Currituck sound etc. my self and at times my wife will accompany me.
My thought is a stitch and glue build? I am trying to keep it simple. Thoughts and recommendations would be appreciated.

The Goat Island is a little big, Love the Pooduck but a little big initially and the build kinda intimidates me.

thank you
Carl

http://www.bateau.com/studyplans/C12_study.htm?prod=C12
I've seen one of these close up at a local lake. It could really boogie. I think the builder got the designer to alter the plans for a daggerboard setup.
This is "Little Gem" on a good day.
http://www.bateau.com/boats/C12/slid...undersail.html
The boat has since been heavily altered to make it look like an authentic catboat.

http://www.bateau.com/studyplans/V12_study.htm?prod=V12
This is a hundred pounder and would be easy to truck. But has a paltry spread of sail.

[Lewisboater]

You could check these out:
http://www.simplicityboats.com/summerbreeze.html
http://www.duckworksbbs.com/plans/jim/skat/index.htm
http://www.duckworksbbs.com/plans/jim/mixer2/index.htm
http://www.duckworksbbs.com/plans/jim/mixer/index.htm

and a whole passel of others here: http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/r/p...daysailers.htm
Scroll down to the 11,12,13 ft section for some inspiration.

[Breakaway]

http://www.simplicityboats.com/summerbreeze.html

I built a Summerbreeze ply-on frame, not stitch and glue. Pretty easy first build for me. I dont have sailing pics yet, but here's some shots rowing:

[JimD]

Bay Skiff 12:



http://www.cmdboats.com/bayskiff.htm...f2a5f2e9b8b4b2

[JimD]

Quite a few possibilities from Selway Fisher:

http://www.selway-fisher.com/Other1013.htm#RHUM



http://www.selway-fisher.com/Foy12d1.gif

http://www.selway-fisher.com/Stornoways.htm#OWAY

[Plumbtex]

Check out B&B, they're in your neck of the woods. Graham designs some great little boats (some big ones too) and is a heck of a nice guy. http://www.bandbyachtdesigns.com/spin.htm

[CGFF]

Everyone thank you for the great Info, Please keep the suggestions coming.

Breakaway, I lived not far from you back in the 80s In New Suffolk, that was when I was employed in the shelfish Transplant. Feels like a lifetime ago

[Breakaway]

80s In New Suffolk, that was when I was employed in the shelfish Transplant. Feels like a lifetime ago

I have friends in New Suffolk. And a clamdigger buddy who makes a good living, in part, from that transplant program.

The Summerbreeze fits in the back of my pickup BTW, between the wheel wells--its a full size truck.


Kevin


Kevin