Wood Strip Scull Plans?

Andy Grant

Andy Grant

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Does anyone know where one can get plans for a cedar strip scull boat? I have the Sculldugery plans, but would like to pursue a wood strip design. I could do much of it in the basement until epoxy was needed.

I like the lines of a Hombolt design, but could work with a Merrymeeting design also.
 
The assembly of the scull boat you want to build would be as easy as stripping a canoe. Use the bulkheads as station molds. You may have to add additional molds, maybe twice as many if you want to use them as just station molds. Search out technique used for strip building canoes. This is easyier than it sounds, just different tenchnique than stitch and glue. Lots of good info. out there on the canoe sites. Would be glad to answer any ?,s and -or talk you throught it. you can reach me on my cell 973-903-7337. Mat
 
Here are some commercially available plans for a Merrymeeting style boat for strip building.

http://www.sandypointboatworks.com/merrymeeting.html

Someone here built this boat earlier this year and posted photos, but that was probably before the format change. Maybe he will check in and can repost the photos.

Mystic seaport has plans for a Great Bay scull that could be strip built. I have these plans but haven't built anything yet. The plans are only one page, but give you offsets for the station molds so strip building should be pretty stright forward of you know the technique.

http://www.mysticseaport.org/library/collections/shipsplans.cfm?mtyp=vesseltype&mclass=4&mkind=research#itemclass

Alviso scull plans and instructions at Duckboats.net This is ply on frame or could possibly be adapted to stitch & glue.

http://duckboats.net.nmsrv.com/specs/images/aeoluscomp.jpg
http://duckboats.net.nmsrv.com/specs/images/alvisotext.jpg

You can check the sculling forum at
http://s2.excoboard.com/exco/forum.php?forumid=131691
Some of those guys have bult boats and may be able to give additional information.

And old sculling forum good for photos and info
http://home.hiwaay.net/~parsons/

This oughta get you pointed in the right direction.
 
I built the MMB scull over last summer, fairly easy project, just some time on the table saw, then the router and away you go.

I took pics of the entire process, but they are on my computer at work. Shoot me an email at aholley@bankfirstnational.com and on Monday I will send you some pic. Or go out to www.duckhuntingchat.com and look up MMB under the boat section, I think I called the thread "my summer project"

Any questions, give me a shout, Jack is also pretty good at answering questions. I bought my plans on ebay, in a special he was running to get his name out. I think he still does that some.

I will say, now that it's finished and I have used it, I think it sits too high on the water. It's good in waves, but not as low and sneaking as I was hoping for.

Andrew
 
Thanks for all the replies. I didn't realize the Sandypoint was strip built, but that makes sense. Is it really 75 lbs.? I am looking for something to take out in a tender or manhandle by my self in small waters. I will have to check out all those designs. Thanks everybody!

I want to with strip built so my son Sam can be around and not have to worry about epoxy until the end.
 
No, I don't think you could make it in around 75 lbs. I built my going for strength, weight was not an issue to me. Mine probably comes in around 110-120. It's a big boat at 15 feet long, but I can manage to get it in the back of my truck with a little work.

Good luck and keep us posted.

Andrew
 
No, I don't think you could make it in around 75 lbs. I built my going for strength, weight was not an issue to me. Mine probably comes in around 110-120. It's a big boat at 15 feet long, but I can manage to get it in the back of my truck with a little work.

Good luck and keep us posted.

Andrew
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I thought 75 lbs was really optimistic on the web site. Did you try adding weight or ballast on the bow to bring it down? Looking at all the option so far, those plans may e the best for me with a change to the fore deck. I would like to lower the front profile a couple inches to be more like a West coast style. How much do think you had into materials? the web site states $500, but I think that probably is optimistic too.
 
After furter view I may have to get the Mystic Seaport plans. I can get the scull and BBSB plan.
 
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Here is about what I spent

Six 5/4" x 6" x 16' Cedar deck boards @ $12.00 each $72.00
Two sheets of 1/2 part. board 20.00
3 gallons of epoxy (est. I bought 15 gallons for both boats) 200.00
2 sheets of 1/2 ply (I used BC, yes I know it won't last forever) 20.00
1 gallon of primer and paint 30.00
2 sheets of 2" foam (not on plans, my own idea) 25.00
TOTAL 367.00

I used 5 of the deck board cut into strips and one to make supports and cross members. I also had the hardware laying around and a few pieces of ash to make the gunwhales. I didn't include the fiberglass cloth or wood flour. I bought a huge roll of 6oz. with slight imperfections off of ebay. I paid $90 for the roll, did this boat, inside and out and did my scaup with a couple of layers and still have over half the roll left.

Good luck.
 
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