I'd love to have a set of Mac Macarthy's Melonseed plans. That'd be three of us. Any other serious duckboat sailing strippers out there?

Roger

: Hey Bruce,
: Henry "Mac" Macarthy has built some melonseeds in cedar strip over
: the years. He has some patterns for the molds, which were taken directly
: from the Chappelle offsets for the New Jersey Melonseed skiff. these
: offsets are found in Chappelle's "American Small Sailing Craft".
: I have inquired about the patterns from Mac, but he does not currently
: have any printed plans, and he has not located his mylars to get some made
: from. Give him a shout........maybe between the two of us bugging him,
: he'll get some patterns printed. He has some suggestions on 'glass layup
: in his book Featherweight Boatbuilding, for the melonseed
: www.feathercanoes.com . The melonseed is a great looking boat.......one
: of the prettiest small boats around. I have the Chappelle book, and maybe
: someday I'll get around to lofting the mold shapes. Since the bottom is
: flat, you could use 1/2" strips there and maybe 3/8" for the
: topsides, with overlapping 'glass on the bottom.
: If you are intersted in alternative building methods, have a look at the Marc
: Barto Melonseed Skiffs. They are glued lapstrake plywood. He has a 14 and
: a 16 foot version, available from WoodenBoat Magazine. Also, Devlin
: Designs has a stitch and glue version of the Melonseed, called the
: Zephyr......looks very nice, though I've not seen any actual pictures of
: the boat www.devlinboat.com Sam Devlin builds strong beautiful boats
: using stitch and glue ply methods. Have a look at his Winter Wren and the
: Nancy's China, or the Means of Grace. These aren't what you're looking
: for, but worth a look..... It sheds new light on stitch and glue!
: John Holtrop has plan for a 16 foot dayboat built in cedar strip. It is like
: a big Laser......looks like a fun boat.
: Selway fisher has some Peapod type double ended designs that are very nice.
: They sort of remind me of a Delaware Ducker type boat. They also have some
: very nice canoe yawls that can be built in a variety of methods, cedar
: strip being one. check out the Casco Bay 16. www.selway-fisher.com
: send Mac an email about the melonseed patterns......let me know what you find
: out. good luck
: garland

: BTW......if you want to have a look at some really nice strip builts that are
: more modern in design, have a look at www.nwmarinedesign.com The NS 14
: look like a blast and the northeast 21 is the ultimate
: daysailer....someday.....