Hi folks

I've been absent from the forum for a while. Too busy building my new shed. Lots happening though I see.

Some of you may be interested, so I thought I should mention that I found some photos of the old 14 ft tortured ply design that I took from a book many years ago and posted them on my site.

All the info needed is there to build the boat which is just a week or 10 day project for most of you guys.

The design is actually quite effective for anyone up to about 160 lbs. The waterline is full length and rough water handling is good.

Generally a great boat for small women and teenagers. It is also very lightweight and very cheap to build.

The book it came out of is ancient (± 35 years old) and I am sure it is out of print. I can't remember the author or the name of the design. However strictly speaking I am infringing copyright, though I doubt anyone cares after all this time, so if anyone is interested it is probably a good idea to download the photos in case I have to remove them from the site. The design is royalty free as I recall.

A note on design variations: I once stretched the design (length only) to 15 ft and installed an ocean cockpit and it worked out really well. A rear bulkhead with a plastic hatch in it would be a good addition too. I also reduced the radius on the rear deck on these boats to make ocean cockpits more usable.

http://etiennemuller.com/TorturedPlyPlans/index.htm

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