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Our office is along the Indian River in Florida and it's the perfect place
to sail a sharpie. This one is a good sail boat, decent row boat and can
also take a small outboard. She is designed for sailing first, rowing
a close second but the possibility to use an outboard was given low priority.
This explains the pinched stern. But this boat does not need an outboard:
she rows and sails well. She is designed with a sprit rig. In short: an
easy to build multi-purpose boat, large enough to take the family out
in protected waters.
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LOA:
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14'
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4,25
m
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Max.
Beam:
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4'
6"
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1,35
m
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Max.
HP:
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2
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outboard
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Designed weight:
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130
lbs.
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60
kg
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Sail area:
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65
sq.ft.
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6
m2
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Material:
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Stitch
& Glue
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Building
method:
This boat is built from flat plywood panels assembled with epoxy-fiberglass
tape. The construction method is called "stitch and glue". For a detailed
description of the stitch and glue boat building method, see our "How
To" section where you will find a complete illustrated tutorial as
well as information about epoxy, fiberglass and plywood.
The spars (mast and sprit) are made from 1x3 boards (12x30 mm) epoxy glued
together. No shrouds required: very simple.
Required
Skills:
There is nothing difficult about building a sharpie: a flat bottom boat
like this one goes together fast and easy. There are no plywood scarfs:
we use very simple butt blocks.
No woodworking skills or special tools are required.
Options:
There are no options for this boat but some builders have used other sailplans
like a traditional triangular sharpie sprit sail.
Bill
Of Materials:
(Excerpts
from our BOM)
The
BOM list materials based on our standard layout and includes a 15% waste
factor for resin and fiberglass. For plywood, we use standard sheets 4'
x 8' (122 x 244 cm). Please read the building notes and see the plans
for detailed specifications.
This boat can be built from inexpensive exterior plywood since it is completely
coated with epoxy resin.
| Plywood
4x8' (122x244cm) |
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1/4"
(6mm)
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2
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3/8"
(9mm)
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4
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| Fiberglass
(totals) |
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Woven
tape
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100
yards
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90
m
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Resin
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Epoxy,
total
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3.5
gallons
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14
liters
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Cost:
The SH14 complete with spars, can be build for less than US $400.00 (1999).
The
wooden spars cost around $20.00 in materials. Some builders made their
own sails: the dimensions are on the plans, but see our sail kit.
We
offer an epoxy fiberglass kit with free shipping in the US. Our
kit cost less than the same supplies bought locally. See the main page,
top left panel.
Labor:
The average construction time for the hull is 25 hours.
More:
Visit our message board, help pages, tutorial pages and read our FAQ:
most questions are answered there.
Plans
Packing List::
- 7
Detailed drawings, large scale with all dimensions required to cut the
sides, bottom and the bulkheads from flat plywood sheets: no lofting,
no templates required.
- Drawing
List:
- B98_1
Concept
- D98_2
Sail Plan, Plan and Profile
- D98_3
Frames, Expanded Plates
- D98_4
Nesting
- D98_5
Full Size Patterns - Frames
- D98_6
Full Size Patterns - Sides
- D98_7
Full Size Patterns - Appendages
- Building
notes including a detailed description of the assembly sequence and
building tips.
- Sprit
Rig Notes
- Bill
Of Materials
- Help
files reference list and more.
Full
size patterns for the side panels are in several pieces that must be tiled.
Read more information about our plans
packages here.
Supplies:
All supplies to build this boat are available from our online stores :: epoxy/glass/paint and more :: plywood
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