18'4" Tosher

Apparently, "Toshing" was the taking of copper from laid-up warships. We have used the Mevagissey Tosher as the model for this boat. They were renowned for their speed and sea keeping qualities and apart from removing copper they were also used for estuary and coastal fishing and tending lobster pots and lines off the Cornish coast where the short, steep chop meant that they had to have a reasonable amount of freeboard and good initial stability. These craft are now used for racing as well as working. Construction is for strip planking over computer faired mould shapes. the planking can either be covered in wood or plywood veneer or in glass/epoxy. She has the size to take a reasonable size of cabin with space for a couple of berths, cooker and wc and we can draw up alternative fit-out details for this arrangement.

18'4" Tosher Particulars
LOA	18'4"	5.6m
Beam	6'11"	2.1m
Hull Mid Depth	3' 7 1/2"	1.1m
Draft	2'1"/4'7"	0.62/1.4m
Sail Area (incl. topsail)	307 sq.ft	28.51 sq.m
Approx. Dry Weight	2300 lbs	1043 kg
Ballast	1111 lbs	504 kg
Hull Shape	Round bilge
Construction Methods	Strip plank
Major strip wood requirements for hull	2210' of 1/2" x 1 1/4" (675m of 12x30mm) Western Red Cedar + 430 sq.ft of 1/8" (40 sq.m of 2.5) Kaya veneer or 2210' of 11/16" x 1 1/4" (675m of 16 or 18mm x 30mm) Western Red Cedar plus glass sheathing
Guidance Use	Up to 6-8 adults
Drawing/Design Package	7 x A1 drawings + 8 x A4 instruction sheets
Additions and alterations included with the plans