This craft takes it's heritage from quite a number of traditional fishing craft used around the South West and French coasts for pilchard and mackerel driving. These boats had quite a number of subtle variations on the lug rig and in this case we have gone for a dipping main with standing lug mizzen mounted fairly well forward making a bumpkin unnecessary. The hull is a simplified form of a type which we have initially developed for constructing simple versions of classic motor boats. this uses pre-shaped ply sides which are attached to a computer generated framework of ply bulkheads and girders. The bottom is formed using arched ply in 2 layers and the round bilge area is strip planked with the whole hull sheathed in glass cloth. She has a steel centreplate and is fitted out in open fashion with side decks and thwarts and has areas for an outboard well and built-in buoyancy.
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23' 5" East Cornish Lugger Particulars |
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| LOA | 23'5" | 7.14m |
| Beam | 7'2" | 2.17m |
| Hull Mid Depth | 2'4" | 0.7m |
| Draft | 18"/4'4" | 0.45/1.3m |
| Sail Area | 331 sq.ft | 30.8 sq.m |
| Approx. Dry Weight excl. ballast | 1100 lbs | 500 kg |
| Hull Shape | U shaped | |
| Construction Methods | Ply over frame | |
| Major plywood requirements for hull |
6 x 6mm sheets 6 x 9mm sheets 2 x 12mm sheets 1 x 18mm sheets |
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| Guidance Use | 6 adults + | |
| Drawing/Design Package | 3 x A1 drawings + 32 x A4 instruction sheets | |
| Additions and alterations included with the plans | ||
