12' San Francisco Bay Pelican Plans PDF

 

PELICAN’S features are a lightweight plywood hull, shallow draft, flat surfing bottom, and constant flare angle at chine, which provides minimum submerged friction. The sampan bow is a big factor in preventing burying and broaching when running before the wind in a swell. Her easy lift, or rocker forward, keeps her slipping along on top of a bow wave. This design feature also gives maximum interior space for the modest length, with greater chine buoyancy stability and speed.

 

PELICAN’S generous freeboard is 2’ amidships, and the beam down at chine level – “where the action is” – is only 47”, while the dory flare provides a 6’-1-3/4” beam amidships. This flare is so strong that the head and shoulders’ weight of the crew, shifted to windward within the roomy cockpit, gives a righting arm like that of a Catamaran, and keeps the crew dry.

PELICAN’S Standing Lug rig is versatile, weatherly and forgiving! The novice sailor will find the Pelican ideal for training. The mainsail can be peaked up as well as any Gunter or Marconi type and made to do as well to windward. For long distance cruising the cockpit can hold plenty of gear, and picnic supplies, and can be fitted with an awning or boom tent or shelter. She is completely decked with protective coamings around the cockpit. The Pelican is a boat for heavy weather sailing, or for cruising around mudflats, or for competitive racing. Versatile best describes this dry and seaworthy design. It is a great family boat.

PELICAN is ideal for home or special project building.

What's in the plans?

The plans are in the form of a digital file that you can download as soon as you complete checking out. The file is a zipped folder containing further files for three sheets of drawings, a step by step set of building instructions, sail plans, list of materials and hardware and sailing handling information. All drawings and plans come in PDF format and can be printed to hard copy..