Stour 23 Plans

The Stour 23 has a simple 'V' bottomed hull form giving an easily driven shape that is also faster to build. Construction starts with a simple arrangement of plywood frames and bulkheads slotted together on a plywood central girder. Chine stringers are then fitted, planned up and the ply hull skin fitted - or the pre-shaped hull panels can be fitted to the framework and the chines finished with epoxy/glass.

The Stour is basically a fishing boat so she has a large aft cockpit and a forecabin which has 2 berth/settees and space for a small galley and wc.

Two options are given for the transom/engine arrangement - either the outboard can be fitted directly to the transom with a slopped well in front of it or the outboard is fitted further forward so that the outboard is fully protected by the hull.

The hull could be fitted out in a number of ways - with an aft cabin etc - the arrangement above is the one shown on the plans.