Free stitch and glue boat plans for building plywood boats. The mirror is a real proper little boat, with its deep sitin cockpit, that inspires confidence for sailors of all ages and abilities, easy to sail but a challenge to sail well. The following pages detail the building of a plywood pram. But, i do have other projects around the workshop so this will not be a concentrated effort, but if you are not in a rush i am sure we can see it through this winter. The mirror was named after the daily mirror, a uk newspaper with a largely working class distribution. This modelled the shape of the hull in 3d and evolved the shapes of the planks, allowing me to use a stitch and glue build method. Its design was based upon the easy to construct stitch and glue principle introduced by barry bucknell for the mirror 11 dinghy. The rules of the international mirror class allow tolerances to cover variations on building from a kit. All are welcome, and the lake is a fantastic venue if you have a parent child. It takes just a few hours work a day to complete a dinghy or canoe in 1 to 5 weeks with our diy plans, kits or workshop courses. The mirror dinghy is a british sailing icon and continues to evolve, keeping up with modern sailing technology and requirements. Cockle and sprite are for multichine stitch and tape plywood construction, while the other three are intended for glued ply.
Mirror dinghy parts catalogue, everything you need for. Everything you need for your mirror dinghy, supplying you with new boats, wooden parts to repair your old boat, and all the fittings and equipment you might need mirror dinghy parts catalogue, everything you need for your mirror from trident uk. Stepbystep boat plans for building your own boat, there are many people who like sailing and enjoy it especially on the holidays. The mirror dinghy kits drive marine services has decided to discontinue the mirror kit project. Written by the national uk mirror coach, this fully illustrated book covers everything you need to know including rigging, sailing theory and practice, reefing, launching and landing, capsizing, racing and transportation. The skylark 8, 9 and 10 footers have been used in this role but i always felt that they did not have the volume to carry both a large amount of floatation and spaces for. They come from a 1956 plywood building projects book. I try to update everything often but the internet is a fast paced place. An international mirror dinghy is in a onedesign class. The mirror was from the start promoted as an affordable boat, and as a design it has done a great deal to make dinghy sailing accessible to a wide audience. They are not perfect, but have been updated to cover the use of epoxy for resin and additives as an adhesive and fillets, so that makes them the best currently available.
The range of wolstenholme designs for home builders includes the 9ft cockle, the 11ft coot, the 12ft mallard originally designed for the boatman magazine, the 14ft6ins swallow, and the newly added sprite recreational rowing skiff. Theyve been chosen because they are derived from traditional boats, or in some cases simply for their usefulness. Since i dont have the time to mentor every person i meet that is interested in learning to build boats, i. Specifications of the mirror dinghy mirror sailing. It is with regret that we have made this decision but issues with the prototype and commercial reality has forced us to close this project. The method originated in england in the early 60s and the first boat built was a mirror dinghy designed by jack holt.
Bluprint woodworking get mirror dinghy plans download skype. Mirror rigging guide for the classic family dinghy for. Crocheting, embroidery, knitting, quilting, sewing search for mirror dinghy plans. The mirror is the worlds most popular double handed sailing dinghy, low in price, light, seaworthy and easy to sail, the mirror. The other great labour saver was the ability of the software to send the plan to an old wide. The mirror is a popular sailing dinghy with more than 70,000 built.
Mirror dinghy kit building instructions uk mirror sailing. The mirror was designed for home building, using the sheet plywood. He took most of the photos and built all of the boat. Mirror dinghy plans build your own personal mirror dinghy. Msd mirror sailing development ontario mirror dinghy. The first thing to decide is whether you want a brand new boat, or will you be happy with a used boat. The original had fairly fuzzy images and scanning did not improve clarity.
Basic stitch and glue manual this manual describes the building of a small boat by the stitchandglue method, also known as taped seams. All of them come with a materials list, full step by step instructions and advice on plywood types, wood and epoxy. Labour as leisurethe mirror dinghy and diy sailors. The boat was designed using some software i had written in the early 1990s dos running on a 386. The mirror dinghy was launched in the daily mirror on wednesday 20th february 1964 with a doublepage spread entitled presenting the mirror boat a revolutionary idea that makes sailing cheap for everybody.
The concept was initiated by bbc tv diy expert, barry bucknell who built his own boat upon which jack holt based the final hull design. Plywood dinghy and canoe kits england stanleysmallcraft. This a page of links to some favourite free boat plans at. It features the latest news and events from the sailing world together with features and info in an easytouse format. Mirror sailing development msd is the only licensed manufacturer for mirror dinghies in north america. Sequence of owen building his mirror sailing dinghy, summers of 2010 and 2011. It is a notforprofit company set up and run by members of the international mirror class association of canada imcac. All wooden parts and fastenings required to build the hull.
I have also re typed or enlarged most of the dimensions. The mirror is a small, light, easy to sail, easy to transport, pram dinghy. I built the green pram using the stitch and glue method of boatbuilding. Membership means you are eligible to enter for the nationals, the nationwide and travellers events organised by the mca. Plans free free pram dinghy plans sailing dinghy boat plans mirror. There are buoyancy tanks fore and aft detailed in the plans. Free stitch and glue boat plans in no particular order. We have a set of building instructions kindly provided by mirror sailing development in canada. Mirror rigging guide for the classic family dinghy for cruising, training and racing. Mirror dinghy plans build your own personal mirror dinghy building your own personal mirror dinghy is a snap with the latest mirror dinghy plans. Albert sailing club is pleased to be hosting the 2014 mirror class state championships, to be held on albert park lake on the 2122 june, 2014 as in recent years, the championships will be held in conjunction with the albert sailing club winter regatta. Indeed, a mirror dinghy rig could be adapted to this design.
I put them together into a slide show and added the music. The mirror 16 was designed for the racing enthusiast and also the campingpotterer dinghy sailor. Download mirror dinghy boat plans download free boat plans. The best mirror dinghy plans download skype free download pdf and video. In traditional boatbuilding the builder needs to transfer. Mirror dinghy plans small row boat plans how to build diy pdf download uk australia mirror online. Download mirror dinghy plans free download free boat plans. Minimal repairs to keep an old mirror plywood sailing. Mirror dinghy plans australia how to building plans. For more info about our boat plans, see our forum or contact.
The first boat was built with a straight tapered stem but the plans detail a new stem which takes out the two straight sections and brings the plank panels together giving the stem a rounded curve for a more pleasing look. A lightweight pacific proa for fast cruising or daysailing. We also recommend buying a build and coating kit which includes all the fillers, resins and paints that you need to build and paint the boat. I have scanned and clarified the pages with the magic of photoshop. Maybe a fresh coat of varnish is all you need for that new boat smell new boats. Membership empty print email martin egan the uk mirror class association mca is largely funded by subscriptions from members. Be on the water in a few weeks after receiving your plans or kit. The mirror 16 is a class of sailing dinghy which was sponsored by the daily mirror newspaper in 1963 and the design project was headed by jack holt.
Mirror dinghy boat plans in order to help out some of our visitor that also participate and looking for mirror dinghy boat plans in this great pasttime, i decided to go above and beyond and include simple, easytofollow, step by step instructions with all of mirror dinghy boat plans. World sailing news is the weekly online newsletter of the world sailing. Who will make up 5mm plans for mirror dinghies are not useable to prospective builders eastern samoa mirror. Mirror dinghy plans free in order to help out some of our visitor that also participate and looking for mirror dinghy plans free in this great pasttime, i decided to go above and beyond and include simple, easytofollow, step by step instructions with all of mirror dinghy plans free. Selective information on more than than 8000 other sailboats. Mirror dinghy plans free plans pdf download diy wooden boat plans. Minimal repairs to keep an old mirror plywood sailing dinghy going december 9, 2019 may 25, 2010 by michael storer it is never too early to go through some of the ideas involved in doing repairs in a minimal way to keep a boat going. Most reasonably sized towns have a copy shop or print shop with an inkjet plan printer capable of taking pdf files and printing them out onto a1 or a0 paper. A traditionallooking 10foot clinker dinghy for rowing, sailing and motoring that is stable, handsome and easy to. Since i dont have the time to mentor every person i meet that is interested in. At 8 3 x 4 2 beam thorn is still large enough to take 3 adults or a young family of four on outings to explore or fish. Discover classes, experts, and inspiration to bring your ideas to life. Some of the tolerances can be used to give the boat a more aquadynamic shape. On several occasions i have been asked to draw up plans for a small pram dinghy which can be used as a tender and also for motoring and sailing and also as a survival boat.