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The Cherry 16 is a 4.864 m (15.96 ft) light weight trailer sailer designed by Frank Pelin in the 1970s. [2] [3] The hull is assembled from plywood using the stitch and glue method and can be assembled by an amateur boat builder. [2] [4] Plans for the construction of the Cherry 16 are still commercially available from Pelin Plans (New Zealand).
The DIY Mermaid was designed as an entry for the sailboat-building competition, organised by Stanley Tools in 1961, and the first DIY Mermaid was built by the designer on the living room floor. The Do-it-yourself magazine [ 2 ] started serialising the construction drawings and instructions in June 1963, whereby the DIY Mermaid could be built ...
The design was originally sold in the form of plans for amateur construction, with more than 200 sets of plans sold. Bingham, the designer, commenced the construction of a plug for a hull of his own, but was compelled to sell it before it was completed to Nor'Star Fiberglass Yachts in California United States, who put the boat into production.
Prices can range from under $2,000 for older wood boats that may need restoration or repair in various degrees, up to about $20,000 for a completely equipped newer fiberglass boat in championship form. Average prices for boats in good cruising or racing condition in the U.S. and Canada are typically in the range of $5,000 to $13,000, depending ...
The Catalina 18, formerly known as the Capri 18, is a trailerable American sailboat that was designed by Frank Butler and Gerry Douglas and first built in 1985. [1] [2] [3]The design was originally marketed as the Capri 18, but the name was changed by the manufacturer to Catalina 18 in 2000.
The Hartley TS16 (Trailer Sailer 16 foot) is an Australian trailerable sailing boat that was designed in 1956 by New Zealander Richard Hartley as a day sailer and which later became a one design racer. [1] [2] [3] The design was based on a traditional New Zealand mullet fishing boat and was the first trailer sailer sailboat design built. [3]
A Lysander is a small sailing boat, belonging to a type often known as a trailer sailer or pocket cruiser. It was designed in Britain in 1963 by Percy Blandford, an author of woodworking and other practical titles, and designer of small boats. It has twin fixed bilge keels, and a simple sail plan of headsail and mainsail.
The boat is optionally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. Sails, lifelines, a cradle, a boat trailer and a compass are also all additional-cost options. [7] For sailing the design may be equipped with a range of jibs, genoas and a symmetrical spinnaker. [1] [6] The design has a hull speed of 5.33 kn (9.87 km/h). [6]