Dolly warden strip boat that can be built in two lengths. 141 by weston farmer craft print proiect no. 179 akers will like the smooth lines of dolly varden that scoots along with any outboard in the under 7 hp class in choppy or smooth water. dolly is a strip boat fashioned like the. I am building the dolly varden. started innocently enough when i had two mercury ke7 outboards rebuilt out of nostalgia. in need of a boat i looked at the dolly varden - purchased the plans from david goodchild and studied them for a period.. A new youtube shows the famous racing yacht itchen ferry dolly varden arriving at the international boatbuilding training college portsmouth for restoration.. she’s described in one of uffa fox’s famous books and was known for trialling sails rigs for ratsey’s..
Dolly varden, possibly the last solent smack (large itchen ferry) built in 1872 to fish, then bought by thomas ratsey (before he joined up with mr. lapthorn). she has had a long and distinguished racing career with an ever changing rig as she was used extensively for testing sails and rigging under the ownership of the famous sailmakers.. The dng dolly varden plans will have no more imformation than you current resource, based on the comparison of the southwind drawings (sailboats). however, the dng package is a nice compact compilation of the drawing set.. Dolly varden was originally built along the lines of an itchen ferry as a one-off design. much of her hull survives with evidence of unique alterations which reflect her working life, for example, in 1888 her hull was altered to enable faster tacking as illustrated on her amended line plans..
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