William "Billy" Atkin and his son John designed boats for the better part of the 20th century. Good boats and sensible boats mostly; sailboats that can be...
I'm thinking about buying the plans for "Hope" , the 27' x 7' 6 Inboard cruiser as I'd think she'd make a very nice day/overnignter cruiser.Possibly with some...
OOPS, didn't mean to post that unfinished missive. John, I'm glad to see you've started this group. I've been attracted to the Atkins designs for awhile. As...
Hello, this group is a wonderful idea. I was introduced to Atkins designs by the writing of Robb White (Rescue Minor) and a recent commission built by my...
David--I can only offer some opinions--mostly based on experience. Most of Adkins designs (as well as Culler's, Hereshoff's, and the boats Chapelle documented)...
I am interested in a design like Lady of the Lake, but I am not sure. Since the plans are NOT written for plywood I am not sure. I want a boat for America's...
See photo section to see what I mean about re-styling cabin trunk and shelter house. Picture of FK.Lord designed "Foto" which has very similar styling to...
It would be a different boat, though. Consider how you would get two bunks, a walkway between them and two side decks in 8' - 6". I usually advise people to...
John is right about traditional carvel-planked boats, but lapstrake boats and batten-seam planked boats can handle trailering pretty well. Both lapstrake and...
Building Lady of the Lake with plywood planking shouldn't be a problem. She's designed for thwartship bottom planking with no frames, so I'd put the plywood on...
... boats ... John, OK, I know all the terms/methods except "batten-seam". Can you describe? Perhaps I would know by another name? On another topic - are you ...
In batten-seam construction each seam in the planking is backed up by a batten. IIRC, it was developed by one of the New England whaleboat builders, to give a...
if you go to the atkins plans site shown in the first message of this group and print the pictures they show for 'the lady of the lake' and 'gwen o' the...
Hi... Thanks for your thoughts. I have compared Gwen with Lady and there are some sizeable differences, though either could be modified. Gwen is 8'6" from bow...
...does anyone have any ideas on building a trailer like that?... If you look in the want ads under moble or manufactured homes sometimes there are pre-FHA ...
Two Atkin skiffs were built as individual projects at Bates in 2001- 2002. Mark Bright built 'Maud and Emeline', planks and bottom are Aquatek, frames, knees,...
Someone on our local messabout list was asking about Russell R. Maybe it's a good idea to bring the boat up here to see what the real Atkin boat fans have to...
John, I want to thank you for taking the time and trouble of making these designs available on the web. I have the catalog and have always been frustrated by...
John, Thanks for the Atkins plan site, John and Billy have always been two of my favorite designers and writers. One feature of Little Effort that is found on...
Some of the Atkin skiffs have that concavity in the chine forward, but on the plan views of Russell R. and Little Effort the apparent concavity is an optical...
Who designed the Beachcomber? Are there any photos of the Maude & Emeline and the Jebb? I'd like to start a gallery of Atkin boat pictures on the Atkin page....
Don't ignore Jasper, another nice little sailing skiff. There used to be one at Criteser's near Toledo. It looked like a very nice little boat, and the owner...
Thanks, John. I learned to build and sail on a Bolger design so I am a fan of simple unstayed rigs. If I built either Jasper or Aunty Helen, I would change to...
I think I've pretty well got all the flat-bottom sailing skiffs online now, except Dickey and Lark, and they'll be there soon. Here are some wider skiffs,...
Billy Atkin generally had the right philosophy about boats. Here's a snippet: "There is no way to please everybody. My old waterrat shipmate, Abel Brown, for...
You're right. I was seeing what was in my mind, not what was in front of my eye. You can see what I'm talking about on Shore Liner, which is one of my...
John, ever since reading Stambaugh's good skiffs, I've wondered about Jordan's Footloose. Care to give a testimonial? I'd be interested in hearing what you...
Hey, thanks for the Atkin boat plan site as well as this forum. I hope it works out as you plan. Since finding the atkinboatplans site I've been spending a lot...
... Stay tuned for a Chapelle skiff from 1956 - should appear in both MAIB and in Duckworks. 14' by 5. -- Craig O'Donnell Sinepuxent Ancestors & Boats ...
