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Norwalk Islands Sharpie 18



 

             

 

 

  

Great smaller cruiser racer with all the Kirby magic. The famed Laser Designer, Bruce Kirby has designed a cruising Laser for grown ups, but who wish to trailer their boat with a smaller car.
Extreme shallow draft. Self tacking, easily reefed.

Simple construction, sophisticated design, coastal sea keeping and real performance.

Choice of two rigs, unstayed gaff and unstayed fully battened Marconi.
Allow 800 hours building time.

Plans suited to first time builders, with world wide back up from nisboats.com.

Inc Trailer approx 900KG

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Precut Gaboon Plywood Kits are available NOW for NIS 18 /ketch/yawl or Cat Boat hulls.

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Marconi Cat Ketch Pocket Cruiser
   
Specs ft mm
     
LOA: 18' 5480
DWL: 16' 4880
Beam: 6'7" 1980
Draft, Board up: 10" 250
Draft, Board Down: 4' 1220

Outboard 2/9.4hp standard Shaft on transom spring bracket.
Offset centreboard

Options

Marconi Cat Rig, Gaff Cat Rig, Cat yawl.
Folding Mast Tabernacle Option.
Plans Available for scratch build or as pre cut 'plywood only' kit (available now), through to 'Everything you will ever need, including trailer' kit.

 

  
Sail Areas   sq m
     
Main:   12.06
Mizzen:   4.82
Total:   16.88
     
Weight: 700kg approx.

Indicative materials lists and build times. *

Epoxy Resin (Bote Cote recommended in Australia and New Zealand) 45 L
Plywood 4mm, sheets; 6mm, 4 sheets: 9mm, 14 sheets: 12mm, 5 sheets: 18mm 2 Sheets;
Solid timber WRC 25x100mm 8 metres; 25x25mm 65metres; 16x70mm, 11metres; . 50x15,11metres

Suggested Hours to Build: 800

* Approximate data; varies depending on experience and individual work rates and care in material useage.