Plans to build the 14' Minuteman Ultralight Stitch and Glue Boat
The Minuteman is a 5 plank bateau dory of the type originated in colonial times in New England. Back in those days there was no plywood so the 5 plank bateau offered a moderate beam in a boat with the available lumber and the fewest number of joints, so the lowest probability of leaking. Bateaus were the standard boat of America in the Revolutionary war days. That famous painting of Washington crossing the Delaware river should probably have shown him in a bateau. Bateau is simply French for "boat". The modern 5 plank bateau is easily built of plywood by the stitch and glue construction method. You can row it or tack on a mini gasoline or electric trolling motor.
Free Study Plans for the Minuteman Ultralight Stitch and Glue Boat
Our study plans are two of the actual construction drawings. They're not enough information for you to build the boat, but they do give you the overall boat size, shape and construction methods. This is a pdf file readable with the free Adobe Acrobat pdf file reader.
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Construction Plans for 13' Minuteman - English only
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