A client came to us wanting our take on the popular MicroCruiser beach-able sailboat category. This 18-footer will be built of 6mm Okoume ply/epoxy, with a 100kg weighted centerboard, and 100 Liters of water ballast capacity on each side. The cat-ketch rig carries 215 sq ft on the tapered carbon main and mizzen masts, with…
This boat was a project that Paul took on as a small, efficient easy to store and easy to transport day boat/camp cruiser. It is modeled after a boat designed five or six years ago by Russell Brown This boat travels at around 16 knots using less than 1.5 gallons per hour of fuel. Particulars…
This plywood outrigger power boat is being built in Martha’s Vineyard. We started with the 20 foot power proa as a template, and modified it for a slightly bigger motor and simpler structure using less carbon reinforcement. This boat has a fuller bow and the outrigger depth and trim were tweaked based on experience with…
This power boat is a development of the 25 footer for a client that wanted a very simple, efficient boat for visiting his property in the San Juan Islands from Seattle. Construction is cold-molded hull with composite deck, house and internal structure. Power is an aluminum-block Volvo D3 with inboard-outboard drive. Particulars Overall Length (Hull)…
A concept for a retiring sailor who wanted a very fuel-efficient power boat and felt no need to travel faster than he did when sailing. At a hull speed of 10 knots, this round-bilged, narrow hull would be very efficient and sea-kindly, needing only a 53 hp (40 kW) diesel to keep it burbling along.…
AC72 Wing Handling and Platform Cradle Design Bieker Boats designed and engineered the cradle for the Artemis team’s America’s Cup AC72 catamaran. A system of custom aluminum trusses, hinged to lay flat or lock in place vertically when the cradle is moved, support four carriages with hoists at the corners which raise and lower the…
