Traditional sail boat, 4.5 m long, with outboard motor well, clinker plywood
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Particulars:
Many different rigs may be chosen according to your specific needs, from the very simple lug sail to the well-canvassed gaff cutter (see drawings). Ebihen 15 is fitted with a metal centreboard that allows excellent stability and good windward ability.
A well for the outboard motor is built aft of the cockpit, with the motor handle at helmsman reach. The propeller is just ahead of rudder for good manoeuvrability. A 4 strokes – 3 to 6 hp – motor may be installed.
Ebihen 15 can be built and stored during winter time in a common garage. It is of course trailerable. The first boat of the series was strip-planked, with laminated frames and backbone, and almost no plywood. It is a beautiful wooden construction. The clinker version is mainly made of plywood, for the hull planking but also backbone and transverse bulkheads, then much more easy to build by a first-time amateur. The strip planked version is built from a dedicated plan package.
I invite you to visit the blog of Stan Richards (California) describing the construction of an Ebihen 15 (clinker)
A longer version (4.8 m), with same breadth and depth, is also available. She is named Ebihen 16.
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Hull length / waterline
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4.50 / 4.24 m
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Sail area
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14 m²
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Breadth / waterline
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1.85 / 1.64 m
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Outboard motor
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6 hp
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Draught
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0.45 / 0.98 m
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Design category / Crew
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C4 / D5
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Light weight
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480 kg
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Building time
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600 hours
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See Photo albums for Ebihen
HERE
PDF drawing click HERE
More info on the Vivierboats website: click HERE
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