SELWAY FISHER DESIGNS
CATALOGUES & MANUALS
FOR BOTH THE HOME & PROFESSIONAL BOAT BUILDER.

WELCOME TO THE NEW RANGE OF DESIGN CATALOGUES FOR OUR STOCK PLANS - as before, we still have our Complete Catalogue of Boat Designs (which covers the full range of our stock boat plans from canoes to yachts etc). This has been completely revamped and enlarged.

But, for those who do not wish to see our full range in one book, we have also split the catalogue so that separate sections may be purchased. These are :

• Canoes

• Dinghies & Dayboats

• Pocket Cruisers, Trailer Sailers & Yachts

• Motor Boats & Steam Launches

• Steam Launches (only)

COMPLETE CATALOGUE OF STOCK BOAT DESIGNS

This is now a 112 page A4 size catalogue showing drawings, details and many more photos of our complete range of plans for home construction with details of the main construction methods used. Over 250 designs in total ranging in size from 4' to 60' and in type from canoes and dinghies to yachts and steam launches. Includes full price list and ordering details. After looking at the catalogue, if you wish to talk to us about your requirements, we are more than happy for you to contact us by phone/fax/letter/E-Mail. NOTE - NOW INCLUDES 14 NEW DESIGNS FOR 2000 & 18 NEW DESIGNS FOR 2001

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CATALOGUE OF CANOE DESIGNS

An A4 sized catalogue with 17 pages describing all 38 of our canoe designs which range in size from 10' to 40'. Also enclosed is an article on the construction of one of our Christine designs. There are 7 kayaks and 31open canoes most for simple ply stitch and tape construction and some for strip planking, but do remember, with our YachtCAD system, we can give mould shapes for clinker ply construction too. As well as a number of open canoes for family use, the catalogue includes some particular canoe designs for the enthusiast - these include a fast open canoe designed specifically for the Devizes-Westminster race, a 40' multi-paddler canoe which is put together in boltable sections and which has been used for Dragon boat training and our JC which has a sliding seat and is a trainer for the IC racing canoe.              >> to examples.

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CATALOGUE OF DINGHY & DAYBOAT DESIGNS

An A4 sized catalogue with 44 pages describing of our dinghy & dayboat designs of which there are over 100 in number. They include transom ended boats, double enders, sharpies, dories, rowing skiffs, pulling boats and small catamarans. Many are based upon traditional boats such as the canoe yawl and working fishing boats of the UK and North American coasts - others are more modern in style and designed for fast easy family sailing. The range of construction methods includes simple stitch and tape, strip plank and clinker ply - many have details for at least 2 of these methods and we can convert any design to a method of construction to suit your requirements.

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CATALOGUE OF POCKET CRUISERS, TRAILER SAILERS & YACHT DESIGNS

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CATALOGUE OF MOTOR BOAT & STEAM LAUNCH DESIGNS

This is an A4 sized catalogue with 26 pages describing with drawings and photos our 38 Motor Boat and 21 Steam & Electric Launch designs. The motor boats range in type from modern plywood stitch and tape outboard skiffs and runabouts, through cabin cruisers for river and canal use to classic launches - some of classic 1930's runabout style and others of slipper and beaver type. Most are for plywood construction (some of which are venered with Mahogany) and a few use the Cedar Strip Plank construction technique. The Steam & Electric launch part of the catalogue contains classic Edwardian type launches mainly for strip plank construction and ranging in length from 13' to 50'.

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CONSTRUCTION MANUALS :

A MANUAL OF MODERN SMALL PLYWOOD BOAT CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES

This popular manual is now in it's 3rd Edition with up to-date information on the latest techniques and examples of ply/epoxy designs from our catalogue. Whilst all the plans in our catalogue include instructions and are fully detailed, in case you are unfamiliar with MODERN methods of ply boat construction, we have produced this manual to help you. It now has 100 illustrations plus photographs on 80 A4 pages and includes chapters on Making a Simple Temporary Workshop/Shelter, Simple Joints for Wood Framing, Stitch and Tape and Ply/Epoxy Methods of Construction, Sheathings/Coatings, Cost Effective Materials and Working with Epoxies. In the 3rd Edition, we have also added chapters on simple keel/rudder construction and used 3 of our designs as examples. The Manual is useful to those who already own a boat and are modifying it and also to those who are building to another designer's plans.

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A MANUAL OF STRIP PLANK CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES

Strip planking is an increasingly popular method of boat construction (over half of all our new design work is for strip planked craft). It enables the amateur boat builder to produce a beautiful round bilged hull without having traditional boat building skills. It is certainly an easy method of round bilged hull construction and one which produces a very tough 'one piece' monocoque hull shell which will require little maintenance and which will last far longer than a conventionally built wood hull.
The Manual starts by discussing the merits of strip planking and the types of hulls that are best suited to this method of construction. It goes through the possible difficulties of strip planking certain hull shapes and how these difficulties may be over come. Suitable materials for constructing the hull are discussed including the use of square edged versus profile edged planks and epoxy versus polyurethane glues. Guidance and examples are also given for calculating material requirements.
Different types of building jig are discussed along with the marking, shaping and the setting up of moulds. The setting up of the internal backbone structure is then covered and after a description of the planking process, the Manual covers the best methods for preparing the hull for finishing. Veneering and glass sheathing are then described. Finally, tool requirements and the care and repair of strip planked hulls along with the addresses of useful suppliers are given.                         

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A MANUAL OF SAIL MAKING FOR THE HOME BOAT BUILDER

Using domestic equipment. For a dinghy or day-boat, the cost of a set of sails may be more than the cost of materials for the rest of the boat. If you are making your own boat, why not go the whole hog and make the sails as well? The tools required are minimal and most of the stitching can be done on a domestic sewing machine.
Rather than being a mystery, the construction of a sail is broken down into it's different structural parts in much the same way as the hull structure of a boat with 76 clear diagrams showing the construction techniques used to make up the components of the sail. The chapters include a detailed look at the different stitches and seam constructions used, finishing techniques, step by step guides to the making of both Bermudan and Gaff/Gunter/Lug sails and Headsails. Also included is a section on the re-cutting of old sails and on fault finding. The whole manual will give the owner who already has a suit of sails, a better understanding of how his sails work and what may be wrong if he has a problem with them.

The cost of the manual is Eur 21.00 + Eur. 1.80, which represents a very small investment against the cost of a new suit of bought in sails and which could be the opening to another field of enjoyment in boat building.                         >> TOP

A MANUAL OF PLY/EPOXY CANOE CONSTRUCTION

Ply/Epoxy and stitch and tape construction is fun because, with little financial outlay, you can be on the water very quickly in a boat that you have created yourself over a period of only 25 hours or so, using basic domestic facilities. Apart from detailing these construction methods, the manual also includes chapters on Basic Tool Requirements, Jointing Methods for Chines and Long Planks, Low Cost Materials and Paddle Design and Construction. Also included is a chapter on CONVERTING YOUR OWN CANOE TO SAIL with details of RUDDER and LEEBOARD requirements and HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN SIMPLE SAILS. This manual is useful to those who already own a fibreglass or ply canoe and who may be thinking of doing some canoe sailing. Over 70 illustrations plus a large detailed drawing of a typical sail plan. Now also includes full plans and details for simple 12' & 16' Ranger canoe (in both open and decked versions).

Prijs: Eur. 21.00 + Eur. 2.50 verzendkosten.                     

COMING SOON:

• A MANUAL OF CLINKER/PLY BOAT CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES - the easy way to building a fine clinker craft.

• A MANUAL OF SIMPLE MODEL BOAT CONSTRUCTION - using some of our stitch and tape designs and giving plans and patterns for two models that you can make.

For further details of our designs and orders for plans, manuals and catalogues in the  Netherlands,   send  to :  EVECOM BV or