New Haven Sharpie
The Vessel
Built:
ca. 1900, by Lester Rowe
Length:
35 ft. 2 in.
Beam (at Sheer):
7 ft. 2 in.
Beam (at Chine):
5 ft. 11 1/4 in.
The Model
Scale:
1:48 (1/4 inch = 1 foot)
Plans:
Howard I Chapelle
's
American Small Sailing Craft
, Fig. 41.
Length:
9 1/2 in.
Breadth:
1 7/8 in.
Height:
8 1/2 in.
Construction:
Plank on frame. Scratch build entirely from home-milled timbers of mahogany, pear, cherry, and boxwood.
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