return to section: Here are the drawings for John's "Nesting Expedition Dinghy." Click here for a detailed description of the project. The only change that was made during construction was to shift the mizzen mast to the centerline, and to substitute a push-pull tiller arrangement for the conventional tiller shown in some views.
Click on the drawings to enlarge. 
Optional lug rig if fewer strings are desired, and/or local conditions tend to be windy.
There are a lot of bulkheads:
- Because of the nesting function. A non-nesting version would have 7 pieces in this diagram rather than 15...
- For plain, cussed ruggedness. Banging up against the sides of a lock somewhere in Ontario, or surviving a collision at night...
- To create two watertight storage compartments fore and aft, and a self-draining anchor well forward.
- The bulkheads in the cockpit are perforated strategically with holes for lashing gear and dry bags in place.
Rails and leeboard mounts glued on.
Fitting the floor. This creates a double bottom housing about 100 pounds of water ballast.
The current plan is for this boat's instruction manual to reside entirely online, in the form of a wiki-style blog, as an experiment in kit documentation. Builders will be able to add collaborative comments and advice. We don't have a timeline for release of the plans and manual (and kit), but we're hoping for a late spring or early summer launch after Hull #1's extensive sea trials.
