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    Posted: 11 Mar 14 at 1:07pm
Originally posted by Caveman

If a kit is your preferred option then the Streaker would be a great choice. It is particularly suitable for  a lighter helm although I am advised by an owner that helms up to 13 stone can be competitive. Dave Butler of Butler Boats produces a kit. By happy coincidence I see he has just started building the Farr 3.7 as mentioned above. It looks like a lot of fun. I might be wrong but I reckon Dave Butler just might sell a kit for that too. 
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<span style="line-height: 1.4;"> Another alternative to consider is the Solo dinghy. I believe that Tony Thresher has offered kits to self builders. </span>
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<span style="line-height: 1.4;">Finally, if none of the above appeal, you might want to consider Fyne Boats. They do a range of kits for various boats and I was rather smitten by their National 12. </span>
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<span style="line-height: 1.4;">A Google search will link you to the websites for the above. Good luck. </span>


Yep Butler Boats will do you a Hull with bulkheads for you to finish off. Also if you buy a set of Farr 3.7 plans there is an option to purchase with the AUTOCAD file for getting your wood laser cut. Laser cutting is about £100. Loads of places do it. Robbins Timber are also set up to supply laser cut wood for the 3.7 using there chosen laser cutting service, so you could order straight form them. But you'd still need the plans etc...
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If you're not necessarily looking for a racing dinghy, have a look here for some inspiration:
 
 
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When I used to be a member at Haversham he would race these boats in the handicap fleet, although always seemed to get crucified by yardstick he was given.
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Chris B14, a Streaker is an excellent option if you are interested in building your own boat. The Streaker is available in all building options. From associations plans, £130 which includes the sail number/building fee and membership of the association. There are a number of Streaker owners now who have built their boats from the plans, these guys are all approachable if you have any issues with the build yourself. As a kit of parts? Butler Boats can offer the Streaker as a kit, in any state of build you want really? If you wanted the hull already built maybe for you to finish? or perhaps a FRP hull. Don't get the idea either that in building a 'wood' Streaker the boat will not be competitive? The nationals has been won recently by a Streaker built from wood. There is not a problem building down to the minimum hull weight of 48kg, you just need to be carefull with the selection of wood, but also the epoxy used and how many fittings you want to put on. If you want more information contact me through the Streaker class website. http://www.streaker-class.org.uk/
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You could also llook at Keith Callaghan's boats like the Hadron.

BTW, what 'appened to the paper dart thingy on the IoW?
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If a kit is your preferred option then the Streaker would be a great choice. It is particularly suitable for  a lighter helm although I am advised by an owner that helms up to 13 stone can be competitive. Dave Butler of Butler Boats produces a kit. By happy coincidence I see he has just started building the Farr 3.7 as mentioned above. It looks like a lot of fun. I might be wrong but I reckon Dave Butler just might sell a kit for that too. 

 Another alternative to consider is the Solo dinghy. I believe that Tony Thresher has offered kits to self builders. 

Finally, if none of the above appeal, you might want to consider Fyne Boats. They do a range of kits for various boats and I was rather smitten by their National 12. 

A Google search will link you to the websites for the above. Good luck. 
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Oh, the other thing to be aware of, there seem to be designs that are intended for building rather than sailing! Particularly true of boats from what I call "books of plans" designers. As you're a committed sailor I'd recommend sticking to classes that have a good home building ethos rather than the books of plans boats, which may not all be quite as good to sail as to build...

The Farr 3.7 laser cut component route does get you a very easy route into what is basically a very sophisticated build. I'd love to see one built with sapele tiger stripe ply with the veneers across the width ply rather than lengthways. Don't know if its available now, but IMHO that makes for a very pretty boat - the stripes are vertical on the topisdes and across the decks.

The very easiest practical boat to build is probably John Spencer's Firebug. Its a little 8 footer which is probably of dubious value unless you have a youngster available, but the great man managed to get a nice little boat shaped scow type coupled with very easy to build features - the chine angle is identical all the way along, stuff like that... Being an 8 footer there isn't too much money in materials either.

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There are many out there, but look for a designer with pedigree - nothing worse than building a design that sails badly. Holt, of course, is ideal, and the Streaker a nice boat, if you aren't too big. Are kits still made? They have slots in, I believe, so make everything go together right. Building down to weight appears to be quite hard, though.
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you can self build lots of boats if you can get hold of the plans.  you can buy plans on ebay as well as plenty of other sites.  You can even build a woodie phantom if you join the class.

What you build should depend, however, on whether you want to sail it yourslef, in which case there's no point in building something that wont carry you, or will over power you, that would just be the ultimate frustration.
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It's not a Streaker... But we have a great start to finish blog from one of our Farr 3.7 members who has just finished building his first wooden Farr. Go here to http://www.uk3-7class.org/index.html there are also other links to other build blogs showing other people projects. I hope they are of help on your search for information for your project.
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I can recommend checking out Watercraft magazine. There is a whole world out there of plans and designs available good technical articles hits tips & reviews of tools & materials. Have you seen the Farr design often mentioned here? What a lovely boat....plus you'll have fun learning to trapeze if you can't already! Building your own boat is a great thing to do....highly satisfying sailing the seas on something you've built with your own fair hands... Go for it!  Thumbs Up
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