Re: [bolger] smithsonian plans
they have a page, selling plan list type books which correspond to Chapell's drawings in Smaal Craft,
amoung other things. I'll forward off list. Clyde
hwal@...wrote:
amoung other things. I'll forward off list. Clyde
hwal@...wrote:
> I wonder if anyone on the bolger list knows anything about how to locate
> plans and then order plans from the smithsonian. I understand that they have
> an incredible number of plans and line drawings which are available to the
> public. Anyone have any knowledge of how this works? Steve Anderson ( MJ
> Landroval)
>
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I have a copy of the $10 ship plans list that contains no pictures.
The plans are only about $3-$5 dollars per page. If you are
looking for a good deal on plans try this first:
http://www.anyboat.com/books/booklets.htm
Has made available reprints of many old how-to-build-your-own
articles that date way back.
Individual Booklets are available at a cost of $4.95.
They measure 5.5"x 8.5" and contain between 4 and 64 pages and many
have plates in addition to the text.
About 230 boats are listed, like this one:
#604--BUILDING BONNIE,
an 18-Ft. Plywood Cabin Sloop
by Roland Cueva
We think you will agree that "Bonnie" combines about everything
anyone could wish for in a small boat, from beauty of line to
allaround utility and sound, simple, modern construction. She is of
moderate size, shoal draft and ample beam; has a roomy cockpit for
fishing and a comfortable cabin for overnight trips. Marine plywood
(Super-Harbord) is used extensively throughout, and because of it
intermediate framei and seam battens are entirely eliminated, without
any sacrifice of strength. The fairly deep V in the bow insures a
hull that will not pound and the stern will lift easily to following
waves. A small Lauson air-cooled marine engine furnishes auxiliary
power.
24 pp., illus. plus 3 plates
The plans are only about $3-$5 dollars per page. If you are
looking for a good deal on plans try this first:
http://www.anyboat.com/books/booklets.htm
Has made available reprints of many old how-to-build-your-own
articles that date way back.
Individual Booklets are available at a cost of $4.95.
They measure 5.5"x 8.5" and contain between 4 and 64 pages and many
have plates in addition to the text.
About 230 boats are listed, like this one:
#604--BUILDING BONNIE,
an 18-Ft. Plywood Cabin Sloop
by Roland Cueva
We think you will agree that "Bonnie" combines about everything
anyone could wish for in a small boat, from beauty of line to
allaround utility and sound, simple, modern construction. She is of
moderate size, shoal draft and ample beam; has a roomy cockpit for
fishing and a comfortable cabin for overnight trips. Marine plywood
(Super-Harbord) is used extensively throughout, and because of it
intermediate framei and seam battens are entirely eliminated, without
any sacrifice of strength. The fairly deep V in the bow insures a
hull that will not pound and the stern will lift easily to following
waves. A small Lauson air-cooled marine engine furnishes auxiliary
power.
24 pp., illus. plus 3 plates
> I wonder if anyone on the bolger list knows anything about how tolocate plans and then order plans from the smithsonian.
A quick web search led me to here:
http://sailing.about.com/recreation/sailing/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?
site=http%3A%2F%2Famericanhistory.si.edu%2Fcsr%2Fshipplan.htm
that brought up the following info (how to order is near the bottom):
The Smithsonian's collection of watercraft plans, maintained by the
History of Technology Division of the National Museum of American
History, is a valuable resource for the maritime historian, the
student of naval architecture, other scholars, the model builder, and
craftspeople. To make this collection more accessible to the public,
black-line reproductions of many of the plans are offered for sale.
The following three publications contain descriptions of plans and
instructions for ordering large-scale copies; these catalogs are only
available by writing to the address below. The catalogs and plans
belonging to the Smithsonian Institution are copyrighted and may not
be reproduced in any form without prior written permission.
1. Ship Plan List (American merchant ships and small craft)
This 250-page catalog lists plans of historic American watercraft --
bark canoes, clipper ships, fishing schooners, skipjacks, sidewheel
steamers, harbor tugs, and many others.
Among the plans listed in the Ship Plan List are those published in
the following books and articles by Howard I. Chapelle:
The American Fishing Schooners 1825 -- 1935
American Sailing Craft
American Small Sailing Craft
The Bark Canoes and Skin Boats of North America, with Edwin T. Adney
Boatbuilding
"Chesapeake Bay Crabbing Skiffs"
The History of American Sailing Ships
The National Watercraft Collection
The Search for Speed Under Sail: 1700 -- 1855
"Notes on Chesapeake Bay Skipjacks"
Unpublished plans by Howard I. Chapelle are also listed. These
include plans for historic yachts, pilot schooners, and small craft.
This catalog also lists plans from:
The Historic American Merchant Marine Survey (HAMMS) of 1936 -- 1937
The William Maxwell Blake Collection of Drawings of Far East
Watercraft
Miscellaneous commercial fishing vessels built in Seattle,
Washington, 1910 -- 1930
Simplified Boatbuilding: The Flat-Bottom Boat, by Harry V. Sucher
Simplified Boatbuilding: The V-Bottom Boat, by Harry V. Sucher
U.S.N. Brig Lawrence
Detail of Warship Plan 4
2. The Smithsonian Collection of Warship Plans
This 76-page list includes plans for American sailing and early steam
warships from the mid-18th century to 1900. Many are from Howard I.
Chapelle's book The History of the American Sailing Navy. Some
ordnance drawings also are included.
3. The Maritime Administration Collection of Ship Plans (1939 --
1970)
This 70-page list includes ship design plans recently acquired from
the Maritime Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. Fifty-
five vessel designs are represented, including plans for World War II
Liberty and Victory ships, cargo vessels, passenger ships, tankers,
container ships, and other designs from the 1950s and 1960s. The
collection also includes 60 sheets of design plans for the famous
superliner SS United States.
How to Order
Each publication is $10.00 (U.S.), postpaid. Foreign orders may
obtain airmail by adding an additional US $5.00. Please indicate
which catalog(s) you wish to receive and enclose a check or money
order payable to the Smithsonian Institution for the total amount. Do
not send cash. We cannot accept credit card orders. All foreign
orders should be paid by check, in U.S. funds, payable on a New York
bank.
All orders are handled by mail. Please send your order to:
Ship Plans
NMAH 5004 / MRC 628
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, DC 20560-0628 USA
Notice to Mariners
The majority of the Smithsonian watercraft plans are NOT original
builder's plans. Most are the result of field documentation -- the
process of taking the lines off historic vessels and half-hull
models. Therefore, complete construction details and tables of
offsets are not always available. Skilled naval architects and boat
builders typically can develop tables of offsets from basic lines
plans. In fact, we have heard from a number of boat builders who have
built full-sized craft from Smithsonian plans. However, the
Smithsonian cannot warrant the seaworthiness or safety of vessels
built from its collection of study plans.
For questions on design drawings for specific vessels, please write
to the above address. We generally fill orders within four weeks of
receipt.
I wonder if anyone on the bolger list knows anything about how to locate
plans and then order plans from the smithsonian. I understand that they have
an incredible number of plans and line drawings which are available to the
public. Anyone have any knowledge of how this works? Steve Anderson ( MJ
Landroval)
plans and then order plans from the smithsonian. I understand that they have
an incredible number of plans and line drawings which are available to the
public. Anyone have any knowledge of how this works? Steve Anderson ( MJ
Landroval)