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Paper Jet 14 in Garage/ Garden

Paper Jet 14

Ben Stevenson · 2026

A build log

Paper Jet 14 in Garage/ Garden

Paper Jet 14

kept by Ben Stevenson

2026

The boat

Paper Jet 14

Designer: Dudley Dix
Plans from: Dudley Dix Yacht Design
Length overall: 14′ 0″ (4.27 m)
Hull: plywood
Construction: plywood
Started: 1 May 2026
Built by: Ben Stevenson

First boat building, from pre cut cnc kit. Single garage and garden in the UK at weekends/ evenings only.

What it took

By the numbers

Hours at the boat

Days written up

Photographs

Words written

The work

01 Rig & Spars May 2026 · 24h

Chapter 01

Rig & Spars

Mast, boom, standing and running rigging, sails.

1 day 24 hours from May 2026

1 May 2026 Rig & Spars 24 h

Spar construction

Started with spar construction due to space requirement outside and the weather. Had issues sourcing WR Cedar in the UK but managed to buy cladding of appropriate dimensions eventually. Changed step for tube joiner to 3mm from 2 wall thickness. Swapped Poplar and Cedar Profiles in boom for rigidity. Made mast round until after gooseneck instead of 300mm suggested. Using west system epoxy and 403 microfiber filler.