Design
Sand Dollar
Designed by Arch Davis
An 11 ft flat-bottomed skiff with lapstrake sides by Arch Davis, designed for first-time builders including those with no woodworking experience. Beam is 3 ft 10 1/2 in and weight 95 to 120 lb. She rows, motors and sails under a gunter rig of 55 sq ft or a lug or sprit rig of 49.
The marine plywood bottom and sides are glued and screwed to a simple framework, and the seats go in before the side planking. Three sheets of 6 mm plywood, a plane, chisels, a handsaw, a drill and a jigsaw cover it. The designer says some finish in six weeks of spare time and others need three or four months. Budget 100 to 200 hours. The medians below come from builders who logged this boat here.
What building a Sand Dollar actually takes
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| Design | Plans from | LOA | Logs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 ft Night Sailing Dinghy | Benford Design Group | 11′ 0″ (3.35 m) | 0 |
| 11 ft Oregon Peapod Sailing Dinghy | Benford Design Group | 11′ 0″ (3.35 m) | 0 |
| 11 ft Sailing Dinghy with Transom Stern | Benford Design Group | 11′ 0″ (3.35 m) | 0 |
| Bull's Eye | Glen-L Marine | 11′ 0″ (3.35 m) | 0 |
| Feather | Glen-L Marine | 11′ 0″ (3.35 m) | 0 |
| Moth | BCA Demco | 3.35 m (11′ 0″) | 0 |