Design
Duck Trap Launch
Designed by Walt Simmons
A 17 ft launch from Walt Simmons of Duck Trap Woodworking in Lincolnville, Maine. She is listed among his boatbuilding plans and sold as a full-size lofting, meaning the lines arrive drawn at actual size on 36 in wide paper and the lofting step is already done. The designer's site does not yet give her beam, power, weight or construction details, so none are stated here.
Simmons says all of his plans are drawn with non-professional builders in mind, with extra construction detail added. Even so, a 17 ft launch is a substantial project and earlier boatbuilding experience would help. As a loose rule of thumb, budget 600 to 1,200 hours. Measured medians from build logs appear below.
What building a Duck Trap Launch actually takes
Medians from the build logs kept on this site, not the designer’s estimate. Nobody has logged this boat here yet, so they are empty until the first builder does.
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