Biloxi Dinghy

The Biloxi Dinghy is a small sailing dinghy from an old magazine article that opened with letters from happy owners vouching for how seaworthy it was. The page gives no dimensions, so the free plans themselves are the place to check size and sail area before committing.

The build is traditional and well explained. Three frames are made first, each with a curved lower member cut to the same radius and uprights joined to it with angle joints and gusset plates, along with the stern board and a building board marked with the frame stations. The frames go on the board upside down on a common centreline, the sides are fastened to the stem, and planking can be a few wide boards or narrower ones, with shiplap joints suggested to do away with seam battens.