Design
Morbic 8
Designed by François Vivier
Morbic 8 is a small classic tender, 2.30 m long and 1.20 m wide, built in clinker plywood. François Vivier designed her as a graceful replacement for the usual inflatable, with far better rowing ability, and made her from standard 8 ft plywood panels.
She has a flat bottom and two aft skegs for hauling up a beach, two rowing positions, and a light weight the designer gives as 38 kg. He drew her to be easy for a first-time builder. She is built from a CNC-cut plywood kit or from full-size patterns. Larger sisters, the Morbic 10 and 10.5, followed.
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