Handy Billy 18'

Handy Billy 18'HANDY BILLY 18 The Handy Billys were designed to introduce boaters to an older hull form which handles choppy water in style while needing only modest power compared with most of today's hulls. We relied heavily on Wm. Hand's work from 1910 to 1930 to create these seakindly hulls. PARTICULARS LOA 18' Beam 5' Weight approx. 900 Ibs. DESCRIPTION Hull type: V Bottom Launch Construction: Batten seam cedar over oak Intended capacity 1 6 Propulsion: 8 10 hp

1 - full sized patterns

The foredeck as well as greater length and beam

Intended capacity: 4 rowing

Plans consist of 3 sheets:

Construction- round bottom

Weight          42 Ibs

Few if any plans were ever made of these boats as designs were produced from half models or from molds and patterns passed from one builder to another

windshield and washboards will keep her crew dry in sloppy going

plywood roof

The ballast keel with centerboard allows venturing into some shallow areas

clapboard sides

Construction: Lap-streak cedar