7′ 10″ Acorn Tender
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Join to view PDF Purchase 7′ 10″ Acorn Tender PlansThis sweet-lined tender is the smallest in Iain Oughtred's design series of Acorn skiffs and dinghies. She is sufficiently burdensome to be useful as a general-purpose shuttle from ship to shore; she is also handsome and light enough to be carried on deck or in davits aboard the mother yacht. And what is more, her overall length can be shortened to suit — from 7′ 10″ to 7′ 7″ or 7′ 5″, as needed and as per plans.
Like other Oughtred design offerings, the Acorn tender may be built traditionally of solid lumber to heavier specifications. But the preferred and featured building method here is frameless, glued-seam, lapstrake plywood construction — an excellent system for amateurs in particular, and an efficient procedure for lapstrake small craft in general. The dimensionally stable plywood allows boats to be kept ashore for long periods without drying out, and the frameless interior makes maintenance easier.
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