11' Oregon Peapod
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Design Number 157
1977 |
This design came about when I got to thinking about having an elegant dinghy for our 34' Topsail Ketch Sunrise.
Since she was a double ender (with a pinky stern) I thought it would be fun to have a dinghy that was also
double-ended.
The classic Down East Peapod, named in honor of her shape, was most commonly used in lobstering alongshore, where a
larger boat could not safely work. The Oregon Peapod has a fuller stern than the more symmetrical Down East style
Peapod, to give better bearing aft for clamping on an outboard engine.
She is big enough to serve well as a trailer boat, sailed off the beach, or as a car-topper. She can carry a normal
family and their picnicking gear for a day of fun and exploring. Or, she can be carried aboard a larger boat as a
dinghy or shore boat.
Others have gone ahead and built from this design. We have plans for both fiberglass and wood construction,
The design calls for two mast steps, allowing her to be sailed as a sloop as shown on the sail plan, or as a catboat.
The catboat rig involves moving the mast to the forward position and not using the jib. This could work well as a
reefed rig in gustier conditions, or for training work.
| Particulars: | Imperial | Metric |
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| Length overall | 11'-0" | 3.35 m |
| Length datum waterline | 10'-0" | 3.05 m |
| Beam | 4'-6" | 1.37 m |
| Draft | 0'-6"/3'-0" | 0.15/0.91 m |
| Freeboard: | Forward | 1'-9" | 0.53 m |
| Least | 1'-1" | 0.33 m |
| Aft | 1'-5” | 0.43 m |
| Estimated structural weight | 105 lbs. | 48 kg. |
| Displacement, to DWL | 455 lbs. | 207 kg. |
| Displacement-length ratio | 203 | |
| Sail area | 80 sq. ft. | 7.43 m2 |
| Sail area-displacement ratio | 21.64 | |
| Prismatic coefficient | .592 | |
| Pounds per inch immersion | 121 | |
| Entrance half-angle | 25° | |
Note: The displacement numbers are calculated to the arbitrarily chosen DWL.
The calculated ratios of displacement-length and sail area-displacement will vary widely
depending on the loading of the vessel.
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