by William D. Jackson, Naval Architect
Here is a small fast-traveling dinghy that can be equipped with oars, sails or motor
Most small dinghys do not sail well but this 10-ft. long "Blue Bird" is fast and points fairly high. It makes an excellent utility boat, and, if sailing equipment is not available, you can use the boat with a pair of 6½ ft. oars or with a long shaft Evinrude outboard motor of not over 3 hp. (If you use a standard shaft length outboard motor, you’ll have to cut the transom down, and injure the boat’s performance.) The difficult joinery work of construction is eliminated, but you should try hard to produce close accurate joints. Use mahogany, birch or maple plywood of exterior type, formerly called waterproof. Fir plywood can be used if it,is treated with first coater such as U.S. Plywood’s Firzite, and then painted or varnished.
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