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The author's Ruth is rigged with a homebuilt rowing rig for solo rowing and is without floorboards and a seat for a passenger. A False transom covers the edges of the fabric skin for a tidier appearance.

18′ 6″ Ruth Wherry

Quick to accelerate and rewards good rowing technique

Plans include a 22-page illustrated manual and full-sized templates for the stem, frames and transom.

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20′ Bangor Packet Rowing Wherry

Lightweight, reasonably seaworthy recreational single with a sliding seat and outriggers.

Plans for the Bangor Packet Rowing Wherry consist of five sheets, and include lines and offsets, outboard profile and deck plan, construction plan, and full-size loftings of stem and sternposts.

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22′ 6″ Recreational Shell Kingfisher

V-bottomed single shell with sliding seat, outriggers and light plywood construction.

Those who know the sport of rowing know Graeme King to be know one of the top of designers and builders of wooden racing shells in the world today. The rowing shells that come out of his King Boat Works are built not only to stand the test of time, but have put their crew and the designer in the…

18′ 6″ Ruth Wherry

20′ Bangor Packet Rowing Wherry

22′ 6″ Recreational Shell Kingfisher

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