19′ 6″ Sloop Mist

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Line drawing of sloop mist design.

Mist is a cozy pocket cruiser that combines simple sheet-plywood construction with more than a touch of elegance.

Designer Karl Stambaugh has gone out of his way to ensure that this plywood pocket cruiser doesn’t look like a plywood boat. He drew the stem to stand proud, as it would on a conventionally planked hull. Solid, coved sheerstrakes add to the illusion, as does the severe rounding-over specified for the chines. And the curved, raked transom isn’t exactly standard fare for sheet-plywood boats. In all, this is a handsome little cruiser.

Structural details impart a traditional appearance to this simple plywood hull.

In some ways, Mist awakens old memories of the plywood sloops that filled the pages of Popular Whatever magazines in the years following World War II. Down below, the designer made no attempt to cram in coffin-like quarter berths or an enclosed head. (There is no such thing as privacy aboard a 20′ boat in any case.) Mist’s arrangement is simple and traditional, and it works fine. The relatively-wide cabin sole survives the intrusion of the long centerboard trunk (part of which hides under the bridge deck).

Mist offers good deck space and a self-bailing cockpit.

Mist’s cockpit offers comfortable lounging space, but this will be slightly degraded if you build the optional outboard motorwell. You might consider hanging a removable bracket to the transom or after deck. Better yet, investigate the mysteries of the yuloh (an efficient, curved sculling oar).

Transverse frames and plywood sheathing result in a stiff hull.

With her handsome style, and easily stepped mast (mounted in a tabernacle so that it can pivot up and clown for trailering or low bridges), Mist might be the ideal trailerable cruiser.

Rounded-over chines rely upon ’glass and epoxy to protect plywood edges.

Plans for the 19′ 6″ Sloop Mist design contain six sheets: general information, lines and offsets, construction drawings, construction details, surfaces, and sail plans (gaff-rigged sloop and optional gunter-rigged sloop). WoodenBoat Plan No. 107, $90.00.

Snug accommodations survive the intrusion of a necessarily large centerboard trunk.

19′ 6″ Sloop Mist Design Details

DESCRIPTION
Hull type: V-bottomed, centerboard boat
Rig: Gaff- or gunter-rigged sloop
Construction: Plywood planking over sawn frames
Headroom/ cabin (between beams): About 4′ 2″
Featured in WoodenBoat No. 107

PERFORMANCE
* Suitable for: Somewhat protected waters
* Intended capacity: 1-4 daysailing, 2 cruising
Trailerable: Yes
Propulsion: Sail w / outboard auxiliary

BUILDING DATA
Skill needed: Intermediate to advanced
Lofting required: Yes
* Alternative construction: None

PLANS DATA
No. of sheets: 6
Level of detail: Average
Cost per set: $90.00
WB Plan No. 107

Particulars

LOA:  19′ 6″
LWL:  18′ 6″
Beam:  8′ 0″
Draft:
– (cb up) 1′ 6″
– (cb down) 4′ 6″
Displacement:  1800 lbs
Sail area:  225 sq ft

 

The optional keel increases stability, space below, and draft.

Completed Sloop Mist Images

Man in jacket stands aboard a Mist sailboat on a gloomy day.

Her board-up draft of 1′ 6″ lets you explore secluded coves and is easy to haul with a trailer.