Traditional sail boat, 4.8 m long, with outboard motor well, clinker plywood
| Hull length / waterline | 4.80 / 4.54 m | Sail area | 14 m² | ||
| Breadth / waterline | 1.85 / 1.64 m | Outboard motor | 6 hp | ||
| Draught | 0.45 / 0.98 m | Design category / Crew | C4 / D5 | ||
| Light weight | 520 kg | Building time | 650 hours |
Four different rigs may be chosen according to your specific needs, from the very simple lug sail to the well-canvassed gaff cutter (see drawings). It is also possible to choose a lug yawl rig or a “flambart” rig. Ask the designer.
Ebihen 16 is fitted with a metal centreboard and a water ballast (180 litres) that allows excellent stability and good windward ability.
A well for the outboard motor is built aft of the cockpit, with the motor handle at helmsman reach. The propeller is just ahead of rudder for good manoeuvrability. A 4-strokes – 3 to 6 hp – motor may be installed.
Ebihen 16 can be built and stored during wintertime in a common garage. It is of course trailerable. The first boat of the series was strip-planked, with laminated frames and backbone, and almost no plywood. It is a beautiful wooden construction. The clinker version is mainly made of plywood, for the hull planking but also backbone and transverse bulkheads, then much easier to build by a first-time amateur. The strip planked version is built from a dedicated plan package.
I strongly advise you to visit Aarnoud Kraan’s blog which gives a particularly detailed and illustrated description of the construction of his Ebihen 16 clinker.
Nick Fox has also an excellent blog on its Ebihen 16 clinker.
I also invite you to visit the blog of Stan Richards (California) describing the construction of an Ebihen 15 (clinker).
Ebihen 16 plans are also available for a traditional carvel construction. Ask the designer.
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Jacques Després –
Le EBIHEN 16 à fière allure avec son cachet rustique. Ce bateau offre trois types de voilure et montage de gréement au goût du skiper .Ce qui est aussi intéressant; l’architecte propose deux façons de construire ce bateau ,soit bordé à clin en contreplaqué ou bordé en latte de bois massif .Quelle belle aventure pour les amoureux du bois .Evidemment, ce projet laisse une certaine liberté dans le choix des essences de bois ou la finition des surfaces tel que le plan de pont peut être en teck ou autre bois exotique .Entre autres, ce que j’aime bien c’est l’intégration d’un hors bord à l’arrière du bateau sans gêner à la conduite du bateau ,le pied du moteur est même introduit à l’avant du gouvernail ,tout à fait ingénieux ! Enfin c’est un beau bateau, une grandeur très pratique ,des mises à l’eau facile et de belle balades assurées .