Paul's Boat Sailing canoe
Description
The Paulsboat (often stylized as Paulsboat Sailing Canoe or Paul's Boat) is a custom-designed expedition-style sailing canoe created by renowned amateur boat designer Jim Michalak (a prolific plans-based designer known for simple, stitch-and-glue plywood boats). Commissioned around 2012 by Paul Moffitt (of the "famous sailing Moffitts" family, per Michalak's notes), it incorporates the owner's ideas for a versatile, shallow-draft cruiser capable of camp-cruising, expedition paddling/sailing, and handling thin waters like marshes, rivers, or coastal shallows. Built primarily via plywood/epoxy stitch-and-glue construction (plans available as PDF from sources like Duckworks Boat Builders Supply), it features a yawl rig (main + mizzen for balanced, easy handling and reefing), a very shallow flat or rockered bottom (draft as little as 3 inches/7 cm board up), large open cockpit/storage for gear, and options like foot-pedal steering or simple tiller. It's praised in builder accounts and articles (e.g., Duckworks Magazine project series) for its large capacity relative to size, ability to row/paddle efficiently when needed, dry ride, and suitability for solo or duo camp-cruising adventures; production is plans-based only (no factory builds), with dozens of examples built by home builders (some documented on Michalak owner groups, blogs like paulsboats.wordpress.com, and forums), and plans remain available today.
Construction Details
| Designer | Jim Michalak |
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| Builder | Home Built |
| Length | 14.000 ft |
| LOA | 14.000 ft |
| Year Built | 2012 |
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Documents
Sails
Paul's Boat Sailing canoe - LEG-O-MUTTON
| Luff | 6.42 ft - (1957 mm) |
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| Foot | 3.42 ft - (1042 mm) |
| Leech | * 5.66 ft - (1725 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 64.47 ° |
| Diag (clew/head) | 5.83 ft - (1777 mm) |
| Head (Inches) | * 3.5 |
| Area | * 10.59 ft² |
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Paul's Boat Sailing canoe - STANDING LUGSAIL
| Luff | 4 ft - (1219 mm) |
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| Foot | 7.5 ft - (2286 mm) |
| Leech | 9.5 ft - (2896 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 74.53 ° |
| Diag (clew/throat) | 7.5 ft - (2286 mm) |
| Head | 7.5 ft - (2286 mm) |
| Area | * 42.03 ft² |
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