The National Maritime Museum Cornwall holds an archive of plans by the well-known designer, Alan Buchanan which may be accessed on request. A summary of these is below. The list is work-in-progress as many of the plans are fragile or damaged and cataloguing is still under way.
To request more detail on any of these plans then contact us at library@nmmc.co.uk
| ID | Name | Vessel | Description | Design | Design Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0340.0203 | 15ton Steel Ketch | 15 ton Steel Ketch | D0325 | ||
| 0340.0314 | 168 ton Steam Yacht | 168 ton Steam Yacht | D0436 | ||
| 0340.0349 | 16ft ALDEBURGH YC O/D Class | 16ft x 5ft 10in. Open O/D Sailing dinghy for Aldeburgh Yacht Club 1954 | D0471a | 1955 | |
| 0340.0178 | 16ft 6in Cruiser tbc | 16ft 6in plywood Cruiser tbc | D0301 | ||
| 0340.1728 | 16ft Blackwater O/D Special sail plan for C Moore 1965 | D1619b | 1965 | ||
| 0340.0278 | 16ft Launch | 16ft Launch | D0400 | ||
| 0340.0300 | 16ft Motor Launch | 16ft Motor Launch G A | D0422 | ||
| 0340.0047 | 16ft Sea Scout Cutter | 16ft Sea Scout Pulling and Sailing Cutter on stock list 1976 Clinker 01/06/50 – 3 sheets | D0164a | 1950 | |
| 0340.1504 | 17 ft steel dory | D2261 | |||
| 0340.1118 | 17 ton Ocean racer | Capella of Kent | 17 ton Ocean Racer Spec 627 11/12/62 for W Hawkins Spec 630 11 ton Fast Cruiser for K S Wrighton ? Same D no but different craft?? | D1570 | |
| 0340.0325 | 17 tonner | 17 tonner I Spencer | D0447 | ||
| 0340.0045 | 17ft 3in Ray Class | Julia | 17ft 3in 2 1/2 ton Aux Centreboard Sloop JULIA 10/03/50 Spec 16 22/05/50 for Maj A Chadworth Musters to be built by W Wyatt. | D0162 | 1950 |
| 0340.0061 | 17ft 6in Launch | 17ft 6in Cruising Launch 12/01/51 tbc | D0179 | ||
| 0340.0069 | 17ft 6in Motor Launch | 17ft x 6ft 10 1/2in. Inboard Motor Launch Spec 33 17/01/52 for West Mersea Yacht Club 03/10/51 – 2 sheets | D0189 | ||
| 0340.0048 | 17ft Alloy Canoe punt | 17ft alloy canoe punt | D0165a | ||
| 0340.0456 | 17ft Broads Day Boat | D0577 | |||
| 0340.0377 | 18ft 10in Motor Cruiser | 18ft 10in Motor Cruiser | D0498 | ||
| 0340.0356 | 18ft 10in Motor Cruiser | 18ft 10in Beam 7ft Draft 1ft 6in Clinker Motor Cruiser with steadying sail, powered with 8 h.p. Stuart Turner engine or rquivalent Spec 105 No date – 4 sheets Not Found | D0478 | ||
| 0340.0766 | 18ft 10in Motor Cruiser | D0892 | |||
| 0340.0108 | 18ft 6in Camping Cruiser | 18ft 6in chine camping cruiser 4 sheets 1 Cat | D0228a | ||
| 0340.0101 | 18ft 6in Camping racing Cruiser | 18ft 6in x 6ft 6in. Draft 1ft 6in to 4ft 4in. Camping Racing Cruiser, small shelter cabin large cockpit External ballast keel and centreboard. Bermudan rig costruction: Clinker, strip or chine 18/10/52 Spec No 48 16/10/52 for Hamilton See D0202 for lines 4 sheets Spec 345 Spec 417 for Sir Paul Benthall. | D0221a | ||
| 0340.0189 | 18ft 6in CORONATION Class Day Sailer | 18ft 3in x 6ft 4in Draft 3ft Coronation Class, open day sailer, fixed keel for Iraq – 4 sheets. Spec 480 Redrawn as D1875 in Jersey in 1968 | D0311a | ||
| 0340.0458 | 18ft Broads or River Inboard Day Launch, | chine seam battened mahogany 1/2 inch Spec 134 No date – 2 sheets | D0579 | ||
| 0340.0102 | 18ft Camping Cruiser | 18ft Camping Cruiser 18/10/52 tbc | D0222 | ||
| 0340.0301 | 18ft Iraq | 18ft Iraq variations | D0423 | ||
| 0340.0354 | 18ft KELPIE Class | 18ft KELPIE Class Cruiser | D0476 | ||
| 0340.0285 | 18ft Launch | 18ft Fishing Launch Spec 85 | D0407 | ||
| 0340.0070 | 18ft Motor Launch | 18ft Motor Launch 04 51 tbc | D0190 | ||
| 0340.0914 | 18ft Motor sailer – general arrangement | D1041 | |||
| 0340.0387 | 18ft Power cat boat | 18ft Power Cat Boat | D0508 | ||
| 0340.0183 | 18ft Sailing boat | 18ft Sailing Boat tbc | D0306 | ||
| 0340.0257 | 19 ton Gaff ketch | 19 ton Gaff Ketch | D0379 | ||
| 0340.0242 | 19 ton Gaff Ketch | 19ton Gaff Ketch | D0364 | ||
| 0340.0250 | 19 ton Ketch | 19 ton Ketch | D0372 | ||
| 0340.0122 | 19 ton Sloop | 19 ton Sloop | D0242 | ||
| 0340.0219 | 20 ton Steel Ketch | 20 ton Steel Ketch | D0341 | ||
| 0340.0394 | 20ft 6in Day sailer | 20ft 6in Centerboard Day Sailer Spec 122 19/04/55 M Tennant tbc 1 roll racked NYC. See D1086 for later mods to this design. Roll to be found and Cat | D0515a | ||
| 0340.0321 | 20ft 6in Fishing and GP Launch | 20ft 6in Fishing and GP Launch | D0443 | ||
| 0340.0332 | 20ft 6in Racing Cruiser | 20ft 6in J O G Racing Cruiser Spec 99 1956 | D0454 | 1956 | |
| 0340.1117 | 20ft C/B Sloop | 20ft C/B Sloop Keel centreboarder, Bermudan rig, modern boat with flat sheer, accommodation for 2, open cockpit Spec 592 13/03/62 clinker for D M Leplar – 6 sheets | D1512a | ||
| 0340.0620 | 20ft Fishing Boat | D0745 | |||
| 0340.0302 | 20ft FV commercial | 20ft Fishing Launch | D0424 | ||
| 0340.0307 | 20ft Heavy duty vessel | 20ft x 6ft 6in. Open Heavy duty carvel built Yard Clark’s Launch – 2 sheets | D0429 | ||
| 0340.0269 | 20ft Junior Offshore group | 20ft J O G | D0391 | ||
| 0340.0084 | 20ft Sea Scouts cutter | 20ft Sea Scout Rowing and Sailing Cutter, 1946 Spec 44 No date or Dwg No – 2 sheets found badly damaged repaired PL 28 checked 06/10/2020 | D0204a | ||
| 0340.1586 | 21ft 3 Man One Desigh | 27/1/81 | D2204 | 1981 | |
| 0340.0199 | 21ft 4in Slipper Launch | 21ft 4 in Slipper Stern Launch Spec 74 07/04/54 for E J Humphreys. GAY GAMBLER On AB In cupboard list 3 sheets Cat | D0321a | 1954 | |
| 0340.0362 | 21ft 9in Day Sailer | 21ft 9in Aux C/B Day Sailer for M Tennant | D0484 | ||
| 0340.0027 | 21ft 9in MARLIN Motor Cruiser | Marlin | 21ft 9in Motor Cruiser Hard chine Plywood planked hull very similar to WILD DUCK plan produced for Yachting Monthly in 1950. plans dated Dec 1949. Spec 14 No date | D0143a | 1949 |
| 0340.0234 | 22 ton Pilot Cutter | 22 ton Pilot Cutter | D0356 |