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.
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| ID | Name | Vessel | Description | Design | Design Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0340.1309 | 3/4 ton to IOR MK III Spec | Inkoo | 34ft GRP 3/4 ton Racing Yacht to IOR Mk III Spec 805 06/08/73 for E Antinoja Finland AA Boat Inkoo. | D2058a | 1973 |
| 0340.0786 | 30ft April Too | April Too | 30ft 7 ton Ocean Racer Spec 262 for P J Bateman believed to be APRIL TOO ON 303148 | D0912 | |
| 0340.0083 | 30ft Estuary Motor Boat | 30ft Estuary Motor Boat Spec 10 01/05/52 &Spec 39 01/05/52 for Burnyear Dalzall & Nicholson Ltd | D0203 | ||
| 0340.0958 | 30ft houseboat | D1085 | |||
| 0340.0060 | 30ft Motor Cruiser | 30ft Motor Cruiser tbc | D0177 | ||
| 0340.1317 | 30ft Racing Yacht | 30ft Cold Moulded Racing Yacht Spec 821 02/04/76 for M Coles | D2102b | ||
| 0340.1327 | 30ft Steel single chine fast Motor Yacht | All steel construction Single screw Open after cocpit with flying bridge ( 4 sheets) Spec 846 16/03/87 | D2254b | 1987 | |
| 0340.0764 | 30ft Wah Kong | Wah Kong | 30ft 6 1/2 tonner Mr Morris Spec 254 for J R Harris Hull to be built of teak.to be built to lines plan and Sailplan D0653 Drawing schedule held. Built King 6/58 as WAH KONG II 187836 | D0890 | |
| 0340.0099 | 31ft 6in Ocean Racer TROJAN Mk II Class | 31ft 6 ton Ocean Racer 03/09/52 tbc Spec 260 TROJAN Mk II 24ft WL for D A King New Zealand | D0219a | 1952 | |
| 0340.0131 | 31ft Cruiser Racer | 31ft O/D Cruiser Racer | D0251 | ||
| 0340.1103 | 31ft Motor Sailer | 31ft wooden Motor Sailer Spec 858 last entry | D2324 | ||
| 0340.1284 | 31ft Steel Motor Sailer | Spec 762 30/07/68 for Mr Sellers | D1861a | ||
| 0340.0003 | 32ft 10in Fast Cruiser | Curtsy | 32ft 10 ton Fast Cruiser Spec 521 19/01/61 for J F Kentish Issue B, CURTSY 303361 built by Rowhedge Ironworks 4 /62 Lloyds 100A1 (LYR 63) from Reprint list. | D1413a | 1961 |
| 0340.0485 | 32ft 6in Club Coaching Launch | Casamajor | CASAMAJOR, chine plywood powered with 35 h.p. outboard capable of speeds in excess of 20 knots without wash Spec 162 for London Rowing Club 30/01/56, Spec185 for Imperial College Boat Club 27/07/56, Spec196 For Eton College 29/09/56 – 4 sheets, Spec 412 + D 1281 for Cambridge | D0606 | |
| 0340.0095 | 32ft Ambulance Launch | 32ft Ambulance launch 29/07/52 tbc | D0215 | ||
| 0340.0135 | 32ft Fast Racing Cruiser IOLANTHE | Iolanthe | 32ft Fast Racing Cruiser IOLANTHE On AB cupboard list Spec No 67 23/110/53 for Neapole ‘ On AB In cupboard list 11 sheets. | D0258 | |
| 0340.1275 | 33/24 1/2 ton cup Special | 33/24ft 1/2 ton Cup Aluminium Racing Cruiser (3 sheets) Spec 751 02/07/68 for Mr Jones | D1860 | ||
| 0340.0120 | 33ft 6in Motor Yacht | 33ft 6in 10 ton Motor Yacht 03/03/53 tbc Spec 98 31ft WL Twin Screw to Const Dwg 0240 | D0240a | ||
| 0340.1110 | 33ft 6in Steel Chine Cruising Yacht | 33ft 6in Steel single chine long distance cuising yacht suitable for amateur construction cutter or ketch rigged. (9 sheets) Spec 825 21/05/77 | D2123b | ||
| 0340.1724 | 33ft GRP Centre Cockpit Motor Cruiser Proposal | D1418 | |||
| 0340.0957 | 33ft GRP Cruiser | Early AB GRP design tbc | D1084 | ||
| 0340.1028 | 33ft GRP Sloop | 33ft GRP Cruiser Racer No name no specs Interesting early GRP design dating from 1959 | D1156 | 1959 | |
| 0340.0309 | 33ft I in Cruiser YEOMAN Mk I | 33ft 1in 8 ton fast cruiser Yeoman Mk 1 Spec 94 , 95 19/11/54 G Armstrong, Spec 108 09/02/55 for C Mardall. It is possible that this spec was not built tbc GH see Moshulu II tbc | D0431 | 1954 | |
| 0340.0146 | 33ft Motor Cruiser | 33ft Hard Chine Motor Cruiser Spec No 64 | D0269 | ||
| 0340.0134 | 33ft Motor Cruiser | 33ft Steel Motor Cruiser Spec 79 part 1, Part 2 for W Wright actual LOA 33ft 11in | D0257 | ||
| 0340.1532 | 34ft 3/4 ton Cup Draft plans for J Grubic | pencil on tp 21/12/73 | D2084 | ||
| 0340.0393 | 34ft 6in Ocean Cruiser Ketch Colin Archer Type | 34ft 6in 13 ton Ocean Cruising Ketch Spec 141 No date Metric Spec 268 No date See YM 1960/01 Colin Archer Type. Designed for extended ocean cruising first of type built in France | D0514 | ||
| 0340.0035 | 34ft TUSKAR Special | Red Gurnet | 34ft Tuskar Special RED GURNET 8 tons Ocean racer Spec 2 No Date , Spec 15 for YW, Spec 18 05/07/50 for J Delcroix, , (34ft Tuskar) YW Design Supp June 1950 Spec 26 13/07/51 for J Y V Hunt to be built in Hong Kong. . ON 184266 34ft Aux Sloop owner H.H.Bibby LYR 1953 | D0152a | 1950 |
| 0340.1141 | 35/24 Cruiser racer | Philomelle | 35/24ft Steel Cruiser Racer Spec 479 24/05/60 for Cdr J Williams | D1373a | |
| 0340.1077 | 35/24 Cruiser Racer | 35ft /24ft Steel Cruiser Racer Spec 420 02/11/59 for J C Busquet Not Found | D1285 | ||
| 0340.0811 | 35/24 Steel Fast Cruiser | Shoshana | 35ft 24ft WL Steel Fast Cruiser. AB’s first Steel design. Spec 287 35/24 Cruiser Racer for C O G Peltzer Spec 391 for R Preston, Spec 469 for A C Jay. Built as SHOSHANA by Van de Meer 1961 Spec 543 + D1285 for Dolling, Spec 544 for M Tilley, See YM 1960/09 pp148 Built in Dutch yards some also for British owners | D0937a | 1960 |
| 0340.0112 | 36ft 3in Aux Ketch | 36ft 3in LOA 14 ton TM Ketch 10/12/52 tbc Spec No 59 for N Abbott See also Prov Spec Dwg 358 Racked 20/2/18 LOP x2 | D0232a | 1952 | |
| 0340.0789 | 36ft Deep Water Motor Cruiser | 36ft Deep Water Motor Cruiser Spec 266 for H Town. Engine Layout 505 Lines to D505 | D0915 | ||
| 0340.0384 | 36ft Deepwater fishing Cruiser | Flamingo | 36 ft Deep water Fishing Cruiser Spec 114 10/03/55 for Sabberton Bros Spec 136 Hull Blyth tbc Spec 439 for Luis de Ortuzar. Believed built as Flamingo by Kingcraft 1958 for H Town | D0505a | 1955 |
| 0340.0342 | 36ft FV Commercial | 36ft Steel Seine Fishing Vessel | D0464 | ||
| 0340.0974 | 36ft GRP Express Cruiser | D1101 | |||
| 0340.0091 | 36ft Ketch sail plan | 36ft Ketch sail plan 07/07/52 tbc | D0211 | ||
| 0340.1109 | 36ft MAORI CHIEF | Maori Chief | 36ft Moonraker Marine, Brundall , MAORI CHIEF Spec 823 17/06/76 for J Green | D2128 | |
| 0340.0347 | 36ft MFV | 36ft MFV Mr Wilcher | D0469 | ||
| 0340.0345 | 36ft MFV | 36ft MFV Spec 96 23/11/54 , Spec 97 (interior) 26/11/54 for Wiltcher | D0467 | ||
| 0340.0315 | 36ft MFV Commercial | 36ft MFV | D0437 | ||
| 0340.0631 | 36ft Motor Yacht | Walker | D0756 | ||
| 0340.0939 | 36ft Passenger Launch | D1066 | |||
| 0340.0236 | 36ft Pilot cutter | 36ft 14 ton TM Gaff Pilot Cutter type Yacht Spec 78 No date | D0358 | ||
| 0340.0777 | 37ft VASHTI I | Vashti, Jabula, | 37ft 11 Ton Ocean Racer Cruiser. J M Laing believed built as VASHTI ON 187799 by Priors 6/58 . Spec 306 10 ton fast cruiser A F Andrews Spec 286 for J Boardman believed built as JABULA ON 301718 by Suttons 5/59 . Spec 349 for Australian construction for M D Rundle. Spec 352 for W H Hawkins believed built as CAPELLA OF BURNHAM ON 300561 by Suttons 6/60 Teak planking. Spec 459 for C??. VASHTI to Lloyd Survey 100A1 | D0903a | 1957 |
| 0340.0373 | 38ft 9in Ocean racing cruiser | 38ft 9in 11 1/2 ton Ocean Racing Cruiser Spec 135 | D0494 | ||
| 0340.0126 | 38ft MFV | 38ft 20 ton Motor Fishing Vessel Date; 24/03/53 – 4 sheets | D0246 | ||
| 0340.0196 | 38ft MFV Commercial | 38ft WL MFV Spec 72 11/02/54 actual LOA 39ft 4in | D0318 | ||
| 0340.0398 | 38ft Trading Ketch | 38ft 18 ton Trading Ketch Motor Sailer Spec 133 no date G Howard Smith tbc May not have been built tbc | D0519 | ||
| 0340.1658 | 39 ft Fast Motor Boat prelim sketch | D2130 |