The Decked Canoe Archives
Assembled by Tim Gittins
Charm
Date: 1887-8
Designer: Walter Stewart
Body Plan
Mid Cross Section of Construction
Sheer and Half Breadths Plan
Fittings and Deck Layout
| Dimensions of Charm | |
|---|---|
| Length overall | 15 ft. |
| Beam, extreme | 31 in. |
| Beam, at L.W.L. | 29.75 in. |
| Draft | 5.0 in. |
| Freeboard | 6.0 in. |
| Sheer, bow | 6.25 in. |
| Sheer, stern | 3.25 in. |
| Displacement as designed | 250 lbs. |
| Heights | half-Breadths | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Station | Deck | Keel | Deck | 10 in. | 8 in. | 6 in. | 5 in. | 4 in. | 2 in. | Rabbet |
| 0 | 16.25 | - | 0.125 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 14.875 | 2.625 | 3.875 | 2.75 | 2.25 | 1.25 | 1.0 | 0.625 | - | - |
| 2 | 13.75 | 2.0 | 6.75 | 5.75 | 4.875 | 3.5 | 2.625 | 1.75 | - | - |
| 3 | 12.875 | 1.625 | 9.125 | 8.25 | 7.5 | 6.125 | 4.875 | 3.5 | 0.875 | - |
| 4 | 12.25 | 0.75 | 11.125 | 10.5 | 10 | 8.75 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 2.25 | - |
| 5 | 11.75 | 0.375 | 12.625 | 12.5 | 12.0 | 11.125 | 10.0 | 7.75 | 3.5 | - |
| 6 | 11.5 | 0.125 | 13.75 | 13.625 | 13.625 | 13.125 | 12.125 | 9.875 | 5.0 | - |
| 7 | 11.25 | - | 14.625 | 14.75 | 14.75 | 14.5 | 13.75 | 11.625 | 6.125 | - |
| 8 | 11.0 | - | 15.0 | 15.25 | 15.25 | 15.25 | 14.625 | 12.75 | 6.75 | 0.875 |
| 9 | 11.0 | - | 15.25 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 15.0 | 13.25 | 7.0 | 0.875 |
| 10 | 11.0 | - | 15.125 | 15.375 | 15.375 | 15.375 | 14.5 | 12.375 | 6.375 | - |
| 11 | 11.125 | 0.25 | 14.375 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.125 | 13.125 | 10.625 | 5.0 | - |
| 12 | 11.375 | 0.75 | 13.25 | 13.125 | 12.5 | 11.625 | 10.5 | 8.125 | 3.125 | - |
| 13 | 11.875 | 1.5 | 10.375 | 9.875 | 9.125 | 7.75 | 6.75 | 4.875 | 1.125 | - |
| 14 | 12.875 | 2.375 | 6.0 | 5.25 | 4.375 | 3.375 | 2.75 | 1.875 | - | - |
| 15 | 14.875 | - | 0.25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
