Sweet Pea A 15' Pea Pod
If you are looking for a boat that you can lean so far over the gunwales that you can
touch the water with your finger tips and still not tip over, then this is a good boat to
consider.
The Pea Pod is a boat I have been wanting to build for a long time and we managed to
squeeze it in over the summer between a number of other projects.
I could not be happier with the boat either in looks or performance. Because there is no
definitive description or design standard which can exclusively be called a Pea Pod, a
good deal of research was necessary during the design phase of this boat.
Although there is no specific design dubbed to be "The Pea Pod", there are some basic
character and design parameters which all good examples seem to follow. The Pea Pod
is a stable boat and boasts a very proud history among the fishing communities of New
England. It is perhaps best known as a favorite of the light house operators for taxiing
to and from their light house.
For those of you not familiar with the Pea Pod, it has been a New England gem for far
longer than I have walked this planet and stories go back a couple of hundred years or
so. The design is typically modified or optimized to perform well under sail or oar. Our
design emphasizes rowing, however it is our intention to fit this boat with rudder and sail
as soon as time permits.
Sweet Pea was designed to be built exactly as you would build the double paddle canoe
Little Rob Just a little bit bigger. The only difference in the construction of these two
boats are the stems and seat installation. For that reason, it is highly recommended
that you purchase the package below which includes the Little Rob DVD. Seat
placement and the difference in stem construction is included in the plans.
Truth be told, We built this boat for me. I wanted a good stable boat that I could easily
handle myself and have in the lake or bay on a whim. I think this one will stay around
the shop for some time to come.
Take a look below to see just a few of the building pictures and see just how simple it is.
There are two options for purchasing the plans. One is the full size patterns with the
plans and the other is the full size patterns with the plans and the building DVD. The
DVD is over 3 hours long and covers the entire process. The DVD was originally
produced for the Little Rob double paddle canoe, however the construction is virtually
identical with just a couple of exceptions which are covered in the plans. Unless you are
a competent wood strip boat builder, we highly recommend purchasing the option with
the DVD.
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Finished hull weight @ 90 lbs
Max width at gunwale = 50 7/16"
Depth at middle = 19"
Length overall = 15'
Capacity = 1000 lbs comfortably
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It was all just as simple as that. The boat stripped remarkably fast with no trouble.
You can see from the pictures that we painted the outside of the hull, while keeping the natural wood interior. However, if you prefer the
look of the natural wood strip, you can by all means finish it as you would any of the other wood strip boats on this site. When you have
seen as many wood strip boats as we have, a little color shakes things up a bit. For the record, the color is "Pea Green".
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