Benford Design Group

08/23/2024

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05/19/2020

Our design #111 in two versions from 1973 & 1975. The original has wineglass sections and a hollow keel. The later version has a thinner keel and external lead ballast.

04/16/2020

Our design number 43, from 1967, with a just completed rig alternative.

03/01/2020

One of our designs for sale:

Check out this Used 2005 Custom Trawler Jay Benford NA design for sale in Rogersville, AL. View this Trawler and other Power boats on boattrader.com

02/14/2020

01/02/2020

A few of the many small cruising yacht designs from the Benford Design Group.

10/29/2019

07/22/2019

We're planning to be at the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival again. Look for our table of books for sale in the author's tent. Here's our table last year.

07/12/2019

A practical, functional, salty cruising home afloat. We designed this 40 years ago, and it's still one of our favorites.

06/18/2019

A Philosophy And A Yacht
This 24 page book is one we produced in 1977 to explain the boat and what she is and what she could be. You can print a copy if you print each of these pages on 11x17 paper.

06/03/2019

Benford Design Group design 191 from 1980. At the time she was built, she was the largest cold-molded sailing yacht in the world. This is the article on her design from Cruising World magazine from May 1982.

05/23/2019

The first 30' Friday Harbor Ferry. Designed 45 years ago, as an alternative to the boxy houseboats, she is worth considering.

Also in this album are variations on the Ferry theme from 20' to 34'. The address is no longer correct, but the plans are all available.

My apologies for the streaks on the scans. They're the result of the glues used years ago to mount the clippings.