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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0340.1129 | EAST ANGLIAN Special | Chichak | 27ft EAST ANGLIAN Special Spec 456 08/03/60 for W T Bensted Smith (See also D0753) See CB 2001/08 pp93 CHICHAK 303064 built by King W June 1961 LYR 1963. 2 drawings listed – GA Accommodation, 1 damaged sheet Cat pl 28 01/12/2019 | D1338 | |
| 0340.0931 | EAST ANGLIAN Special | Coppernob | 27ft EAST ANGLIAN Special for Mr Galloway See CB 2001/08 pp93 Acc GA for A Galloway COPPERNOB 301717 Built by King H 1959 LYR 1963 Cat pl28. 1 drawing – General Arrangement. | D1058a | 1958 |
| 0340.1488 | EAST ANGLIAN Special | 1 Sheet Mast step for R Caiels See also D1481 (Tropacara King 1952) 1 sheet only damaged Cat PL28 | D1492 | ||
| 0340.1031 | EAST ANGLIAN Special | 27ft EAST ANGLIAN Special for Mr Wilcox See CB 2001/08 pp93 Spec 384 Simplified construction for Special E A, Spec 476 Simplified E A + D1029 for J Salway, 1 sheet Cat damaged pl28 02/12 | D1159 | ||
| 0340.1486 | EAST ANGLIAN Special | 27ft East Anglian special for J H Champion. I sheet – GA Accommodation. | D1597b | 1969 | |
| 0340.1335 | EAST ANGLIAN Special | Special EAST ANGLIAN for Peter Thompson 2 sheets Accommodation and Deck Layout for P Thompson | D1412b | ||
| 0340.1689 | EAST ANGLIAN Special | 1 sheet East Anglian special. No plans catalogued. | D2224b | ||
| 0340.1485 | EAST ANGLIAN Special | Edith Ann | EAST ANGLIAN Special for W C Alkins, EDITH ANN 303143 built Feltham 1962 LYR 63 2 sheets badly damaged but usable – GA Accommodation and Mast Step. | D1421b | |
| 0340.0971 | EAST ANGLIAN Special | Sea Isle | 27ft EAST ANGLIAN Class R W Macklin Spec 332 See CB 2001/08 pp93 Built to basic D0753 plus D1098 mods as SEA ISLE by King 1959/07 Lloyds Survey 100A1. Three drawings listed – cockpit layout plus 2 not found. | D1098 | 1959 |
| 0340.0919 | EAST ANGLIAN Special | 27ft EAST ANGLIAN Special for N V Boal . Complete schedule of drawings recovered from roll of badly damaged drawings found inc dwg 753 lines plan for Class. For N V Boal. Images taken See CB 2001/08 pp93 Spec 307 N V Boal 2 sheets found for Cat & rack pl28 01/12/2019 GH. 7 drawings including GA Construction, Lines, Topside and Deck, Sail Plan (damaged), Iron Keel | D1046a | ||
| 0340.1178 | EAST ANGLIAN Special | Liffin | 27ft EAST ANGLIAN Mk II Special Spec 554 30/05/61 for W F Davies See also D0858 Spec 570 for W F Davies See CB 2001/08 pp93 LIFFIN 305593 Feltham 1963. 1 drawing – GA Accommodation. | D1474b | |
| 0340.1160 | ECOD Class | Viking of Mersea | 31ft Cruiser Racer Spec 520 22/11/60 for R Hill built as VIKING OF MERSEA 303127 by French Brothers 1961 Spec 565 10/07/61 for Stebbings Ltd Not Gunfleet as is GRP or Roman Class?? Check wooden clinker Stock Plan Spec 510 01/11/60 for R G Hill tbc | D1402a | 1960 |
| 0340.1615 | ECOD Sp | 31ft ECOD Strip planking construction. Refers to D1402 | D2037 | 1972 | |
| 0340.1386 | ECOD Special | Antineoja | E. ANTIPOJA (ex. 1402) Counter Stern E C O D | D1683a | |
| 0340.1385 | ECOD Special | Jocasta | 31ft Cruiser Racer Built for W F Hodgson as JOCASTA ON 307856 by Seacraft Leigh on Sea (ex 1402) special sail and spar plan only difference . | D1668b | 1964 |
| 0340.1364 | ECOD Special | East Coast One Design for Lt. Col. Flinterman | D1547a | ||
| 0340.1376 | ECOD Special | Tasman | 31ft East Coast One Design for P R.Riggs believed built as TASMAN 305494 built by Smeeth of Dadham 1964 | D1587b | 1963 |
| 0340.1368 | ECOD Special | 31ft East Coast One Design (Based on 1402) Spec 617 for R. Laroux-Handley | D1564a | 1962 | |
| 0340.1614 | ECOD Special | 31ft ECOD for N Cook | D1563b | ||
| 0340.0094 | ELAINE | ELAINE 26/07/52 tbc GYPAETOS 2 sheets | D0214 | ||
| 0340.1417 | Estuary Cruiser | Pintail | 29ft 8 1/2 ton Estuary Cruiser PINTAIL centerboard lines | D0107a | |
| 0340.1194 | Express Cruiser | 31ft Express Cruiser Spec 586 21/01/62 for S H Halshall See also D 1514 | D1507 | ||
| 0340.0863 | Express Cruiser | 37ft Express Cruiser with D1028 | D0989 | ||
| 0340.0902 | Express Cruiser | 37ft Express Cruiser Brief Spec Kingcraft Boatbuilders for US Market | D1028a | 1959 | |
| 0340.1061 | Express cruiser | 37ft Express Cruiser | D1189 | ||
| 0340.1641 | Express cruiser | 10 M Express Cruiser for Beijnes Beverwijk p on tp undated. Provisional Drawing only | D1384 | ||
| 0340.0796 | Express cruiser | 40ft Express Cruiser | D0922 | ||
| 0340.1244 | Fast cruiser | 37ft Fast Cruiser Spec 702 15/02/65 for H Town | D1697 | ||
| 0340.0969 | Fast Cruiser | 5 ton fast cruiser Sheet 1 GA 1958 | D1096 | 1958 | |
| 0340.1528 | Fast Cruiser | Easter | 10 ton Fast Cruiser for W Noel Jordan 1961 Built as EASTER see also D1696 b | D1491b | 1961 |
| 0340.0646 | Fast Cruiser | 11 ton Fast Cruiser | D0771 | ||
| 0340.1224 | Fast cruiser | 37ft (26ft 5in WL) Aux Steel Sloop Fast cruising sloop. Unusual construction . Steel construction on fore and aft stringers with wooden decks and cabin top (8 sheets ) Spec 669 15/04/64 for D R Beer Australia | D1617a | ||
| 0340.1213 | Fast Cruiser | Chanterelle | 34ft Fast Cruiser Masthead Sloop Spec 645 08/05/63 for St John Birt Spec 652 believed to be CHANTERELLE built by Prior’s for Sir John Birt in 1964 (LYR) | D1593a | 1963 |
| 0340.1221 | Fast Cruiser | 31ft fast Cruiser G A Spec 663 27/12/63 | D1625 | ||
| 0340.1229 | Fast cruiser | Segrist | 29ft 6 1/2 ton Fast Cruiser Spec 677 25/05/64 SEGRIST Built by Wm Wyatt 1965 for J P Sandison ON 305819 Owner Sandison LYR 70.( NB: Plan refers to 7 ton Aux Sloop GH) | D1649a | 1964 |
| 0340.1138 | Fast Cruiser | 39ft 12 1/2 ton wooden Fast Cruiser Spec 471 19/04/60 for H W D Harvey | D1358 | ||
| 0340.0432 | Fast Cruiser | Hardie/Moon River | 33ft 1in 8 1/4 ton Steel Fast Cruiser May be first AB Steel design Check HARDIE Later MOON RIVER Steel 8 TM built Joyce Bros Stratford finished Prior 1959 Spec 140 No date for Mr Peltzer tbc Yeoman tbc | D0553a | |
| 0340.1082 | Fast cruiser | Easter | 32ft 10 ton wooden Fast Cruiser Spec 566 17/07/61 tbc for N Jordan No plans found see D1491 & D1696 GH | D1483 | |
| 0340.1122 | Fast Cruiser | Tuppitoo | 9 ton Fast Cruiser Masthead Sloop Spec 683 31/08/64 for W Osborne Viking with increased draft Built as TUPPITOO by Shuttlewood 1965 | D1667a | |
| 0340.1128 | Fast Cruiser | Sinbad of Abersoch | 37ft Fast Cruiser Spec 448 05/02/60 for J A Clegg (See also D1260) built as SINBAD OF ABERSOCH 301380 by Priors | D1333b | |
| 0340.1158 | Fast Cruiser | 28ft 7 ton Steel Fast Cruiser Transom stern steel masthead sloop steel deck wooden cabin top 5 berths (9 sheets) Spec 508 27/10/60 for J J Beijnes NV 1 | D1360a | 1960 | |
| 0340.1163 | Fast Cruiser | Pineapple Poll, Sea Saunterer | 35ft 10 1/2 ton wooden Fast Cruiser Spec 516 17/11/60 for Dr Eley, Spec 549 02 05/61 for Dr Eley believed built as PINEAPPLE POLL ON 302674 by Stebbings 6/61 CF. Spec 553 (9 ton FC) 24/05/61 for J Faulkner Irving built as SEA SAUNTERER ON 303856 by S Bond in 1962 LYR 63 | D1422 | |
| 0340.1165 | Fast Cruiser | Coroebus | 41ft 15 ton wooden Fast Cruiser Spec 525 issue B 07/12/60 for C Sweet believed built as by Tucker Brown as COROEBUS 302948 3/62 (100A1) | D1425a | 1961 |
| 0340.0636 | Fast Cruiser | 7 ton Fast Cruiser Built to D0502 CLIPPER Class Lines by King H 5 sheets | D0761 | ||
| 0340.1243 | Fast Cruiser | Golden Girl | 37ft Fast Cruiser Yawl Believed to have been built as Golden Girl later Quinag ON 305308 by Smeeth 1966 Spec and plans dated 1965 GH | D1595a | |
| 0340.1172 | Fast Cruiser | 32 ton Fast Cruiser Spec 545 12/04/61 for D Morphy. No drawings produced – not built GH | D1457 | ||
| 0340.1342 | Fast Cruiser O/D | Merlin | 35ft One Design Fast Cruiser MERLIN Spec 1 No date Spec 5 No date | D0106 | |
| 0340.0652 | Fast Cruiser Ocean Racer | Semina, Noryeama | 40ft 12 ton Fast Cruiser Ocean Racer Spec 259 for C D Parish, SIMINA 301619 built by Corneilus Parish Ltd Hull 1959 ( LYR 1960) 11 tonner for R W Amey NORYEMA 300465 built by Priors 4 1958 (LYR 1960) Name changed to GAYROCK (LYR 1963) | D0777 | |
| 0340.1274 | Fast Cruiser racer | 42ft Wood Fast Cruiser Racer Spec 750 28/06/68 for Ing Zeleo 15 sheets found and Cat | D1856a | ||
| 0340.1184 | Fast Cruiser Special Saxon tbc | Reina Christina | 32ft 10 ton transom sterned Fast Cruiser Spec 571 22/09/61 for H Town. Built as REINA CHRISTINA Sail no 1999 by Priors 7/63 | D1493b | 1961 |