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

Buchanan plans search

ID Name Vessel Description Design Design Year
0340.1526 Fast cruiser Viking Sp Deck plan 9 ton fast Cruiser 06/03/61 on D0809 Dwg List not found at Audit D1394
0340.1191 Fast Cruising Ketch Avrion 57ft 6in wooden Fast Cruising Ketch Spec 582 20/12/61 AVRION Built by Wm King 1963 Lloyds 100A1 for M Morphy Spec 591 05/02/62 for D W Morphy See Ymn 1964/08 pp 26 .Plan runs to 86 sheets D1520a 1963
0340.1188 Fast Cruising Ketch 50ft wooden Fast Cruising Ketch Spec 578 15/11/61 for Jose Jover built as COCOLISO Spain 1963 D1449a 1961
0340.1270 Fast cruising sloop GRP 27ft GRP Fast Cruising Sloop Spec 745 No date for E Nicolotti see also D1883 D1842a 1967
0340.1466 Fast cruising yacht 65 ft Fast Cruising Yacht D1722
0340.1100 Fast Cruising Yacht 39ft wooden Fast Cruising Yacht Spec 804 03/08/73 for F E Russenger D2066
0340.1234 Fast cruising yacht Erpel III 11M fast Cruising Yacht ERPEL III Spec 688 15/09/64 for Russegger See also D2014 Cradle for 11M D1679a
0340.1247 Fast Cruising yacht Balalaika 37ft 3in Fast Cruising Yacht to SCA Rule Spec 710 26/10/65 for R W Warren Spec 848 15/03/89 BALALAIKA ON 327726 Built by Prior for R W Warren of Toronto Canada, ON 327726 (LYR 70) D1719a 1966
0340.1324 Fast cruising Yawl 38ft wooden double skin planking, Fast Cruising Yawl Spec 843 21/08/85 for Prof N H Macmillan. 2 sheets Proposal dwgs by AB 1985 D2259b 1985
0340.1220 Fast cruising yawl Chouette of Burnham 49ft Fast Cruising Yawl Spec 662 04/12/63 for the Earl St Germans Spec 666 48ft for Earl St Germans Built by King 1965 as CHOUETTE ON 307907. YM reprintSail Plan and GA held for ref .Originals not yet found GH 30/11/2019 D1624a 1964
0340.0835 Fast Cruising Yawl 42ft 16 ton Steel fast cruising yawl Spec 272 dwg 961 dated 15.1.58 See YM 1960/09 pp149 Built in Holland for Dutch owners D0961
0340.1263 Fast cruising Yawl 48ft Steel Fast Cruising Yawl Spec735 & 736 26/05/67 for M Himmelheber Part Cat Lines separate D1826a 1967
0340.1469 Fast Cruising Yawl 40ft Fast Cruising Yawl for E L Hennessy D1729
0340.0455 Fast Day Cruiser 18ft 7in 3 ton Fast Day Cruiser Spec 130 No date Redmore Spec 251 for Dr L C R Wand Clinker 1 sheet G A Construction see also D1875 D0576b
0340.1581 Fast day sailer G A fast day sailer D2188
0340.1720 Fast Launch 32ft Fast Launch for Messrs Pochins 1965 D1695a 1965
0340.1585 Fast Motor Boat 24ft 6in Z Drive Fast Motor Boat proposal for West Solent Yacht Agencies 15/7/73 D2070
0340.1339 Fast motor cruiser Fast GRP Motor Cruiser for Gordon Payne Ltd D1485a
0340.1502 Fast motor cruiser 36ft Fast Motor Cruiser for Gordon Payne Ltd D1549b
0340.1150 Fast Police launch Commercial 42ft wooden Fast Police Launch Spec 492 19/07/60 for Anderson Rigden & Perkins. D1300
0340.1632 Ferro Cement Ketch 52ft Ferro Cement Ketch for A R Codrington 1971. D1970a 1971
0340.1411 Ferro Cement Ketch 46ft Ferro Ketch – Waller (ex 1684) Clipper bow AB D2064b
0340.1198 Ferry Commercial 54ft Steel Passenger Ferry Spec 595 24/03/62 for Bermuda Board of Trade Spec 605 11/09/62 for BBofT D1536
0340.1192 Ferry Commercial 54ft Steel Passenger Ferry Spec 583 29/12/61 for Bermuda Board of Trade D1504
0340.0484 Fishing Craft 20ft Fishing Craft D0605
0340.0483 Fishing Craft 20ft Fishing Craft D0604
0340.0635 Fishing Cruiser 26ft Fishing Cruiser D0760
0340.1583 Fishing Dory 20ft St Pierre Class G A Fishing Dory and Surf Boat 1980 D2196
0340.0573 Fishing Ketch 60ft Fishing Ketch D0698
0340.1183 Fishing Launch 31ft single screw fishing Launch Spec 567 28/07/61 for J S Hurst D1484 1961
0340.0335 Folkboat special FOLKBOAT Special tbc Widgeon tbc D0451
0340.0937 for Rangoon 36ft Passenger Launch Spec 319 K Evans Rangoon D1064
0340.0457 Fortisain sail plan Fortisain D0578
0340.1521 FRIGATE Motor yacht 75 ft 100 ton Motor yacht FRIGATE Class D1902
0340.1722 FV Commercial 73ft Deep Sea Trawler proposal for Australia D2189
0340.0180 FV Commercial Fishing boat tbc D0303
0340.0522 FV Commercial 36 ft Oyster Dredger D0643
0340.0187 FV Commercial Fishing boat for Trinidad D0310
0340.0723 G A Special Mr Tober GA D0849
0340.1144 Gaff Cutter 5 ton Gaff Cutter Spec 484 16/06/60 for G Paddon D1359a 1960
0340.1608 GAYROCK Ex NORYEMA Gayrock GAYROCK Ex NORYEMA D1615b
0340.1580 General arrangement for a proposed fast day sailer for F Ibbotson 14/3/79 D2187
0340.0222 GNOME accommodation GNOME accommodation D0344
0340.0616 GRP Canoe Prepressed GRP Canoe D0741
0340.1512 GRP Dinghy 12ft fibreglass sailing dinghy for Stebbings of Burnham D1282
0340.1334 GRP Outboard Cruiser 17ft GRP Outboard Cruiser for Graham Parish Ltd. (Fibreglass) complete set of 4 D1403a
0340.1043 GRP Speedboat 12ft GRP Speedboat Prucraft D1171
0340.1236 GRP VASHTI III /QUEEN 37ft 3in VASHTI Mk III GRP Spec 693 26/10/64 for Tyler & Universal shipyards D1686a 1964
0340.0233 GWENNETH Sail Plan GWENNETH Sail Plan D0355
0340.1395 HALCYON 27 Includes tbc Kyon, Corycia, Dolphina, Eastwind ME, Elysion, Jalcyon, Ishikawa, Pican, Shashi, HALCYON 27 27ft GRP Aux Sloop (New DIAMOND). Note that a couple of plans were recorded as Design no. 1324 and can be found with the rest of the D1324 plans. D1843a

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