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
0340.0033 25ft TM Aux Cruiser 25 ft 4 1/2 ton TM Aux Cruiser Spec 9 14/12/49 for Dr C Turner Pitts D0149 1949
0340.0086 25ft WIND ELF 25ft WIND ELF Class data sheet. D0206a
0340.0148 25ft WIND ELF Special 25ft WIND ELF Special tbc D0271a
0340.0055 25ft WIND ELF Special Elfeen 25ft WIND ELF 4 ton Special ELFEEN 22/08/50 Spec 23/10 50 ELFEEN for Col G F Bunbury, Spec 42 04/07/52 for Fraser Bryant contains Design 186 Published Print of Lines and GA held to cover for missing original drawings GH 30/11/2019 D0172a
0340.0104 25ft WIND ELF Special 25ft WIND ELF 4 1/2 ton CB 1997/02 pp38 Damaged sheet. D0224
0340.0223 25ft WIND ELF Special 25ft WIND ELF accommodation for D P Grant damaged D0345a
0340.0280 25ft WIND ELF Special 25ft WIND ELF 4 1/2 ton Aux Cruiser sail plan D0402a 1954
0340.0193 26ft 1in SEA SPRAY Special 26ft 1in SEA SPRAY Special Spec 87 for Dr A J R Hudson Hull based on D0205 D0315a
0340.0085 26ft 6in Racing Cruiser SEA SPRAY 26ft 6in SEA SPRAY 5 ton 20ft WL Racing Cruiser Provisional & Final Specs 38 08/05/52 for Competition entry Spec 89 09/09/54 for Dr L C Lum ( May not have been built for him cf MERLOO 32x 24 built King for him in 1958 D0205a
0340.0334 26ft 6in SEA SPRAY Toki 26ft 6in SEA SPRAY built as TOKI ON 185934 by Priors 7/1953 Lloyds 100A1 Plans NYF D0456
0340.0324 26ft 6in SEA SPRAY 26ft 6in SEA SPRAY Building dwg D0446
0340.0304 26ft 6in SEA SPRAY 26ft 6in Revised SEA SPRAY Spec 89 Dr L C Lum D0426a
0340.0252 26ft 6in SEASPRAY Special 26ft 6in SEA SPRAY detail of Main boom fittings for Dr Hudson D0374
0340.0173 26ft 6in Special Seaspray 26ft 6in SEA SPRAY special D0296a 1953
0340.0446 26ft Forward Motor Cruiser Spec 127 no date D0567
0340.0568 26ft Fwd Cockpit Motor Boat TBC D0693
0340.0245 26ft General service Launch 26 ft General Service Launch D0367
0340.0955 26ft Motor Cruiser D1082
0340.0224 27ft 4in Motor Cruiser PORPOISE Porpoise 27ft 4in Hard Chine Motor Cruiser PORPOISE Spec 86 D0346a
0340.1389 27ft 5in Fast Motor Yacht for Pochin’s of Manchester D1711a
0340.0190 27ft 6in MFV tbc 27ft 6in Forward Cabin & wheelhouse M F V Short Spec 118 1955 gives general details D0312
0340.0004 27ft Aux Cruiser 27ft LWL 10ton Aux Cruiser 10 tons TM Dwg Date 10/01/47 (first in book) D0110 1947
0340.0002 27ft CLYDE CRUISING CLUB Special Chieftain of Wight 27ft Clyde Cruising Club 6 1/2 ton yacht Special sail & spar plan held (Built to lines plan D1029) Spec 513 for Capt P C P Johnson. Built as CHIEFTAIN OF WIGHT 303348 by The Conyer Boat Co in 1961 D1419b
0340.0001 27ft CLYDE CRUISING CLUB D1029a
0340.1311 27ft Cold moulded Cruiser racer 27ft Cold Moulded Cruiser Racer Spec 815 12/12/74 for R Huntingdon D2160
0340.1105 27ft Gaff Cutter 27ft wooden Gaff Cutter Spec 856 08/09/93 for Kent McAvoy USA D2305b
0340.0013 27ft Launch 27ft Ferry, Tripping and Fishing Launch for R C Pullen D0123
0340.0279 27ft Launch 27ft Inspection Launch Spec 104 No date D0401
0340.0289 27ft Motor Cruiser 27ft Motor Cruiser D0411
0340.0144 27ft Motor Cruiser 27ft Motor Cruiser tbc D0267
0340.0451 27ft Motor Cruiser D0572
0340.0145 27ft Motor Cruiser 27ft Motor Cruiser tbc D0268
0340.0192 28ft 10in Fast Cruiser Kudoso 28ft 10in 5 1/2 ton Fast Cruiser Spec No 88 no date for G Armstrong D0314
0340.0350 28ft 4in Sloop 28ft 4in 7 1/2 ton sloop Spec 116 15/03/55 Spec 274 8 1/2 chine for B M Platt 28/01/58 D0472a
0340.0261 28ft 6in Shallow Draft Fast Cruiser Jano 28ft 6in 6 1/2 ton Shallow draft Fast Cruiser Spec 112 No date for P H Pudney, Spec 120 No date for P H Pudney, built as JANO ON 187045 by H King 1956 Spec 139 for W Ruff, Spec 146 10/10/55 for W G Ruff Early “Shallow Draft” design D0383a 1955
0340.0768 28ft Broads Cruiser 28ft Broads Cruiser Vee bottom hard chine Spec 252 for Pegg Marine D0894
0340.0755 28ft Broads Cruiser 28ft Broads Cruiser for Pegg D0881
0340.0366 28ft MFV Commercial 28ft Gill net FV Short Spec 118 D0488
0340.0029 28ft Motor Cruiser Glen Mist 28ft Motor Cruiser for the Keelson Yard Herne Bay .Believed built as GLEN MIST 184337 1950 Ferry Launch Note the same Drawing Number D145 was used for the plans of the WILD DUCK designed by AB for YM see EOA pdfs. D0145
0340.0283 28ft One Design SEASPRAY 28ft SEA SPRAY O/D D0405
0340.0119 28ft Passenger Launch 28ft Passenger launch 11/02/53 tbc D0239
0340.0062 28ft TROJAN Mk I Cruiser Trojan Maid, Rouge Gorge, 28ft 5 1/2 ton TM Fast Cruiser TROJAN Class designed as a fast cruiser which could give a good account of herself in handicap racing all in 5 1/2 tons. Reversed sheer design discussed with Priors and appeared in Yachting World July 1951. Spec 28 09./51 Spec 52 No spec date 14/01 51 Built as ROUGE GORGE Priors 1952 Lloyds 100AI also HELENA OF TROY see D0618 for mods. Lloyds 100A1 plus TROJAN MAID built Weatherheads 1952/8 Lloyds 100A1 D0180a 1950
0340.0352 29ft 6in Ocean Cruiser YEOMAN Special Jano 29ft 6in 8 ton Ocean Cruiser Spec 111 (Brief) tbc Spec 138 for N Clarkson, Spec 131 YEOMAN tbc, Spec 147 24/10/55 for P H Pudney, built King as Jano ON 187045 1956 D0474
0340.0368 29ft 6in Ocean Racer 29ft 6in Chine Ocean Racer D0490
0340.0043 29ft Estuary Cruiser 29ft Estuary Cruiser 24/03/50 tbc D0160 1950
0340.0975 29ft GRP Express Cruiser D1102
0340.0130 29ft Sloop 29ft Sloop tbc D0250
0340.0114 29ft TROJAN 29ft TROJAN Mk I 07/01/53 tbc D0234b
0340.0341 29ft TROJAN Special 29ft TROJAN Special for G B C Potter 27 /10/54 D0463
0340.1114 29ft Tug Commercial 29ft Contractors Steel Chine Launch & Tug Spec 836 12/03/81 Stock Design 1 roll racked NYC D2161

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