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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0340.0093 | 7m Cruiser Racer | 7 metre Cruiser Racer 20/07/52 tbc | D0213 | ||
| 0340.0523 | 8 1/2 ton Ocean Racer for J L Shaw | tbc | D0644 | ||
| 0340.0031 | 8 Ton Aux Cruiser | 8 ton Aux Cruiser 19/11/49 tbc | D0147 | 1948 | |
| 0340.0025 | 8 ton Cruiser tbc | 8 ton Cruiser 10/10/49 tbc | D0141 | 1948 | |
| 0340.0290 | 8 ton Sloop | 8 ton Sloop | D0412 | ||
| 0340.0389 | 8 ton Steel yacht | 8 TM steel yacht Construction Sections ( 16ft 9in and 18ft Fishing Launch Short Spec 118 1955 gives general details) tbc | D0510 | ||
| 0340.0063 | 8 ton TUSKAR Special | 8 tonner – special Tuskar Layout of accommodation tbc | D0181 | ||
| 0340.0064 | 8 tonner | 8 Ton 04/02/51 tbc | D0182 | 1951 | |
| 0340.0600 | 8 tonner Mr Shaw | D0725 | |||
| 0340.1318 | 80ft Alloy MFV | 80ft Aluminium alloy Deep Sea Fishing Vessel Draft Spec 827 No Date for M J Rich Oceanrich Services Australia. Remains of Sheet 1 of 4 dated 31/10/77 | D2150 | 1974 | |
| 0340.1477 | 80ft Cruising Ketch proposal | D1758 | |||
| 0340.1668 | 83ft Ocean Racer for Australia | D2072b | |||
| 0340.0032 | 8ft 2in Light Alloy dinghy | 8ft 2″ Light alloy rowing dinghy on stock design list | D0148 | ||
| 0340.1476 | 8ft Souter Penguin pram dinghy | Oct 65 | D1731 | 1965 | |
| 0340.0462 | 9 1/2 tonner | D0583 | |||
| 0340.0241 | 9 ton C/B Sloop | 9 ton C/B Sloop | D0363 | ||
| 0340.0370 | 9 ton Yawl | 9 ton Yawl | D0491 | ||
| 0340.1373 | 9.3m MARKEN I | 30 ft 6in MARKEN I Steel Auxiliary Sloop for Dekker & Zonen Masthead Bermudan steel cruising sloop. Conventionally framed Believed built as OSRIS | D1573a | 1963 | |
| 0340.0920 | 90ft 135 ton wooden Motor Yacht, | Prov Spec 313 for J C Bamford, Prelim Spec 341 Steel hull for J C Bamford. | D1047 | ||
| 0340.0978 | 90ft Landing Craft Scair | D1105 | |||
| 0340.0186 | 9ft 6in Dinghy | 9ft 6in ply dinghy | D0309 | ||
| 0340.0019 | 9ft 6in IMP Class dinghy Sheet 2 Const | 9ft 6in x 4 ft. IMP. Rowing and sailing pram dinghy, clinker construction – | D0133 | 1982 | |
| 0340.0291 | 9ft 6in Pram dinghy | 9ft 6in Pram | D0413 | ||
| 0340.0011 | 9ft FIGARO Class | 09ft FIGARO Flat bottom stem Dinghy, plywood with full size sections; 9ft x 3ft 10in gunter rig sailing dinghy Dwg date 10/11/48 – 1 sheet | D0121a | 1948 | |
| 0340.0745 | accommodation | 36ft Motor Cruiser revised accommodation | D0871 | ||
| 0340.0916 | ALBATROSS class CEOL MARA | Ceol Mara | 42ft Steel Ketch ALBATROSS class , 20 ton Motor Sailer Prov Spec 316 & Spec 338 for Stebbings of Burnham Spec 342 construction of steel hull. Spec 350 Stebbings. Spec 382 for D Silcock D1043 & 1157, Spec 394 D1043 & 1157 for D Silcock..Spec 401 for 19 ton 42ft Steel Ketch. Stebbins Spec 423 for F G Thompson Spec 435 CEOL MARA built for D Silcock Lloyds Survey 100A1 on boatshow stand Dec 1959 Spec 440 for third steel hull to be built by P L Tak.for Stebbings.Spec 450 4th hull Spec 474 Hull for Stebbings for British Ferrograph Recorder.Spec 502 for 5th hull Tak. See YW 1960/06 also Y&Y 1960/08 & Yachtsman1960 /03 Full set of plans | D1043a | |
| 0340.1214 | ALBATROSS Mk II | Sweet Kate | 44ft Steel Motor Sailer SWEET KATE Spec 646 16/05/63 for M Green , Revised Spec 668 for M M Green, built P L Tak & Prior 1964 Spec 714 07/02/66 for D A C Holbrook built as AESTIVAL 334504 by Tak & Prior 07/67 | D1594b | 1963 |
| 0340.1174 | ALBATROSS Sp | Drusilla | 45ft Steel Motor Sailer Spec 548 01/05/61 DRUSILLA built by P L Tak Holland 1962 for for F Greenwood ON 305474 Lloyds 100A1 owner Neville Duke (LYR 66) Lt Cdr Terrell (LYR 70) | D1462a | 1961 |
| 0340.1371 | ALBATROSS Sp | Redichem | 45 ft 20 ton Steel Motor Sailer for Dr. De Kok (Ex. Fletcher-Greenwood) possibily built as REDICHEM by Tak to AB design.1963/12 1 Sheet GA Acc Cat PL 28 | D1568b | |
| 0340.1393 | ALBATROSS Sp | Aestival | 45ft Motor Sailer for D.Holbrook Spec 714 built as AESTIVAL ON 334534 by Tak and Prior 7/67 5 badly damaged sheets disposed of GH 2019 | D1761a | |
| 0340.1380 | ALBATROSS Special | 43ft Motor Sailer Special wooden ALBATROSS for Dr. Ratti Also see 3 sheets D1746 | D1622a | 1963 | |
| 0340.1153 | ALBATROSS Special | Miskin | 42ft 20 ton ALBATROSS Special Steel Motor Sailer Spec 497 + D1043 16/08/60 for Maj I B Ramsden Built as MISKIN 302747 Tak & Stebbings 1961/7 GH | D1391b | |
| 0340.1029 | ALBATROSS Special | 20 TM Albatross Spec 382 04/06/59 42 ft Steel Motor sailer for D Silcock also for lines etc D1043 believed to be CEOL MARA 301109 Built by Tak and Stebbins to AB design 1960 | D1157 | ||
| 0340.1527 | ALBATROSS Special | Burong Chamer III | 42 ft Steel Motor sailer Ketch for F G Thompson Layout and details Albatross BURONG CHAMAR III built by Tak & Stebbings 1961 LYR 1963 | D1306 | |
| 0340.1251 | ALBATROSS Special | 44ft wooden ALBATROSS Aux Ketch Motor sailer Spec 717 15/02/66 for G Bellinato Brief Outline Spec 776 27/02/70 1746/1622 | D1746a | 1966 | |
| 0340.1139 | ALBATROSS Special tbc | 20 ton Motor Sailer Spec 474 09/05/60 for British Ferrograph See also D1043 | D1368 | ||
| 0340.0609 | Alloy dinghy | 8ft Light Alloy pram dinghy Aluminum alloy pram | D0734 | ||
| 0340.0718 | Alloy Launch | 18ft Alloy Launch | D0844 | ||
| 0340.0619 | Alloy Launch | 18ft Alloy Launch | D0744 | ||
| 0340.1529 | Alloy Motor yacht | 104ft Aluminium Motor Yacht for J L Bell 14/07/65 proposal tbc | D1713 | ||
| 0340.1242 | Alloy Ocean racer | 11 ton Aluminium Ocean racer Spec 700 10/02/65 for J S Bowman | D1693 | ||
| 0340.1252 | Aluminium Alloy Fast cruising ocean racing sloop | Nicola K | 32ft (24ft WL) Aluminium Fast Cruising Ocean Racing Sloop with wooden decks and cabin top very detailed set of drawings (21 sheets) for Australia Spec 718 16/02/66 believed to have been built as NICOLA K tbc ALKIRA or ALKIRA II on Australian Reg tbc 2 rolls cat | D1705a | 1965 |
| 0340.0630 | aunch Commercial | Passenger Launch | D0755 | ||
| 0340.1271 | Aux Cruising Ketch | Moonraker | 51ft 9in Aux Cruising Ketch Spec 746 28/03/68 for R E Jennings built as MOONRAKER by D Cheng Hong Kong Lloyds 100A1 one of a series | D1850a | 1968 |
| 0340.1293 | Aux Cruising Ketch | Riana | 41ft 8.5 ton wooden Auxiliary Cruising Ketch Spec 781 28/09/70 for Mr & Mrs Cornall, Spec 781A for French builder M Labbe St Malo built as RIANA 362418 1 sheet Trailboards to add to roll cat pl28 | D1941a | 1971 |
| 0340.0272 | Aux Day Sailer | Aux Day Sailer | D0394 | ||
| 0340.1370 | Aux Ketch | Auxiliary Ketch for J.M.Liddell Spec 626 | D1567 | ||
| 0340.1235 | Aux Ketch | Moshulu II | 44ft 22 ton TM Wooden Motor Sailer Spec 691 06/10/64 MOSHULU II Built by Stebbings 1966 for C S Mardell | D1684a | 1964 |
| 0340.0179 | Aux Sloop MARY AIDAN | Mary Aidan | MARY AIDAN 167892 Not A B Design refit ? | D0302 | |
| 0340.0014 | AWARA tbc | AWARA | D0124 |