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About two years ago, a partially-completed America Junior was offered in the “Boats for Free” classifieds of Wooden Boat magazine. I was not the first to call, alas, as I was without a boat at the time, and this would have been a great way to get one. I went to the library to find something about it, and found these drawings in a collection of designs from Motor Boating magazine, where William Atkin wrote, and designed, for some years. As part of his write-up for the design, he included a short account of how Atkin & Wheeler got started. I highly recommend that article if you are interested in all things Atkin.
I have collected these drawings along with the other boats I have considered building. If I hadn’t found the Florence Oakland I have now, this would have been a prime contender for The Boat to Build. With space for an inboard, a well-designed cockpit, and That Atkin Look, America Junior is a realizable project for the amateur builder, and a great entry-level schooner.
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Copyright William E. Parker 2004, plans
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