Sparkman & stephens collection (ships plans coll. 41)the plans begin with sparkman & stephens design #1, dated 1929, and continue in chronological order. this firm is still in business and active in the design of new vessels. the plans are now housed at the collections research center at mystic seaport. please email s&splans@mysticseaport.org". The ships plans collection at mystic seaport includes significant collections from renowned designers such as l. francis herreshoff, philip rhodes, william garden, henry a. scheel, and cox & stephens. the plans reflect the varying ways in which boats are powered through the water, including manual, wind, steam, and gas.. Mystic seaport museum is the nation's leading maritime history museum. home to many historic wooden vessels, including the charles w. morgan. located on the connecticut coast, mystic seaport museum features a re-created 19th-century coastal village, a working preservation shipyard, exhibits, a planetarium and an extensive collection of maritime.
Our mystic seaport watercraft collection features plans drawn by museum staff members. references: 87 boat designs, a catalog of small boat plans from mystic seaport (benjamin a. g. fuller, 2002) and mystic seaport watercraft (maynard bray, benjamin a. g. fuller, peter t. vermilya, 2001).. These plans are sold as historical documents, and mystic seaport makes no warranty as to the accuracy of the plans or their usefulness for a specific purpose. they are not certified by mystic seaport for construction.. Check out the ships and boats at the mystic seaport museum. vessels such as the charles w. morgan offer a glimpse of long-past seafaring days..
