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Scoter

Built 1901McAllister

Scoter was a wooden yacht of 17 feet waterline, designed by A. Mylne & Co. as Design 63 in 1901 and built by McAllister of Dumbarton. With a beam of 6.2 feet and draft of 2 feet, she carried 250 square feet of sail. The vessel's current status and location are not known. This register entry records the design and construction details from the A. Mylne & Co. archives.

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Specification

LWL5.2 m · 17 ft
Beam1.9 m · 6 ft
Draft0.6 m · 2 ft
Sail area250 sq ft
TM tonnage3

Details

Built1901
BuilderMcAllister, Dumbarton
ConstructionWood

Design Archive

Archive drawing — Unnamed Design
Sail Plan

Design No. 63

Unnamed Design

Designed 1901

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Historical Context

Design 63 was created during the first decade of A. Mylne & Co.'s practice, a period when the office was establishing itself as a leading designer of small and medium-sized yachts on the Clyde and beyond. The early 1900s represented a period of active design production, with Mylne creating vessels across a range of sizes and types. Scoter's modest dimensions and simple rig were characteristic of practical yacht design of the period, reflecting both the technical conventions and the practical demands of Scottish yachting at the turn of the century.

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