Tosher 10 Sailboat - cute pram with a cabin

Article By Bill Tosh

This is a sailboat that my buddy Bill Tosh created. We call it the "Tosher 10", it is basically a little pram that he added a cabin to.


LOA: 9'11"
LWL: 8'7"
Beam: 4'5"
Draft Up: 5"
Draft Down: 24"
Total Weight: 165 lbs
Sail Area: 66 sqft
Capacity: 650 lbs

The shallow V bottom helps her perform better, yet is shallow enough that both chines kiss the water and make her a stable ride. The cabin is not meant to sleep in, but as a dry place to keep your gear. Being small enough that she is super simple to handle, especailly with a lateen sail, yet big enough to take a friend and all the camping gear you would need for a weekend of beach cruising.

She is built from plywood, the bottom is coated with epoxy and fiberglass, and the entire hull is painted with a roller. Doesn't have the mirror finish of a fiberglass boat, just wanted to give her a paint job. The floor boards are a very important feature, because this boat has a V bottom, they divert the stress to the chines which helps add life to the hull by not flexing it so much.

To give you an idea of scale, here she is in my garage sitting next to my Peep Hen.