BALLYHOO vang system detail
Designer
Ben Lexcen
(1936 - 1988)
Date21 November 1974
Object numberANMS1543[019]
NamePlan
Mediumink on drafting film
DimensionsOverall: 550 × 665 mm
Copyright© Ben Lexcen
ClassificationsMaps, charts and plans
Credit LineAustralian National Maritime Museum Collection
DescriptionPlans for Vang System Detail for BALLYHOO by Miller and Whitworth Yacht Designers.
Drawing number 705 - 10.HistoryDrawings and blueprints are the original or prints of the plans prepared in yacht design. Ben Lexcen and his team of draughtsman and designers produced extensive number of plans for the designs. Some only reached a concept or proposal stage and were not very extensive or detailed. However other sets for final designs that were built usually included a large number of plans to cover the details of hull shape, construction, layout, appendages, fittings and rig plan.
These plans all show the style and variation in design that Lexcen produced and make a good comparison with other designers of his era. In this group are plans of designs from other designers, and it was common for designers to collect copies of historic vessels of interest and contemporay designs for study and comparison.
