Drawings

Plans and drawings
There are various types of plans and drawings.

Lines plans
One set of the original hull lines drawings is held by the Mystic Seaport’s Collections department. These were donated as part of the naval architect Dieter Empacher’s collection and originate from when Robert Dufour passed a copy to Dieter Empacher in support of a Corbin 39 that was being fitted out by Bristol Yachts.

They are collection ref ‘spempacher2B#3’ and are very clearly stamped “DO NOT REPRODUCE”, and can be purchased for approx $40, but for research purposes only. It is important to note that ownership of the design was retained by Robert Dufour, although it was seemingly exclusively licensed to Marius Corbin.

If anyone wants to work with David Sharman to create a 3-D model and develop the righting curves (GZ curves) for the Corbin 39 please contact him. These lines plans are vital for that effort, and David Sharman has a copy of these lines plans, having negotiated access with Mystic for that purpose.

Manufacturer’s plans
The manufacturer’s plans are no longer available as far as we can determine. Marius Corbin has confirmed that he himself does not have any drawings at all. It is possible that they were returned to Robert Dufour, or some may have been retained by ex-employees. If you have any please let us know.

Fitting out plans
What we have is available in the downloads below. If you have any more please let us know.

Systems drawings
What we have is available in the downloads below. If you have any more please let us know.

Other drawings
What we have is available in the downloads below. If you have any more please let us know.

 

[for now please browse in the downloads section as we have not yet had time to fully organise things.]