Toto Plans Instant Download

Toto has been my most successful design. Initially she was an experiment to test a new bow shape - a deep V bow that blends into a multichine well aft. There's a twist in the bow bilge panels and at the time I didn't know how to expand those panels on...

Indian Girl Plans

Length-12-1/2 feetBeam-32 inchesDraft-4 inchesWeight-30 to 35 poundsIndian Girl was strongly influenced by several canoes from the late 1800’s when canoeing was at its peak in this country. J. Henry Rushton’s Indian Princess, Rob Roy and Nessmuck’s...

Wee Lassie Plans PDF

A classic solo canoe 10'6" x 27" {3.2m x 68.5cm} Maximum recommended capacity: 200lbs {91kg} Weight about 19lbs {9kg} Build time, from plans, is 20-25 hours For printed plans for Wee Lassie, click HERE J. Henry Rushton was a New York boat builder during...

6' Baby Kate Open Canoe Plans

The Baby Kate is a mini development of our Kate series of open canoes - it is meant as a toy and not serious use with a child and can be built from a single sheet of 3 or 4mm plywood. 6' Baby Kate...

20' Seajay Plans

This is a larger version of the Beaver design incorporating the same simple compound hull construction with a ‘U’ shaped mid section and a gentle ‘V’ section at either end. The drawings show an optional double masted rig for easy sailing and...

10' & 15'9" Chris Plans

A model maker working for the advertising industry phoned me up and asked me to design a 10'x3' (3.05m x 0.92m) open canoe for the Labetts Lager advert! Apparently Malcolm the Mountie is to appear in front of the canoe in the advert and anything longer...

12' Electric Moto Craft Plans PDF

Free PDF Model to print, cut and build - click HERE I decided to add this smaller version of the Electric Moto Craft to my growing fleet of hulls after attending the first Electric Boat Show in Seattle, at the Center for Wooden Boats on Lake Union...

12' Baby Raven Plans

The Baby Raven is a smaller version of the Raven canoe and has a similar midship shape with tumblehome—this puts the maximum beam down at the waterline maximizing stability whilst at the same time making it easier to paddle. She has 3 chines per side...

14' Fisher Prospector Plans

A 14' version of our most popular canoe design - the 15' 8" Fisher Prospector. Over the years, the 15'8" Prospector has been cut down by those wanting a shorter version simply by cutting a piece out of the middle - this works but is not ideal and so I...

17' Hazelnut Open Canoe

The requirement was for a canoe with the same stability, capacity and maneuverability as the 17' Prospector but without the high swept back ends and a flatter sheer line. So I took the Prospector model and kept the same mid-section with it's tumblehome...

Explorer 16 Plans

The Explorer 16 is a strip planked canoe with fine lines towards the bow and stern running into an easy 'U' shaped mid body. She has tumblehome in the topsides which make her easy to paddle and which puts the maximum beam at the waterline giving...

Pinocchio Plans PDF

LOA: 7’ 6” (2.34m)Beam - 29” (0.73m)Approx.weight - 26lb. (12kg)Max.payload - 110lb. (50kg)     “Pinocchio” was commissioned by my 7 year old son who wanted to learn paddling. He saw these...

18'6" Marathon Asymmetric Canoe

The 18’6” Marathon open canoe has been designed for serious long distance paddling. She has 5 planks per side and uses the stitch and tape method of construction for ease, low cost and lightness. Her hull shape is asymmetric giving her a low drag...

Explorer 15 Plans

This design is a slightly smaller sister to our Explorer 16' open strip planked canoe - in this case we have used a similar hull design with a 'U' shaped mid body with plenty of tumblehome in the topsides making her easy to paddle and very stable...

40' Dragon Plans

Well, this is a boat for the purely insane or totally inebriated!, and it is an example of the wide range of boat designs that we are asked to produce from clients all over the world. Basically, she is a slightly thinned and greatly stretched Waterman...

20' Freight

This canoe has been designed for a client who wanted a canoe which would take a crew of 8 or so adolescents. She is designed to be built and transported in two halves (although she can be built in one piece) and bolted together at the waters edge...

Guide 18 Plans

The Guide 18 is a large open canoe for carrying a crew of up to 5 people and/or gear safely over long distances. She has a well rounded hull shape and uses 5 planks per side. The hull has tumblehome putting the greatest beam down at the waterline...

Lutra Flyfisher Plans

Length - 16 feet Beam - 34 1/2 inches Draft - 3 ½ inches Weight - 60 to 68 pounds Flyfisher was designed,...

Wildlife Photo Boat Plans PDF

Initially developed for Will Goodlet, a wildlife photographer from South Africa, the design has evolved into a small, lightweight modular boat, capable of fitting in most off-road vehicles. It's stealthy characteristics allow it to approach the...

35' Dragon Racing Canoe Plans

This is a 7 or 8 man racing canoe (plus steersman) for stitch and tape plywood construction using mainly 12mm plywood. She can be made in boltable sections and therefore shortened/lengthened amidships to vary the number crewing her.. She has been...

The Quad Plans PDF

The QUAD was introduced August 2013, and is a good example of the multi-purpose variations available with modular designed small boats. Primarily a 2 occupant canoe, it can also be used as a 3 module skiff (scuttle the aft module). Row, paddle or...

Piragua18 Plans PDF

Rhett Davis brought this prototype Piragua18 (see photo above) to our Midwest Messabout, hauling it strapped to the roof of his compact pickup while towing his AF4. This is the basic 14' Piragua stretched another 4' to gain a good amount of extra...

12'x30" Adirondack Guide Canoe Plans

I have often admired the Adirondack style of Guide Boat with their swept back ends, gorgeous sheer line—often higher forward than aft and pinched entry and exit to their waterline—they came in several different sizes and styles—some with small...

Rob Roy Plans PDF

15' combination canoe and kayak "ROB ROY" — 15' Combination canoe and kayak. "She's a combination boat with two sheer heights. You'll use her as a one-or two-man canoe, a one-man rowboat, or even as a large kayak," says the designer. "You launch...

EasyB Free Plans

It’s a new year and things are pretty quiet around here which isn’t really a big deal since I’m firmly in the semi-retired camp. But it’s too dang cold to be working outside and one of the items on my to do list is updating the...

Viking 16 Plans

This canoe is an interesting development of our Fisher Prospector canoe for clients who want to turn up to the local open canoe meet in threatening manner ready to do a bit of pillaging etc! As far as I know, the Vikings did not have small canoe...

Nereide 480 Plans

Length 4.80mDesigner: Paolo LodigianiRound hull, Strip-Planking constructionBuilding Skills: amateur The NEREIDE represents the classical canoe used on the lakes and rivers of North America which, for almost the last two centuries, has been built...

DW6 Racing Canoe Plans

This open canoe has been designed as a simple low cost solution to taking part competitively in the Devizes Westminster race. The hull has an asymmetric shape with a narrow entrance angle to the forward waterlines and with additional buoyancy aft. The...

16' Strip Planked Pete Canoe Plans

This is an example of how we can, using our YachtCAD system, change a design from a multi-chine ply hull shape to a round bilged hull shape suitable for strip planking (or visa versa). A client wanted the graceful shape of our Pete canoe—but he wanted...

THE EZ2 CANOE Plans PDF

Click HERE for a FREE PDF paper model file for EZ Canoe (click image for larger view) EZ2 specifications: Length: 11 Feet Max Width: 34 inches Height: 11 inches (assembled) Freeboard: 6 inches Weight: 50 pounds Capacity: 350 pounds...

Foam Boat Plans PDF

A little history:The concept of a small boat made of styrofoam always intrigued me, but I never got around to design and build one until now. What motivated me was a combination of forces: My becoming a senior citizen, and the resultant decrease in upper...

18' Ralph

Ralph has been designed as an open trekking canoe. The client who asked us to draw her up wanted a large open canoe that could take a family safely exploring Scottish sea lochs. She therefore had to handle the short chop and winds that often cut across...

24' Tikopian Canoe Plans

The Tikopian 24 is based on the 18' Waka Ama and uses the same stitch and tape plywood construction process. She has 4 seats plus stowage compartments in the ends of the canoe but can be fitted out in various ways - ie. with more seats and storage. The...

16' Pete Plans

This is the Selway Fisher version of an old favourite - the Prospector type open canoe. The original Prospectors were originally designed in Canada and known as the "workhorse of the North". They had to have a good carrying capacity for all of the...

Va'a Motu Plans PDF

The va'a motu (island canoe) was the highest development of the Tahitian outrigger sailing canoe. At the time of the first European contacts, the golden age of bold voyaging was over, but there were enough remaining artifacts for artists of the time to...

Wa'apa Plans PDF

In the late 1800's, when sawn lumber began to appear in Hawaii and other Pacific islands, the local canoe builders immediately saw it as an easier way to build canoes. While perhaps slightly less efficient than round bottom shapes they have now become...

12'9" Waterboy Open Canoe Plans

This canoe is based upon our Waterman 13 which has been given a larger capacity by introducing tumblehome into the topsides and giving her a little more depth—(14”/0.355m) - this makes her excellent for carrying larger loads on a short length and...

Sophia 10 Plans

This canoe is based on our Christine design. She has a length of 10' (3.05m) and a beam of 26 1/2" (0.67m) with a nice round bilged shape given by having 4 planks per side. There is a buoyancy/storage chamber at each end and she is designed to be used...

20' x 28" Marathon Asymmetric Canoe Plans

This design is a development of the 18’6” Marathon open canoe with it's easily driven asymmetric hull shape. Beam has been reduced to 28" which is positioned down at the waterline. Like her smaller sister she has 5 planks per side and uses the...

Artemis Sailing Canoe Plans

DESCRIPTION ARTEMIS was designed as a solo cruising sailing canoe and as a paddling canoe for two. Brian Pearson (aka keyhavenpotterer) provided so much input that I name him as a co-developer here. ARTEMIS started as a design for myself, to be used on...

12' Asymmetric Baby Raven Plans

This canoe is based upon our Baby Raven which is an all round general purpose canoe—this asymmetric version gives a slightly faster craft for single handed use—she would also make a good sailing canoe and would fill the remit of a slightly smaller...

Quick Canoe Electric Plans PDF

For printed plans, click HERE A kit for this boat is available from JO Woodworks. The idea was thought up by Dana Stovall. He built the boat from cheap ply and most of the framing was from recycled shipping pallets - a cheap build - done nicely...

Quick Canoe 155 Plans PDF

For printed plans, click HERE A kit for this boat is available from JO Woodworks. Well, I have been having a big think. One of the byproducts of the trip to the USA was that I now know that distance canoeing and kayaking is waaaay more fun than I thought...

Eureka Canoe Plans PDF

If you prefer printed plans click HERE A kit for this boat is available from JO Woodworks. Simple to Build Great Paddling Boat Half the weight of most fibreglass Canoes Comprehensive Plan Pack with step by step instructions and many illustrations The...

Kombi Sail/Paddle Canoe Plans PDF

This is a joint project between Joost Engelen and myself for a 50/50 Sail/Paddle Sailing Canoe. Joost who sails his GIS and Viola Canoe in RAID events noticed that at events like this, (paddling allowed) that many people used an open canoe with a medium...

Beth Classic Sailing Canoe Plans PDF

For printed plans for Beth, click HERE. A Caveat I have decided to make plans for my sailing canoe "Beth" available through Duckworks, but there is a serious caveat: This boat is only suitable for people with a reasonable sailing background. Someone who...

Quick Canoe Combo - Paddle & Electric PDF

Well, I have been having a big think. One of the byproducts of the trip to the USA was that I now know that distance canoeing and kayaking is waaaay more fun than I thought. __________________________________ Several of these canoes have been converted...