Prams

Sail and oar boat inspired from both the Norwegian oselvar and the Swampscott dory For Youkou-Lili study plans, click HERE Hull length / waterline 5.70 / 4.57 m   Sail area 10 to 10.6 m²   Breadth / waterline 1.56 / 1...

Pram type large sail and oar boat Click HERE for Seil 18 study plans Hull length / waterline 5.50 / 4.20 m Sail area 11 m² Breadth / waterline 1.64 / 1.23 m Outboard motor 5 hp Draught 0.20 / 0.90 m Design category / Crew C4 /...

A client contacted me with the requirement for a self build or kit club racing dinghy for her daughter as a step up from the Mirror dinghies and which could also be built quickly and cheaply by a youngster. The HOBO 12 is the result. LOA...

10-1/2 feet simple cruiser sailboat for one to three, design for protected or inlands waters. My brother "Samy" wanted to build a small river sailing boat. He likes the simplicity of an open boat but he also wants to sleep on board in a shelter.  So...

The 14’ Goshawk has emerged in the same way that the 16’ Goshawk did—by someone asking for a wider and deeper Skylark. What the client wanted was a small boat which was more than the normal dinghy type which tends to have a mid hull depth around...

Following the traditional North American theme is this unusual craft. She is of simple 3/8’’ ply hard chine, flat bottom construction over stout pine frames, with a simple unstayed sprit rig. The original craft were used for fishing and cargo...

A handy row/sail dinghy pram 7'11" x 47" {2.4m x 1.2m} Maximum recommended capacity is 400lbs {182kg} Weight about 55 lbs. {25 Kg} For printed plans for Piankatank River Pram, click HERE The PRP is a great handling little skin-on-frame dinghy designed...

It was perhaps three or four years ago I noticed a mention on the news page of Duckworks Magazine of a boat called a "Puddle Duck Racer". My initial impression was that it was a ridiculous little box, designed for people who thought that they could not...

Designed for a boat owner who wanted to fit his eight meter "yacht" with a rigid tender, the PRAM 220 has the minimum dimensions to be used safely for this type of task, maintaining at the same time a boat appearance and not that of a floating box...

A sailing dory-pram For printed plans click HERE In lieu of study plans we have this Pelican Sailboat Article Compilation SAN FRANCISCO PELICAN 12’ is a unique centerboarder, combining the lines of the famous Banks fishing dory with the...

The design for the Surf 8 started with the need for a small dinghy that would have pretensions to be a small multi role dayboat - an excellent sailing craft, motor boat and still be easily car toppable. Taking the Skylark...