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The concept for The SWAN BOAT was inspired by Sharon Torregrosa, who designed & built her own Swan motif boat. This portable version includes an ample beam, good freeboard, generous internal...

A 23’3” Ship’s Boat for Mr. Ian Bloomfield - this is a strip planked version of a 17th/18th Century Frigate’s Boat - she is modelled on the bluff bowed craft used for general work in the Fleet and...

The ins and outs of this popular buillding method Strip planking is an increasingly popular method of boat construction (over half of all our new design work is for strip planked craft). It enables...

Sea-Dog® boat hooks are constructed of marine grade aluminum tubing with a threaded end attachment and comfort grip handle. Add in a four-point hook attachment from a over-molded soft rubber coated...

For PDF plans, click HERE known variously as a scullboat, sneakboat, a poke boat, and a layout boat Click HERE for an article about this boat from Outdoor Life Magazine The duck boat

For printed plans, click HERE known variously as a scullboat, sneakboat, a poke boat, and a layout boat Click HERE for an article about this boat from Outdoor Life Magazine The duck boa

Drift boats are usually used in tricky rivers with fast running currents and rocky passages for fly fishing. The oarsman sits aft, facing forward and uses the oars to manoeuvre the boat round rocks...

A little history:The concept of a small boat made of styrofoam always intrigued me, but I never got around to design and build

All the basics of stitch & tape This new manual incorporates our old "Manual of Modern Small Plywood Boat Construction Techniques" but now also includes several new sections. These include new...