Building Outrigger Canoes

Jim Michalak's long awaited second book is here. Garth Battista, of Breakaway Books, convinced Jim to put down everything he knows about boat building in a professionally printed and bound book. Much...

Whizz Along in Armchair Comfort - or - the Ideal Fishing Platform (paddle/motor) All Components under 10lbs2 sheets ply The first time I fooled around with...

An outrigger sailing canoe 13'6" x 18" {4.1m x 46cm} Max. recommended capacity is 250lbs {113kg} For printed Splinter plans, click HERE Updated to say that I paddled and sailed the original for...

To download these plans, click HERE The Drifter 16 is a larger version of the Drifter 14, and is designed for one or two people. It can be paddled or sailed with a simple rig using a windsurfing...

Free Plans - click HERE I drew these oars up to suit the Goat Island Skiff, for a particular person. They are suitable for most boats with beam of 4'6" (1.37m) to 5' (1.52m) - email me if you are...

Renowned designer and boat builder Russell Brown shares hard-won techniques for working with epoxy in this concise, full-sized (8.5 x 11) color, print edition. Advance your epoxy skills and waste...

To download these plans, click HERE The Drifter 12 is a small trimaran that can be paddled or sailed, and is perfect for exploring rivers, bays, and lakes. The rig is simple, using a windsurfing...

Free plans. To download the file, click HERE Please note Mike Gill is an amateur small boat designer and like many of us, has no formal naval engineering background. But he has designed a cute...

With a steadfastly contrarian sensibility and a lively appreciation of both the profound and the absurd, author Tom Pamperin sets out in his cheap plywood skiff Jagular on a series of sail-and-oar...

Many of you will know David Nichols from his popular boat designs or his traditional boat-building books, but he’s just released a historical, nauticallly-accurate...