Paul Fisher

'Guddling' is to fish using your hands by groping around under rocks or in a stream from the bank or a boat - it is a term more commonly used above the border in Scotland. Back in 1999 Tony Simmons of A. Simmons Aluminium Craft asked me to develop the...

Back in 1993 A. Simmons Aluminium Craft asked me to produce the hull panel and frame/transom shapes for a single chine version of the Skylark 8. Tony Simmons wanted an ultra simple small dinghy for easy family use built in aluminium for lightweight...

Having developed the strip plank details for a strip plank version of the 14' Morning Tide, another client asked me to draw just the mould shapes, building jig and hull construction for a 16' LOD strip plank version. I have now developed these...

 I was asked to design a handy little double ender for construction in welded aluminum and the Avocet was my answer - however, aluminium is not everyone's preferred building material and so I have redrawn/designed the Avocet for construction in...

The DRAKE 15 has ben designed for a client who has already built the Drake 18 and now wants something lighter, more for personal rowing with the occasional pasenger and some gear. The design has to be car-toppable and have the option to sail.  A...

The 15' Sand Martin is a simple 'V' bottomed plywood runabout/fishing boat that will comfortably take three or four people and more if required.  Construction is stitch and tape using 6mm plywood. The 15' Sand Martin may be fitted out to suit the...

I was asked to design a handy little double ender for construction in welded aluminum and the Avocet was my answer. She is beamy, robust with enough space for a decent self draining cockpit, 2 berths a Porta Potti wc and sink and cooker. The rig had to...

Over the years I have often been asked about the design for a nesting dinghy. The Skylark pram dinghies have often been split at their centre frame and built with 2 frames back to back so that the forward end fits into the aft end and this has worked...

Note: You will also need to purchase the Curlew plans to build this boat  This is an additional set of sketches, drawings and notes allowing the builder to construct a larger version of the Curlew adapted to be a motor sailor - the mark 2...

For those wanting a much bigger outboard motor canoe capable of having several fishing at once and which can also be used as a freight canoe on rivers and lakes, the 18' Outboard Motor Freight Canoe would certainly suit. She can take 6-8 adults or 4...

The Fulmar 34' is a larger sister to the original Fulmar 26'3" heavy displacement centre cockpit cruising yacht. Construction is ply over frame and utilizes ply fore and aft girders and ply bulkheads erected onto a strong-back before chine stringers and...

A client who had already built the 14' Morning Tide Pocket Cruiser asked me to design a 20' double ended 'pocket ship' for him and the Isle of Gigha is the result.In such a short length she has room for 4 berths for day/weekend sailing plus a wc...