Paul Fisher

 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...

The 16' Hazelnut is based on the 17' version but has been drawn up with the clinker/ply construction method in mind using a building jig and moulds to gain the plank shapes. She has 5 planks per side.The plank shapes and building details are also...

 The Shelduck Duck Punt is a simple plywood punt suitable for river and canal rowing and some quiet fishing. Although she has the flat bottom of the Eider Duck punt, she is double ended like the Ruddy Duck punt.Construction is stitch and tape...

  The Sandolo is a traditional flat bottomed rowing boat used in Venice and the Venetian Lagoon and unlike the Gondola is, like most craft, symmetrical about it's centerline. In fact it is of a simple flat bottomed, single chine shape with...