Paul Fisher

Using just 4 sheets of 1/4" ply, the 12' Highlander is a lot of boat for it's material cost, and with it's wide side benches and an easily handled sprit rig, it is an ideal dinghy to teach children to sail or to simply potter about in. With buoyancy...

In this design a client asked for the largest and safest single handed offshore yacht that he could get on a very limited budget. For your money. a dory or sharpie gives you more length per £100 than any other shape. Add to this type of hull a...

Note: This supplement allows you to use the regular Fanny plans to build a longer version. You will need to also purchase the Fanny plans described below._________________________We were asked to design "Fanny" for the Boatman magazine and the...

I think that the canoe yawls of the early part of this century were some of the most beautiful cruising yachts ever designed. They may not have had as much room inside as their modern counterparts, but they were sea kindly craft with an easily handled...

This 36' offshore cruising sharpie was originally commissioned by Bob & Sheila Wise who wanted to replace their 26' Bolger sharpie. She may be used as a floating office and home and, with her shoal draft, for coastal exploring where she will be able...

This design has been drawn up for the same client who asked us to design the Simplicity 14 a number of years ago - this new design is to cater for the sailors who like to sail long distances in the smallest craft possible. She has large storage areas for...

We have had many requests for a longer version of our Fisher Swampscott 12 dinghy/dory, so here she is. At 16’ we have designed her to be considerably heavier than her smaller sister, although she could, if the builder wishes, be constructed in the...

This interesting craft is based upon the 'V' bottomed skiffs which were used on the Atlantic Coast side of the Virginian Eastern shore for tonging and crabbing. These boats were distinctive, with their well flared sides, beamy hull and well raked...

This canoe is an interesting development of our Fisher Prospector canoe for clients who want to turn up to the local open canoe meet in threatening manner ready to do a bit of pillaging etc! As far as I know, the Vikings did not have small canoe...

This large daysailer may be built in 2 versions - a fixed keel motorboat with either an inboard engine or outboard in a well, or a sailing version with fixed or lifting keel. Construction is for clinker/ply over computer generated moulds which could also...

The Oarsome 15'2" skiff has been designed for the Oarsome Chance Foundation as a simple stitch and tape ply skiff. Oarsome Chance focuses on young people aged from 9 -19 years old who are disengaged from mainstream education and are at risk of...

I have recently drawn up the steel work/construction drawing along with the frame and plate shapes for a steel multi-chine version of the 45' Teign Motor Barge. We can also send details for the rudder engine beds etc for the 45' version as guidance for...