Plans & Kits

THE WANIGAN BY WESTON FARMER As old as boating in America is the garvey design It's no wonder. These shoal-draft work horses combine super-simplicity with rugged carrying ability These plans are free to download.   This utility...

  An outboard powered Sharpie Houseboat, or River Cruiser Designed by Mark Van Abbema "Leah Gent" The first boat I built was "Whippoorwill", a Wharram Tiki 26 catamaran. I launched it in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1989, and took it down the...

A trailerable, outboard powered houseboat.Designed by Mark Van Abbema Specifications: Length - 28'Beam - 7' 6"Weight Loaded - 4000 lbs.Weight Empty - 3000 lbs. I built the original Mark V 39 six years ago, and I have sold over sixty sets of plans for...

Designed by Mark Van Abbema My Dad wanted a trailerable boat for short cruises, and for traveling across the country exploring different waterways. He didn't want it to be any longer than 20 feet, because that would be the largest size he could fit...

A nesting dinghy design by Danny Greene The plans contain 8 sheets of 11" x 17" drawings, a 22" x 30" lines drawing and a 30" x 70" set of full size patterns for bottom and side panels. There is also a 12 page building guide. To purchase downloadable PDF...

This design won an Outstanding Innovation Award at the Wooden Boat Show 2007. Click for Professional Boatbuilder article (PDf) Plywood Stitch & Glue Sailing Skiff Paper Jet rigs - Turbo, Standard and Lite   Our newest dinghy design,...

These views show the hull and cabin changes clearly. Low budget performer ~ Economy of plywood ~ Modern radius chine hull with topside chine ~ Stitch & glue cabintop & topside chine ~ Developed from Didi Mini concept ~ Round bilge from sheet...

Argie 10 LOA - 3.1 m - 10' 2" Beam - 1.35 m - 4' 5" Sail Area - 5.25 sqm - 56.5 sf Hull Wt. - 29 kg - 64 lbs Oar Length - 2 m - 6' 6" Multi-purpose, can be rowed, motored or sailed and is light enough for one person to lift on and off the...

Disko Bay:16'6" x 21.5" {5.03m x 54.6cm} To my mind, the 1931 Disko Bay is one of the classic West Greenland style qajaqs, and it has been reproduced in large numbers by builders looking for an authentic and great handling boat. For printed plans for the...