Plans & Kits

Free plans. To download the file, click HERE Respected boat designer John Welsford challenged me with this brief: 'The kids, 9 and 11 had been hounding their dad (a fairly handy guy with tools) for a boat of their own for ages. The family's 30...

Specifications LOA: 15ft 3" Beam: 70" Transom Width: 66" Transom Height: keel to motor mount 20" Weight: (+/-) 50lbs 500lbs Maximum Outboard: (LS) 35hp Maximum Capacity: 850lbs Maximum Persons: 3@200lb/each   This hull design is...

Scram Pram is an interesting boat that I designed for Wil Gordon of Houston a few years ago. He built the prototype shown above, including making that multicolored sail. Wil had owned some production pocket cruisers and had sailed in Karl James' Jewelbox...

The Plurt is a 5 m dia. lightweight insulated yurt you can build yourself from easy to find materials. It is lightweight and quick to assemble on any flat surface. None of the panels weigh more than 20 kilos or are longer than 2.5 m making the...

I was commissioned to design a GRP family motor sailer with the emphasis on getting the most comfortable "package" into 27' LOD. The design has centre raised deckhouse which houses the galley and dinette with interior steering position...

The design for the Surf 8 started with the need for a small dinghy that would have pretensions to be a small multi role dayboat - an excellent sailing craft, motor boat and still be easily car toppable. Taking the Skylark...

The Ocean Crossing Kayak is the first stage in an experimental project - some ocean going kayaks are quite large with volume to carry extensive stores and are made from exotic materials to keep weight down - some have 'castles' at bow and stern so that...

Designer: Paolo LodigianiStrip-Planking constructionDiecipiedi Class The premises of the BABY BAGGIE are completely different from those of the Tenfooters with a chine hull which we propose in the catalogue: with the BABY BAGGIE, cheapness and simplicity...

Hello Chuck,In the near future you will receive from PAUL AUSTIN an article regarding a boat I designed around his current needs. It is called APRIL LOVE, after his Daughter, and is composed of 4 modules which bolt together to form a complete hull. The...

The Hartford 18' skiff was drawn up for the Great River Race and to take a crew of 4 - a cox, 2 oarsmen plus a passenger who could take a turn at rowing. She has 5 planks per side and is built using the stitch and tape method for the shortest...

Length 5.35mDesigner: Paolo LodigianiChine hull, Stitch & Glue constructionBuilding Skills: amateurThe NAIADE is a two seat NINFA and has similar characteristics. It is not a real double sea kayak, as this would require an extra meter, as well as...

"POOR RICHARD" - 21' Skipjack hull, wood. Various configurations shown in the plans are cruising launch, sailboat, open launch, gill net fisherman, etc. Includes lines, table of offsets, construction plans, arrangements, scantlings, etc. 3 sheets and...