Plans & Kits

The YM Senior is a lovely little pocket cruiser design by the late Kenneth M. Gibbs. Ken Gibbs designed some lovely ply sailing boats many of which used to feature in the original Yachting Monthly magazine. I had much pleasure in sailing a Senior many...

These plans are for the steelwork only of a 17.45m (57') narrowboat. The plan set consists of 7 drawings covering Hull Construction, Hull Construction Details, Deck/cabin Construction, Deck/cabin construction details, Hull panel shapes, Rudder and engine...

About Woods Downloadable Plans Specifications: LENGTH 4.86mBEAM 1.3mWEIGHT 49KgsCARRYING CAPACITY 4 AdultsSAILAREA (optional) 3.5sqm Note: The BEE and LINNET are very similar designs, differering mainly in their aesthetic appeal, although BEE's...

This is a simply constructed miniature schooner for the sailing man who likes a classic sail plan. Normally, you would not find a schooner rig on any boat less than 30’ long and therefore less complicated rigs can be used. But if you like plenty of...

BRUCESBOAT, POWER SKIFF, 19' X 5', 250 POUNDS EMPTY Bruce was looking for a large powered canoe but couldn't find one for sale. He said they still make them by hand in Maine but he was in California and you couldn't expect to buy one anyway unless you...

Steve Chambers out in California had built a Roar2 very quickly, in two or three weeks as I recall, and had gone off rowing with it and liked it a lot. He started looking for a design to learn sailing. He was thinking of my old Woobo design but got to...

For Full Plan for Sherpa Digital Download, click HERE For Full Printed Plans for Sherpa, click HERE I had an enquiry from a liveaboard couple who needed to cover the two hundred yards or so from the town jetty to their forty footer, two "mature adults"...

For study plan instant download - click HERE For printed full plans for Pathfinder, click HERE For cabin supplement instant download - click HERE There has been a lot of enquiry for a "bigger Navigator". Someone said, "One with room...

A larger version of the Aloha SUP 13.6" x 30" - 4.11m x 76cm Maximum recommended paddler size is 230lbs/104kg. For printed plans for Big Aloha, click HERE   These pics are of the prototype, flawlessly built by Brian Scarborough - thanks Brian!...

The Carrick open canoe was designed for Tyrone Boats specifically for sail racing. She is certainly fast but is also very handy when paddled. She has 5 planks per side giving her a nicely rounded shape with a wide waterline beam for plenty of stability...

An 18 foot stitch & glue trimaran For Sardine Run Study Plans, click HERE This little 18' Trimaran can easily be built by home builders. It is stich-and-glue construction. This kind of boat is new: she is designed for raid or little cruising with a...

I was asked to take the 15'€™ (4.58m) Outboard Motor Canoe design extend it to 18' and also add 2" (50mm) to the hull depth. This new design uses the same basic hull shape with it’s narrow flat bottom panel with 3 further panels added each side...