Plans & Kits

The Adirondack Guide boats were used in the outback of North America in the 19th and early 20th Centuries for hunting, portaging etc and have a very distinctive shape with fairly pinched bow/stern sections and slack bilge shape. Beam was kept low so...

The Swift 6 metre dayboat was commissioned by Mr. P. Roberts who wanted an easily built boat similar in line to some of the French dayboats. In fact, she is also similar to boats of the Gareloch and Loch Long classes raced on the Clyde. The drawings...

  Click HERE for free Sponson Plans - Click HERE to learn more TOTER-2 Specifications: Length: 99 inches Max Width: 36 inches Width at chine: 28 inches Height: 13 inches Weight: 65 pounds Max load = 400 pounds Draft: 3" - paddle 4" -...

Note: This is the full plan, for the study plans click HERE The ECO 6 looks like the ECO55 cruiser, but it is a completely new design. The small increase of only 0.5m and increasing the total beam to 2.84m created a lot of possibilities. The cabin...

Designer: Paolo Lodigiani and Matteo CostaChine hull, Stitch&Glue constructionBuilding Skills: medium The BRIO 555 is what is usually called a "collective dinghy". This terminology refers to its use as a sailing school boat - where it is common to...

A simple ply Grand Banks Dory for stitch and tape construction using just 3 sheets of 6mm plywood - she may have stowage/buoyancy compartments in the ends and could take an electric outboard motor. 10 Grand Banks Dory Particulars LOA 10' 3...

The Medway 11 is a rowing skiff development of our Medway Doble design. We have retained the same 3 plywood planks per side and the simple stitch and tape method of construction. She uses just 3 sheets of 5 or 6mmplywood. As drawn, she is fitted out for...

he ‘‘Gdansk’’ is a modified version of the ‘‘Puck’’ Polish fishing boat design for a client who didn’t mind giving up the double ended hull. Her basic particulars are similar to the ‘‘Puck’’ design but she has a transom stern, a...

Our LITTLE KATE open canoe is a modification of the classic John Rushton Wee Lassie design which he was producing over a hundred years ago. The originals were of lapstrake Cedar planking but we have modified the design so that it can be built using the...

The Waterman canoes are more than simple open Canadian type canoes; they are a complete canoeing experience - from simply being a family open day canoe to a camping/sailing/portaging craft capable of being used to explore normally impenetrable rivers and...

14’7’’x 3’9’’ (ex. gunwale). Approx. weight excl. gear 90 lbs. A skiff for rowing, sailing, paddling and punting. Built from pre-shaped ply panels in two halves for ease in car topping and carrying. Designed for fun, exercise and pic-nics on...

The 14ft Nuthatch Pram (sailing version) Thank you for choosing to build the 14 foot Nuthatch Pram. After designing and building the 8ft Nuthatch Pram and designing the 12ft Nuthatch Pram, I thought that a larger version of the hull would be a good fit...