Plans & Kits

The Marathon series of open canoes started with the Marathon 18 which was designed as a fast long distance canoe for a crew of 2 who would use her to race and portage around locks etc - so good straight line speed and light weight were essential...

A high performance rowing wherry 18' x 33" {5.5m x .84m} Maximum recommended capacity: 375lbs - 171kg Weight about 45 lbs {21kg} For Ruth printed plans, click HERE RUTH is a unique performance rowing wherry - a tried and true idea which crosses the line...

The Highlander 18 has been developed for the sailor or fisherman wanting a boat that he can use comfortably for estuary and coastal work. Points taken into her design are easy trailability (hence she uses salt water ballast which drains as she is taken...

Kestral is a beautiful 15' Peapod type craft with four planks per side. The drawings give the plank shapes for simple stitch and epoxy construction but she could either be strip planked or built using the clinker ply method. She would make a very...

These are full plans. For Study Plans, click HERE For those who design boats for amateur boat builders, the small cruise trimaran represents a complex and stimulating theme. The challenge is to simplify its design and facilitate the construction of a...

Design #236 is a quad version of Dawn Treader, #246. They call it "The Great Catalina Island to Marina del Rey Rowing and Paddling Derby". That may not be the official title, but that is the popular name. It is staged annually around October first, by...

Origami 6also see Origami 8 Folded: 6'2" (188cm) Long - 17" (43cm) Wide - 4" (10cm) High.Assembled: 6'2" (188cm) Long - 3'2" (97cm) Wide - 14" (35cm) High.Weight: From 15 kilos (33lbs)Carrying capacity: Two adults or 150 kilos (330lbs)Max outboard size:...

( Duo is also the main hull of the Tryst trimaran) About Woods Downloadable Plans LOA 3m (10ft) Rowing Beam 1.0m (3ft3in)Sailing Beam 1.5m (5ft)Empty Hull Weight 20kgs (45lbs)Sail Area 5sqm (53sqft)Draft 0.13m - 0.75m (5in - 2ft6in)Crew capacity...

Imresboat is a slimmed up version of Larsboat which was designed for Lars Hasselgren to replace a Folboat that had finally met its end. Lars wanted capacity for two, plus decking, as with his old Folboat. But Imre wanted something more slender and...

The smallest practical cruiser. For Elco 26 Study Plans click HERE "ELCO 26 PLANS" - Original 26' classic cruiser, wood. Original Elco design, redrawn by designer Tom Beard. 25' 11" LOA, Beam 8' 6", Draft 2' 3". Includes arrangements, lines, table of...

For a Study Plan for Sherpa in PDF format, click HERE For a full Plan for Sherpa in the form of a Digital Download, click HERE For full size printed templates for Sherpa, click HERE I had an enquiry from a liveaboard couple who needed to cover the two...

There is now a sail supplement available for this boat HERE A SIMPLE TWO-PART MODULAR BOAT THAT CAN BENESTED AND EASILY STORED ON-BOARD,OR IN AN RV, SUV, TRUCK and GARAGE. Only 5 feet long for transport. INTENDED AS A BRING-ALONG TENDER OR...