Plans & Kits

Ladybug is a lot like Woobo which was one of my first designs. There was a Woobo near here for a while. I never got to sail it but was told it would really fly. (That boat was made of Lauan plywood from Home Depot which fell to pieces after rainwater...

These are study plans - for full plans, click HERE This is our smallest offshore cruiser. A sea worthy fast cruiser catamaran for a family of four. The performance of this boat is exceptional on all courses to the wind. To make sure of this, the...

To have fun on the water a houseboat is a practical solution. The exist already in all possible shapes. Many more house as boat, others more boat as house. Here a bit an other approach. The ECO 62 is a catamaran houseboat. Compared to houseboats of...

A lightweight solo canoe 13' x 27" {3.96m x 69cm} Recommended paddler size: 200lbs / 91kg. Weight about 26 lbs. {12 Kg} For PH13 printed plans, click HERE The PH-13 is a lightweight, easy to build skin-on-frame solo canoe. She's stable, comfortable and...

This is a simple and very easily built motor dory for use with outboards up to around 50 hp in size. She can either be made by wrapping the pre-shaped sides around the frames, fastening on an external chine stringer and then putting the bottom ply on...

This 28' LOA launch is based on the 30' Amaryllis and has the same sweet wineglass transom and well rounded bow with firm bilges. She has been designed as an open launch with an aft cockpit with an athwartships steering wheel position right beside the...

A simple multi chine yacht with accommodation for up to 4/5 in what is, a fairly open plan and basic accommodation. A more modern arrangement with separate heads could be fitted. To keep construction as simple as possible, ply/epoxy construction or...

The WREN is typical Canadian canoe built using the stitch and tape ply method. Her design was based upon an original Indian bark canoe and simplified for ply construction but without loosing the essence of her beautiful shape. She is very quick and...

The original Melonseed skiffs were gunning boats for hunting around the New Jersey area of North America. Unlike some of the other gunning skiffs and sneak boxes which were definitely inland boats, the Melonseeds were for use in more open and estuary...

Deckster Length - 170cm (5'7") Width - 115cm (3'6") Weight in deck stow mode - 25 kilos (55lbs) Weight fully assembled - 30 kilos (66lbs) Carrying...

A strip planked skiff for Mr. P. Hobbs with a simple lug rig - the hull is based on a traditional Thames skiff with it's slender and graceful shape ending in an attractive "wineglass" transom. She has a centreboard arrangement and plenty of room inside...

Following along the same lines as her smaller sister, this cruiser is an ultra simple boat with plenty of space and performance for her size. She has room for 3 or 4 berths plus galley and portable wc. Construction simply involves fixing pre-shaped side...