Plans & Kits

Lenght 7.50m Designer: Paolo Lodigiani and Matteo Costa Chine hull, plywood construction Building Skills: expert A 7.50 m length is, for a small cabin cruiser, a dimension which offers a great advantage and a few inconveniences. The advantage is...

The Thames 20 rowing skiff is an elegant and very attractive skiff based upon a craft that we originally designed for a client who wanted a simple personal exercise craft which could be used on open inland waters. Construction uses the stitch and tape...

Woobo was designed for the "perfect skiff" competition that Wooden Boat magazine had about ten years ago (hence the name "Woobo"). I didn't win anything and the experience led me to never enter another contest. Although the contest was well conceived I...

The Q-17 is a plywood sloop designed for the amateur builder. The construction is Taped Seam with FRP sheathing, which means that it is permanently tight and a strong, one piece structure. All parts are detailed so that they may be prefabricated. No...

The Duette 14 is a round bilged strip planked cat boat which can be built either as an open day boat or, with it's removable cabin top, as a pocket cruiser with berth space for 2 people and room for a small galley. The mould shapes have been computer...

Christine is one of our most popular designs and is a lightweight open canoe for both occasional use and for single long distance trekking. She was designed for a client in Australia who wanted a canoe of similar design to our Little Kate and Pete...

Free PDF Model to print, cut and build - click HERE This hull is an “expanded” design of the 12ft GB that was named after my best friend of 47 years. I jumped up to 16ft instead of doing a 14ft version, as I wanted a bigger boat that could be...

Six years ago, we bought a house in Greece. It had been used as a holiday home and the only heating in the house was by an open fireplace. Now, winters in Greece can be cold. Where we are, the northern winds come from the Balkans and we've had...

Lenght 4.0mDesigner: Paolo Lodigiani and Matteo CostaRound hull, strip-planking constructionBuilding Skills: AverageFour meters seems the minimum size for a "gozzo", the traditional Italian small fishing boat. This dimension allows to maintain all the...

This craft is a widened and a more sophisticated version of our Power 2 design. The bottom panel has been slightly veed to give a softer ride and her depth has been increased. This along with her wider beam enables her to be fitted out with a more...

This is a 4' version of our Mark 2 Skylark series of pram dinghies with a beam of 3' (0.92m). The design was developed for "Wood 'n' Tots" toys as a safe fun boat for small children to learn basic water skills in. Construction is stitch and tape using a...

Fliptail 9Assembled: 9' (275cm) Long - 44" (110cm) Wide - 19" (47cm) High.Folded: 9' (275cm) Long - 27" (70cm) Wide - 10" (25cm) High.Weight: From 23 kilos (50lbs)Carrying capacity: Approximately 250 kilos (550lbs)Max outboard size: 3.3hpSail area: 3.5...