Plans & Kits

After the success Frank Kahr had with Robote I designed a smaller version with most of the same features. The idea was to get a fast and seaworthy boat that would cartop so easily that you would want to leave it on the car top more or less all the...

"DIANA" - 25' classic fantail steam launch, wood. Includes outboard profile, arrangements, lines, table of offsets, framing plans, scantlings, etc. 3 sheets.   The velvety power of steam captures the affection of any man who has monkeyed with it...

OliveOyl was designed for someone who liked AF3 but wanted more cabin room and comfort, but not more length. So I actually had some AF4breve drawings handy when I drew the lines for the new boat. Although Olive is the same length as AF3 the cabin is...

This canoe is an adaptation of our Waterman 16 Mk2 open canoe requested by a client who wanted a lightweight craft which he could easily car top and which would safely take a small outboard motor to use for fishing and camping. Her beam has been widened...

This Goat Island Skiff epoxy kit contains the following: 1-1/2 Gallon RAKA epoxy kit (choose speed above) 1 lb. wood flour 8 oz. silica thickener 3 yards of 6 oz. x 50" fiberglass cloth for foils 1 roll of 2" wide fiberglass tape If you wish to...

The Kite was conceived as a fast and seaworthy dayboat capable of taking a family comfortably on extended coastal camping treks or to provide them with some exciting day-sailing in estuary waters. In designing the hull, we have kept in mind a multi-role...

I have built almost anything that can sail. At the age of 12 my first sail thing, an ice "boat". I used skates which had to be mounted on shoes as runners. Big fun, very fast, only the lake was too short. Then there where monohulls of various sizes...

  This small dinghy can be used for fishing, pleasure rowing or as a tender for a bigger yacht. It can also be fitted with a small outboard motor. The boat has a relatively high freeboard and can take a fair amount of load. It handles...

The Kari 4 follows in the tradition of her smaller sisters in having a hull with 4 planks per side. Her construction starts with the assembly of a plywood framework consisting of a ply fore and aft girder incorporating the centreboard case etc slotted...

A classic solo canoe 10'6" x 27" {3.2m x 68.5cm} Maximum recommended capacity: 200lbs {91kg} Weight about 19lbs {9kg} Build time, from plans, is 20-25 hours For printed plans for Wee Lassie, click HERE J. Henry Rushton was a New York boat builder during...

Note: You can purchase Catbox plans by using the "Add to Cart" button above, or you can download a free PDF file containing the plans by clicking HEREIn recent years I've seen several PDR boats at our Rend Lake meets. Chuck Leinweber asked me to...

Disko Dreadnought18' x 23" {5.48m x 58.4cm} To my mind, the 1931 Disko Bay is one of the classic West Greenland style qajaqs, and it has been reproduced in large numbers by builders looking for an authentic and great handling boat. For printed plans for...