Plans & Kits

In 2014 I decided to design an iceboat that was small and comfortable to sail. Smaller iceboats are easier to store transport and set up. This allows for more use on smaller plates of ice during the season. The original idea was to build two identical...

14ft John DukLOA 13ft 10", Beam 66"OB 25Hp Max, Long ShaftHull weight depending on plywood thicknesses and species used should be between 200(Okoume) to 350(Aquatek) poundsThis hull is a continuation of one of my very first designs. When I was working...

This is a simple yet unique hull design. As noted in the cover page, it is stand up stable, and therefore can be used by all fishermen, and women, to safely traverse ponds and lakes, without the fear of falling out of the boat. Constructed like most of...

The 18’6” Marathon open canoe has been designed for serious long distance paddling. She has 5 planks per side and uses the stitch and tape method of construction for ease, low cost and lightness. Her hull shape is asymmetric giving her a low drag...

for printed plans - click HEREdownload free study plans HERE ALASKA: Alaska is modeled on the working Whitehall skiffs that were commonly used in the 19th and early 20th centuries to carry people and goods about the great harbours of the...

Hull Hardware Inspection ports for buoyancy tanks - (2) SD-337160 Screw-out Deck Plates - 6" White Bow Eye - SeaDog SD-080288 - 8mm x 4-1/2" Stainless U-Bolt Mast Hardware Mast cleat on side of mast: 1 Nylon Cleat - black, 4"-SD-043040 Mast top...

The origin of the skipjack is a little obscure - they seem to have been a development of the flat bottomed sharpie with many examples having a much wider beam than the sharpie, a deadrise to the bottom and great flare to the topsides. However,...

"GALATEA" - 23' Sailboat, fixed keel, wood. 23' LOA, 8' 3" beam, 3' 10" draft. Includes sail plan, lines, construction drawings, table of offsets, arrangements, inboard profile, rigging section. 4 sheets. A tabloid auxiliary, just over 19 feet on her...

A few years ago my wife asked me to name my favourite boat. If I had thought about the question at all, it would have been almost impossible to answer, because there are so many designs which have appealed to me over the years. But on that occasion I...

Note: These are very basic plans consisting of drawings with dimensions and a photo series showing construction steps but no other building manual is included. My brother designed this Boat using ideas from the many boats being used around. He...

The 30' LOD Martlet has been a popular design and represents a lot of seaworthy boat for her length but I have often been asked about a smaller version - a design which embodies the robust pilot cutter looks and sea keeping qualities and the ability to...

The CAT 19 features 4 berths inside the hulls (and space for others under a tent on the bridge deck), easy trailability (the cross beams are tied to the hulls which also give a degree of flexibility) and very easy construction with the same pre shaped...