Plans & Kits

This is a fairly narrow launch (4'7" beam) for light weight fit-out. Her hull has hard bilges giving maximum stability for her beam making her a fine river or lake launch. At 1’9” (0.52m), the draft has been kept to a minimum to make trailing easy...

The 13'4" Melonseed skiff follows the same lineage as her 16' sister (below) and in fact, you will probably find more of this length than the longer boat around the shores of New Jersey. This shorter example has a pierced toe rail which was...

Philsboat is essentially an IMB with the nose extended to a pointy bow. The width and multichine configuration are the same as IMB's. The cabin is 3" deeper because Phil is at least 3" taller than most of us. In a boat with a Birdwatcher cabin like this...

I tried drawing a folding canoe a few years ago but thought twice about it, thinking little canoes are easy to stow even when they don't fold. But I mentioned it to Dave Carnell who has been boating for many years and never throws away a boating magazine...

Low budget performer~ Economy of plywood~ Radius chine hull, stitch & glue cabintop~ Round bilge from sheet material~ Amateur or pro builders~ Fixed or canting keel~ High performance racing on a tight budget"Warlock" is in the water and sailingComments...

LOA: 6'10" Beam: 44" Weight: ~35# This kit contains only the CNC-cut wooden parts. Epoxy and cloth, oarlocks and other parts sold spearately. Optional sail and running rigging also available as a separate kit. The 35-pound, 6' 10" Portage Pram is a...

Initially developed for Will Goodlet, a wildlife photographer from South Africa, the design has evolved into a small, lightweight modular boat, capable of fitting in most off-road vehicles. It's stealthy characteristics allow it to approach the...

This is a design commissioned by someone who built one of our clinker ply Kane Suffolk Beach Punts and who wanted a safe, comfortable deep water cruising yacht which could also find it's way up relatively shallow creeks. For her length, she is to my...

15 foot simple cruising sailboat for four, designed for protected or inlands waters. I started this design in 2010, and it became my own “Norwegian Wood” - a Little yacht that I use mainly on the local lake. This one is a much larger boat...

The Simplicity 8 Classic is modified version of the original Simplicity 8 which was designed for simple stitch and tape construction. In this case, the drawings for the Classic version show details for her to be built using the ply over frame method. A...

Introduction - The Prototype We had a rat in our pantry! Couldn't catch her, or persuade her to run away (yes - it could have been 'him'), so we had to trap her. We live miles away from anywhere that sells humane traps, so I...

YakYak 425 A sailing Sit On Top kayak for two. Plywood epoxy building on a central backbone and light frames. 4 sheets of 1/4 ACX plywood. The plans detail all the parts and panels dimension, the parts nesting on plywood sheets, two rigs, a complete...