Plans & Kits

Once upon a time I had the idea to design a small boat, with a cabin, that could be carried on the roof of a car or inside of a van. The cabin was necessary so the crew could sail for two days or more and spend the night in a dry boat protected from wind...

The Ariel pram dinghy was originally designed for Joseph Thompson & Co. Ltd., for them to produce in kit form to promote their Cedar Speed Strip product. Speed Strip is still available from them but they are no longer producing the kits and the plans,...

This long narrow boat was designed a long time ago for Mark Bustemonte who thought it might be possible to have a boat for fast sliding seat rowing, for slower fixed seat rowing with a passenger, and maybe for use as a canoe by kids.I agreed with the...

Free Download - click HERE 3 SIMPLE MODULAR BOATS THAT CAN BE NESTEDAND EASILY STORED ON-BOARD SHIP,OR IN AN RV, SUV, TRUCK and GARAGE.Less than 5 feet long for transport. INTENDED AS BRING-ALONG ROW or PADDLE BOATS,FOR USE ON ALL INLAND...

At long last here is a larger addition to our Northumbrian Coble range—at 15’ LOD, she is a big handsome dayboat with space to accommodate the family plus camping gear and stores. The drawings give details for an outboard well and copious...

Second in what will become a classic range of craft is the Stornoway 12. She has 6 planks per side giving her a lovely round hull. The standard drawings give the plank shapes for stitch and epoxy construction but as with all our designs, we can...

Using the Micro 8 as a starting point l have drawn up a boat with 25% additional length which, in such a small craft, gives a lot of additional useful space for stores and simple creature comforts. Construction is just the same with simple stitch and...

This 15' (4.58m) design is an extended version of our 12'6" Outboard Motor Canoe and uses the same basic hull shape with it's narrow flat bottom panel with 3 further panels added each side to form an attractive but stable and easily built shape. 3 seats...

The Skylark 14 is another example of a modified set of standard plans. Mr. Rodrigez of Portugal asked for a longer version of our Skylark 12 and we were quickly able to stretch the original on our CAD system. The new panel shapes were developed very...

A while back, I met Tom Setum at the Scuzbums Giant Five Day Messabout in San Diego. Tom is the son-in-law of Joe Dobler. Joe is gone now, but was a pioneer of the stitch and glue technique of boat construction. He made his living as an engineer but his...

A superb solo or family rowboat 13'6" x 47" {4.1m x 1.17m} Max. recommended capacity is 600lbs {273kg} Weight 55-60 lbs {27kg} For Shenandoah Whitehall printed plans, click HERE Based on a classic New York "Whitehall" in the Mystic Seaport collection,...

This was a commission for David Graham Boatbuilders at Wargrave on the Thames for an electric river launch. The hull is based upon our Edwardian series with a graceful counter stern but instead of the clipper bow, a vertical stem was called for. She...