Plans & Kits

Free plans. To download the file, click HERE I wanted to build a neat boat to play with the kids. I started to build a mini tugboat, but it looked like too big a project. I didn´t want to go bigger than one ply sheet in any direction -...

Note: This supplement allows you to use the regular Fanny plans to build a longer version. You will need to also purchase the Fanny plans described below._________________________We were asked to design "Fanny" for the Boatman magazine and the...

SAIL RIG:The boat handles well under light winds, and should not pose any problem for gusty conditions, as the sail area is intentionally small.The Sail assembly manual is 32 pages, with a lot of photos to assist the builder in deciding how they want to...

It’s a new year and things are pretty quiet around here which isn’t really a big deal since I’m firmly in the semi-retired camp. But it’s too dang cold to be working outside and one of the items on my to do list is updating the...

I think that the canoe yawls of the early part of this century were some of the most beautiful cruising yachts ever designed. They may not have had as much room inside as their modern counterparts, but they were sea kindly craft with an easily handled...

Free Study Plans - click HERE The Hudson Springs Pram was the outgrowth from a conversation with a man with a small rowing boat in the back of his truck. I was working on the 8ft Nuthatch Pram at the time and I wanted to know what he used his boat for...

A bridgedeck coastal cruising catamaran For Sardine Twin Study Plans, click HERE Sardine twin has been designed from the hull lines of the central hull of the Trimaran Sardine Run. She is built in France by Sardineboats, and plans can be ordered alone...

Free plans. To download the file, click HERE Craig O'Donnell sent me a collection of jpegs of an old skiff design drawn by Edwin Schock some time ago, which made me think that I should draw up a ply-and-epoxy version of the plans and make them...

This 36' offshore cruising sharpie was originally commissioned by Bob & Sheila Wise who wanted to replace their 26' Bolger sharpie. She may be used as a floating office and home and, with her shoal draft, for coastal exploring where she will be able...

The Marsh Duck Story For almost 3 years, 2006-8, I spent about half-time traveling on a bicycle. It's a wonderful way to go: simplicity, freedom, intimate connection with the natural world and with people along the way. And then it was time for a change ...

This design has been drawn up for the same client who asked us to design the Simplicity 14 a number of years ago - this new design is to cater for the sailors who like to sail long distances in the smallest craft possible. She has large storage areas for...

We have had many requests for a longer version of our Fisher Swampscott 12 dinghy/dory, so here she is. At 16’ we have designed her to be considerably heavier than her smaller sister, although she could, if the builder wishes, be constructed in the...