Cabin Powerboats

"SUN DOG" — 30' Cruiser, wood. Lines of 30' Eico, but a few inches shorter. 9' beam, draft 2' 2". Includes outboard profile, arrangements, lines, offsets, construction plans. 4 sheets and article reprint. SUN DOG is a fast-gaited, small cruiser of...

Free plans. To download the file, click HERE Please note Mike Gill is an amateur small boat designer and like many of us, has no formal naval engineering background. But he has designed a cute little boat and has generously agreed to offer the plans...

The Stour 23 has a simple 'V' bottomed hull form giving an easily driven shape that is also faster to build. Construction starts with a simple arrangement of plywood frames and bulkheads slotted together on a plywood central girder. Chine stringers are...

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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 -...

The Power 1.2 is a development of our Power 1 design. She has increased beam and the chine has been lowered to give a more stable shape so that her side decks can be used comfortably. The drawings give details for a cabin arrangement with 2 full length...

The RUFUS 17 plans have included the hull panel and frame shapes for a 20' x 8' version which were requested as a modification. I have now taken the 20' details and added a full set of plans for this version including hull construction details, deck...

Three Brothers An efficient powerboat for work and play Some time ago I received a letter from my long-time boating and bush-exploration friend, Ian Hamilton. Ian seemed to have been going through something of an extended mid-life crisis, but never...

"SIMPLEX" — 18' Military type outboard cruiser, wood. Beam 7' 6". Two bunks forward. Includes lines, offsets, construction drawings, etc. 4 sheets plus article reprint. click image above for larger view UP IN THE lake states where outboard motors...

This is a general purpose 26' workboat with a beam of 8'4". Construction consists of pre-shaped ply bulkheads and girders which are slotted together. Chine girders are then fitted and the pre-shaped hull skin then applied. Details are shown for the...

It would seem as though the "Golden Age" of yachting has passed us by. Instead, perhaps, there is a new movement afoot -- a movement of backyard and garage boat builders, building at home using plywood (often construction grade) and epoxy, building boats...

Download free PDF Study Plan - Click HERE SPECIFICATIONS : BOAT OAL = 12 feet OAW = 4 feet OAH = 34 inches (top of cabin) Occupants = 4 max Capacity = 750 pounds max. Power = Row or 3 HP motor max. CAMPER OAL = 7 feet OAW...