Warren Messer

12ft James Boat Plans PDF

This is the last of the “bevel bottom” hulls that I will design. There are four of them now, and that should be enough. With the Green River, Cedar River, Naselle River, and now the James Boat designs. Each of the hulls in the...

12ft Cedar River Drifter

The Green River was the one that gave me the idea for the Naselle River Drifter. I started out designing this hull as a modified version on one of my regular drift boat hulls, but with beveled lower bottom side panels. As I drew up the hull on my...

12' Green River Drifter PDF

The 12ft Green River Drifter This hull was the one that gave me the idea for the Naselle River Drifter. I started out designing this hull as a modified version on one of my regular drift boat hulls, but with beveled lower bottom panels. As I drew up the...

12ft Naselle River Plans PDF

This hull is spin off of another hull I was working on over the winter. That hull, the Green River Drifter was a variation on my drifter hulls with a “beveled” chine panel on the lower sides, but still had a single piece bow and stern panel...

Making Hand Screw Clamps Free Instructions

Illustrated instructions for making your own hand screw clamps - click HERE to download

14' Electric Moto Craft Plans PDF

This new design has been floating around in my head for several years now. I really didn’t want to do any kayak or canoe designs, as there are already enough of them out there in the world, and one more wasn’t really needed. So here’s...

15' 3" OAHE Plans PDF

Specifications LOA: 15ft 3" Beam: 70" Transom Width: 66" Transom Height: keel to motor mount 20" Weight: (+/-) 50lbs 500lbs Maximum Outboard: (LS) 35hp Maximum Capacity: 850lbs Maximum Persons: 3@200lb/each   This hull design is...

14' Flat Head Drifter Plans PDF

LOA 14.5ft - Beam 68” - Bottom 48” The Flat Head Drifter (FHD) is an enlargement of the Sol Duk Drifter(SDD) that I already have in my fleet of boats. I designed the SDD small enough to be a one person boat, and two should fish fine from...

18' Electric Moto Craft Plans PDF

I decided to add this larger version of the Electric Moto Craft to my growing fleet of EMC hulls after a comment and request from one of my YouTube subscribers. He had been watching one of my how-to videos on building the 14ft version of the...

8' Nuthatch Pram 2.1 Plans PDF

8ft Nuthatch Specifications Length: 7' 10"Beam: 52"Weight: 72 lbsMax Outboard: 2 hpMaximum Load: 450 lbs This design is my first and the result of endless hours spent before a computer learning the relationship between curves on a flat 2D screen to the...

12' Nuthatch Pram Plans PDF

After designing and building the 8ft Nuthatch Pram, I thought that a larger version of the hull would be a good fit in my series of stitch and glue boats. This is the finished design of the 12ft "fishing" version, and I have a 14ft version in the early...

12' Padilla Bay Skiff Plans PDF

This was the first skiff design that I had worked on. I wanted to fill in my designed fleet of boats to include all the different hull types. My other flat bottomed boat designs were aimed toward the stable platforms desired by fly fishermen. This hull...

6' 9" PUD-g Plans PDF

PUD-g Specifications Length: 6' 9" Beam: 48" Weight: 65 lbs Max Outboard: 2 hp Maximum Load: 440 lbs This design is a departure from what I had told myself about not working on any more short boats. Most people are looking for a boat...

15' 3" Reservoir Plans PDF

This hull design will be the first of a series of power boats aimed at fishermen who want a bigger hull than the one's I've produced before. I also call them something without “lake” in the name. Most people are out boating and fishing on man...

16' Granville Bay Plans PDF

Free PDF Model to print, cut and build - click HERE This hull is an “expanded” design of the 12ft GB that was named after my best friend of 47 years. I jumped up to 16ft instead of doing a 14ft version, as I wanted a bigger boat that could be...

12' O&P Pod Plans PDF

O&P Pod Specifications: Length: 12ftBeam: 56"Weight: 110 lbsMax Outboard: 2 hpMaximum Load: 625 lbs I have wanted to design a peapod hull for a long time, and have started and stopped working on the project several times during the past couple of...

8' Nymph Plans

This is the last and smallest of the fly fishing hulls that I have designed. With hulls now at 8, 9, and 10 feet, there is no good reason to go either longer or shorter with a flat bottomed hull for fly fishing. If someone needs a larger hull, then one...

12' Leland Lake Plans

After designing and building the 8ft Nuthatch Pram, I thought that I would modify the design to a standard "V" bowed hull to see what it would look like. I was surprised to see that the hull design could be modified this way, and the first model...

12' Electric Moto Craft Plans PDF

Free PDF Model to print, cut and build - click HERE I decided to add this smaller version of the Electric Moto Craft to my growing fleet of hulls after attending the first Electric Boat Show in Seattle, at the Center for Wooden Boats on Lake Union...

12' Nuthatch Pram Sailing Version Plans PDF

After designing and building the 8ft Nuthatch Pram, I thought that a larger version of the hull would be a good fit in my series of stitch and glue boats. This is the finished design of the12ft"fishing" version, and I have a 14ft version in the early...

12' Granville Bay Plans PDF

This hull was named after my best friend of 38 years. I had been working on the 12ft Padilla Bay skiff, and showed Nick the finished model. He liked the hull, but was more partial to the rounder bottoms of my boats like the Laura Bay and PUD-g designs. I...

9' 6" Laura Bay Plans PDF

Free Study Plans - click HERE Laura Bay Specifications Length: 9' 6"Beam: 52"Weight: 70 lbsMax Outboard: 3hpMaximum Load: 450 lbs The 9.5 Laura Bay came about from a phone conversation I had with a local yacht designer who was looking for a dingy...

14' John Duk Plans PDF

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...

16' Padilla Bay Plans PDF

This hull came about from a series of E-mails between Chuck and myself. A DWM reader had asked Chuck if I had worked up a “longer” version of the Padilla Bay that I had mentioned in one of my youtube.com/redbarnboats videos. I couldn't...

14' Padilla Bay Plans

This hull will be the first one of the three 14 footers that I have finished the hull design for. The double ended Chocolate Bay hull, and the "wider" transom version of the Padilla Bay; I'm calling the Liberty Bay, will be out later when the time allows...

10' Hudson Springs Pram Plans PDF

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...

9' FlyCaster Plans PDF

Due to the e-mailed interest in the design, and the plan sales of the original 10 foot version of the Hudson Springs Pram; I've brought it's little brother, the 9 foot FlyCaster to the front of the "need to build" list. It will be the next start to...

11' SolDuk Drifter Plans

SolDuk Drifter This design is another addition to my growing fleet of fishing boats for those that want a light and agile hull for using on class I&II rivers, and local lakes. I wanted to add another small hull for those that wanted a smaller...

10' Nuthatch Plans PDF

  10ft Nuthatch Specifications Length: 9' 11"Beam: 56"Weight: 95 lbsMax Outboard: 5 hpMax Load: 500 lbs After designing and building the 8ft Nuthatch Pram, I thought that a larger version of the hull would be a good fit in my series of stitch and...