Boats

No need to be without toys when you have scrap wood laying around. Build a fleet of wooden toy boats using the free instructions at the link.

May be suitable for carving, woodburning (pyrography), intarsia or scrollsaw ideas.

May be suitable for carving, woodburning (pyrography), intarsia or scrollsaw ideas.

This is a simple project when pre-cut pieces are used. Scrap pine can be used for all parts.

The character and object of this book are set forth on its title page. It is a manual designed for the practical assistance of those who wish to build their own canoes.

This is a link to a Google 3D SketchUp drawing for an easy to build stand to support your small water craft. You will need the SketchUp software to download this drawing and its freely available online. We do not provide support for this software. Not all drawings have the measurements displayed but you can use the measurement tool in SketchUp to easily and accurately determine the dimensions of each lumber part. Most drawings do not have instructions, its assumed you can build it based on the completed drawing provided.

This little gem is from a 1950 edition of Boat Builder is Annual. Also a note from Tom Dacon who had one as a boy.

A 20 foot cabin cruiser. Be patient when downloading, images at the site are large.

Coolwater - A $70 SHANTY BOAT!! Well, maybe it might cost a little more in today is money. These plans even detail how to make a built in wooden bilge pump!

Welcome to the home of free boat and model airplane plans. You will find many interesting plans to inspire yourself and those you care about.

One day I decided I need a sculling training boat that is not of fishing boat style, but rather of Olympic style. With a sliding seat, and probably outriggers too.

This is a miniature version of the same punt, adjusted to be made of one and a half sheets of plywood. Or two boats out of three sheets. As it happens, the boat scales down very nicely. The overall shape is conserved beautifully.

Welcome to the home of free boat and model airplane plans. You will find many interesting plans to inspire yourself and those you care about.

Welcome to the home of free boat and model airplane plans. You will find many interesting plans to inspire yourself and those you care about.

Welcome to the home of free boat and model airplane plans. You will find many interesting plans to inspire yourself and those you care about.

Swamp Thing looks fairly sleek in some ways, but has low freeboard and holds only one person. We wanted to be able to go rowing together, but we also wanted to be able to pick the boats up and put them in the back of a small truck. That meant we each needed our own boat.

The Admirals Hat - A one sheet navy admirals hattorious hatship.

Mouse started life as a one-sheeter, that is, an exercise to develop the smallest, cheapest possible boat. As a result, it is not a boat to which you can safely trust your life in any sort of waves - as anyone who climbs into a Mouse will quickly realize.

Welcome to the home of free boat and model airplane plans. You will find many interesting plans to inspire yourself and those you care about.

An 11 foot outboard. Images are large so be patient when downloading.

The Ozarks has many things that are all its own, One of the most interesting products of the Ozarks is the johnboat, a combination of the ingenuity of the people and the natural features of the region.

The genesis of this design grew out of my experience with my Michalak Sportdory. Sportdory is a wonderful rowing boat, but it is a little too long and heavy to be car-topped easily. It is also a little too tiddly for fishing to be relaxing.

Flat bottom cajun style boat. DXF Format

O.K., long time coming, here are my latest plans for a Stitch-and-Tape kayak, (currently not named) once again, copywrited by me, but available for personal use.

Welcome to the home of free boat and model airplane plans. You will find many interesting plans to inspire yourself and those you care about.

Welcome to the home of free boat and model airplane plans. You will find many interesting plans to inspire yourself and those you care about.

Welcome to the home of free boat and model airplane plans. Plans at this site are large and slow loading so be patient.

This one is the dory, or rather box shaped one that gave the highest work to flood inches figure for the two-chined hull forms.

The Little Sister Eco design is basically just like any 18 ft x 4 ft (5.5 m x 1.2 m) banks type dory.

This updated and completely revised publication follows an exhaustive study by the author in collaboration with research institutions and engineers on structural timber design applied to wooden boat construction. The designs included are appropriate for inshore and coastal fisheries and emphasis has been placed on relative ease of construction and minimum wastage of timber.