Boats, Dories and other Watercraft

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A sailboard rig is going to be a winner on looks and also efficiency, but everything else about this boat has got to look cool and be efficient too - in order to match that sail in the kids minds, even the daggerboard and rudder have got to have a little something about them. It also has to be a sit-on boat rather than a sit-in one. The basic dimensions close I have chosen are close to those of a couple of plastic mass-produced designs aimed at the young and intended for the same sort of purpose as here.

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

An easily built 9 foot pram.

Build this kayak with hand tools and C-clamps.

This is a very nice but simple skiff, made out of two sheets of 1/4 inches or 3/8 inches plywood. This skiff is heavily based on my Portuquese Style Dinghy. I myself, and several others who have built the dinghy have been satisfied with her, so why not make a slightly larger version?

A lightweight speedy outboard runabout.

Speedier than its predecessor, and a more stable racing hydroplane.

A 9 foot 10 inch step. Large images to download, be patient.

Class F Three Point. Large images to download, be patient.

An outboard 11 foot. Large images to download, be patient.

As simple as it can get. This is another easy start for boat building. A very simple 7 foot 4 inches x 3 foot 10 inch dinghy, made out of simple materials, using a simple construction method and just the basic tools. And perhaps even simpler than the original one sheet Simbo.

A 9 foot 6 inch rowboat. Be patient when downloading from this host site, images are large.

A good canoe, cleanly cleaving a glassy lake or haystack wave as it transports its passengers in silence and harmony with the outdoors, has a functional beauty that is unsurpassed by any other of the tools that connect humanity with the natural world.

Designed by Albert Nazarov, Maxim Kovalyov, Dmitry Dolinsky. Published in Power & Sail Boats magazine.

This boat is designed to be quickly built by kids using modified Bolger/Payson tack & tape construction methods, with techniques that minimize the use of hazardous materials, and maximize suitable childrens skills.

I found the frame drawings of this dinghy in a book published in 1957, thatâs why Dinghy -57 inches. This is an adaptation of those drawings to stich and glue construction.

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.

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

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

A boat made of just a single standard sheet of plywood.

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

With one person aboard, the Ace will goes 32 mph with a 16 hp outboard motor.

I am just waiting for the day when I become a grandfather. From that day on I will have a good reason to build things like this.

This runabout is designed for speedy transportation over protected waters.

Be patient when downloading, images at the site are large.

These drawings have been made available by John Kohnen, keeper of an amazing set of Nautical and Boatbuilding pages.

A 25 foot house boat. Be patient when downloading, images at the site are large.

By Paul Butler - First-time boat builder? Try this easy project over a weekend.