Boats, Dories and other Watercraft
This free woodworking plans list features an extensive list of free building projects to construct boats and watercraft of all sizes and purposes. Not all of the listings provide exact details on building methods. Builders should have some knowledge of basic wood handling and its characteristics related to marine purposes. Specific questions related to building these projects should be addressed to the web site you visited. Look for the page navigation link near the bottom of this list as there are many more pages for free boat building projects.
A motorized paddle wheel flat bottomed boat.
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.
Be patient when downloading, images at the site are large.
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.
Cruising comfort and runabout speed are packed into this 15ft boat.
A nice and simple touring canoe that will build quickly for a minimal cost.
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The humblest boat in the collection is definitely boat number 11 on plate 48, the Ekstock. This boat is also the only one with a flat bottom, flat sides and flat transoms. Ekstock is Swedish for punt, literally oak log. So the boat is a traditional Scandinavian punt.
A 12 to 16 foot runabout that handles easily at speeds up to 30 mph.
A 9 foot 10 inch step. Large images to download, be patient.
Building wood, reclining water transportation, includes materials and tools list, diagrams. ...
These drawings have been made available by John Kohnen, keeper of an amazing set of Nautical and Boatbuilding pages.
These canoe paddles were built by laminating strips of lumber together. Follow along and see how it was done.
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.
The canoe is 13 feet by 31 inches, but no great harm can result from making it a little shorter or stretching it to 15 or 16 feet. Nowadays we would add watertight bulkheads in the ends for flotation.
Flying Mouse is an exercise to develop just about the smallest, cheapest possible sailing boat I can conceive. As a result, its not a boat to which you can safely trust your life in any sort of waves - as anyone who climbs into a Flying Mouse will quickly figure out.
The Big Sister design is a 19 ft 5 inches x 5 ft 6 inches (5.9 m x 1.6 m) banks type dory. Based on the design criteria presented above, with the ability to carry at least three or four people.
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.
So you have always wanted your own canoe? Here is how to build it.
Want a utility or racing boat?
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.
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A cross between a fast rowing shell and a weekend family boat, this nimble craft is built from thin plywood bonded and sealed with epoxy. No metal fasteners are used.
A sampan boat is typical to South East Asian countries, where many seemingly different boat types in several countries appear under the same common name. Sampan literally means three planks.
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.
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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?
Ever dream of building a boat? In your own backyard? We thought so. Building a boat is one of the truly great fantasies that most grown boys and girls have indulged in at one time or another. For most of us, it never gets beyond the dream.
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.
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