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.

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 small sailboat is the perfect decoration to give any room a maritime look any time of the year. This wood craft is quick and easy for novice woodworkers, 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.

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.

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.

I think this boat could be quite something - a fast 14ft one-man rower that comes out of two sheets of ply. Designed for flat water, you will notice that in order to reduce the fuss at the waterline to a minimum, I have worked the waterline at the design displacement so that it just kisses the chine.

If you like your sports speedy, try this lightweight 12-1/2 foot outboard hydroplane. Welcome to the home of free boat and model airplane plans. Plans at this site are large and slow loading so be patient.

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

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.

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.

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

This free woodworking plans and woodworking projects page is courtesy of the Meliz Crafts web site.

This little gem is from a 1948 edition of Boat Builder is Annual.

Flat bottom cajun style boat. DXF Format

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.

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

This is a one sheet version of the same punt, adjusted to be made of just one sheet of plywood. As it happens, the boat scales down very nicely. The overall shape is conserved beautifully. Both length and beam are 3/4 of the original, so the L/B ratio is the same, about 2.2.

The Qivitoq is an Inuit-style Sea Kayak, and was heavily based on native design. The original inspiration came from the Chewonki Kayak. That article and others on Greenland type kayaks were the foundation.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A fin-tailed 15 foot outboard runabout.

A 7 ft 8 inch one sheet skiff.

A motorized paddle wheel flat bottomed boat.