Plans & Kits

Family cruising catamaran

Jolly Boat is a rocking toy boat designed to provide years of make-believe nautical adventure for the young sailor, It is an adaptation of the classic flatiron skiff, a type that generations of “old salts” remember fondly as their first “real” boat.Jolly Boat has a length of 48″ and a beam of 23″

MINUETTO SPRINT has been designed according to the rules of the Mini Transat Class as a fast, but not extreme, boat.

Flat-bottomed sailing skiff. Plans options include cross-planked or plywood bottom.

Construction: Cross-planked bottom, lapstrake sides

Alternative constuction: Plywood, glued lapstrake plywood

Lofting is required

Plans include 4 sheets.

The boat is nice to row - a good combination of tippy enough for an intermediate, yet after a few days a novice will get the hang of it.

If you enjoy rowing and need a boat which can be built quickly, doesn’t cost much, and is easy for transportation and storage then this tiny vessel might be for you. “Mighty Mouse” is the adult version of our one sheet mini punt “Mickey Mouse”.

We designed KIS dinghies in order to meet a very practical need of amateur boatbuilders.

Here is another little skiff inspired by a Chesapeake Bay working craft.

Wide, shallow racing sloop designed by Cornelius Gorman in 1878.

With her 28″ beam, substantial flare, and sweetly shaped ends, she loves rough water. Her plywood hull is one of the prettiest we’ve seen.Construction: Plywood over web frames. Lofting is required.Plans include 4 sheets.