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MAC 75 wa

Designer

ACDesign

The MAC 75 wa is a fast fishing boat easy to build.

Oar / Paddle

Northwest Passage XL

Designer

Dave Kuperstein

NWP XL is a very low drag touring kayak for paddlers weighing 180-250 pounds. Built from 4mm plywood in a garage, you can build two for the price of one kit with these plans. Weigh less? see NWP.

Oar / Paddle

Portland Yawlboat

Designer

Jay Benford

The traditional yawlboat is a hard-working boat, carried on the stern davits of a larger working vessel. They have sweet shapes to be easily driven and as was befitting the pride of workmanship that went into their construction.This latter day version is much lighter and smaller in size.

Motorboats - Outboard

Tolman Skiff Jumbo

Designer

Renn Tolman

Tolman Skiffs are thoroughly modern, ocean capable, vee bottom stitch and glue plywood boats with a dory ancestry. These skiffs are designed for Alaskan waters and are ideal for sport fishing, beach camping, cruising and general work or recreation.

Sailboats - Daysailers

Caledonia Yawl II

Designer

Iain Oughtred

Construction: Glued lapstrake plywood.

Alternative construction: Traditional plank, cold molded and strip plank.

No Lofting required.

Plans include 10 sheets.

Oar / Paddle

Pulling Boat, LIZ

Designer

Ken Bassett

Elegant, high-performance, sliding-seat pulling boat designed to mitigate the speed-robbing pitching associated with some sliding-seat craft.
Construction: Lapstrake planked over steamed frames.
Alternative construction: Cold-molded, strip or glued lapstrake.

Motorboats - Outboard

12' Flat Pack Utility

Designer

Colin Wood

An easy-to-build boat designed to ship as a kit in a flat pack box. Everything needed to complete the boat, except the motor, is included in the kit.

Sailboats - Cruising

18' Catboat

Designer

Fenwick Williams

Construction: Carvel planked over sawn & steamed frames. Alternative construction: Cold-molded or strip. Lofting is required. Plans include 11 sheets.

Motorboats - Outboard

Kastri

Designer

Andrew Walters

In the spring of 2013, I started to write a book called, How to Design a Boat using SketchUp 3D Software. The subject matter was my design, ‘Kalostyn’.