Plans & Kits

A 10' Plywood Runabout

This 32′ double-ended sharpie ketch will provide the amateur builder with a shoal-draft cruising boat of simple construction.

Construction: Plywood planking over sawn frames.

Lofting is required.

Plans include 4 sheets.

The “NAVCAT Limousine” is a premium mode of transport with chauffeur.

Designed for 18 km/hr top speed with a range of approx. 10hrs at 8km/hr.

Sea Otter was designed for an adult night school class I was teaching in boat building, in which nine boats were built at one time. Actually the principles of construction used in Sea Otter are the same as used in many of our larger designs.

Late 19th-century skimming-dish sloop designed by Isaac P.

NWP is a very low-drag touring kayak intended for paddlers weighing 150-200 pounds. Built from 4 mm plywood, in a garage, you can build two for the price of one kit! Heavier? try NWP XL.

Cutter designed by Edward Burgess in 1887, and the inspiration for the 40′ class.The plans produce a model that is 22″ long.You’ll receive 3 pages of plans, historical information about the boat, step-by-step instructions and full-sized patterns for each lift, as well as template for you to shape

Beamier, but no less elegant than the Wee Rob, this more stable double-paddle canoe can carry sail better.Any of the three lengths (13′ 6″, 15′ 8″, or 17′ 3″) can be built using the same plans.You’ll notice the different stem patterns on plans page 5...

Meghan has a constant deadrise V-bottom hull with  a capacity of 1-2 passengers and features for & aft flotation chambers. Her rig consists of a 16ft free standing mast, 9′5″ wishbone boom and 65 square ft sail.

“Mouse Grande” is the last of the mouse family. As the name implies she is the biggest with most internal volume. Large cockpit with two small flotation chambers/storage compartments at both ends. Preference was given to stability. Anglers can stand up and cast.