Plans & Kits

IRC short handed racer

The Chaa Creek Expedition serves well for long distance tripping with heavy loads.

Prospector “Ranger” 15 — a pocket-sized prospector.The Prospector models built by the Chestnut Canoe Company were made in lengths from 12 to 18 ft.

A fuel-efficient, carvel planked, displacement launch designed to be powered by a 6 to 8-hp diesel.

Comfortable for 2 people cruising or 6-8 people day running.

Construction: Carvel planked over steamed frames

Alternative construction: Cold-molded, strip

Simon found an older version of this boat back in the eighties and realized that its thousand-year-old design could be copied and preserved without too much difficulty. He measured it out in ’89 and Bill Nielsen lofted it and drew up the plans in ’91.

Kingston 15, A personal weekender for 2.

This is a fast easy, light weight, modern bass boat. It is small by today's comercial standards but has all the modern features.

• Big flat casting decks
• Intergrated live bait tank
• Internal rod storage
• Removeble fuel tank
• High freeboard

An easy to build, lightweight and well proven design which rows well and can even plane at speed of up to 14 knots! It can also be adapted to sail.

Woodenwidget plant 5 trees for every set of plans sold!

Waverunner 24 

A fast daysailer of stitch-and-glue plywood construction. Dismantles for cartopping. Deep V-hulls, no centerboard. Construction: Stitch-and-glue plywood over bulkhead frames. No lofting required. Plans include 3 sheets.