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Sailboats - Cruising

PuddleCat 9

Designer

Roger Mann

9 foot wooden catamaran

Sailboats - Cruising

Half Model Plan GLORIANA

Designer

N. G. Herreshoff

Sloop designed by N.G. Herreshoff in 1891. A revolutionary yacht, she featured a convex bow rather than the then-current long, hollow entrance.

Oar / Paddle

Shearwater 17

Designer

Eric Schade

The Shearwater is an eye-catching, light and fast cruiser that does many things well. It is a strong contender for the budget-minded paddler looking to answer the 'if I could only have one kayak' need

Sailboats - Daysailers

KIS 4.2S

Designer

Paolo Lodigiani and Matteo Costa

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

Motorboats - Outboard

Volare Utility

Designer

Andrew Walters

‘Volare’ comes in two versions. This is the utility version, the console version is available as a separate set of plans. They’re both 15′4″ long and 5′ wide.Her length is that of two sheets of 8′ plywood and she’s built in two halves (bow end and stern end).

Sailboats - Cruising

Badger

Designer

Jay Benford

Badger gained widespread fame as the subject of the book Voyaging On A Small Income. The concept of this design was to use the basic interior accommodation plan that worked so well on the 34′ Topsail Ketch Sunrise, which was evolved and improved on during the decade that I lived aboard her.

Oar / Paddle

Beaver Canoe

Designer

Iain Oughtred

Construction: Strip planked and glass/epoxy sheathed.

Alternative construction: Cold molded, traditional wood and canvas lapstrake plywood.

No Lofting required.

Plans include 4 sheets.

Motorboats - Outboard

Zipper

Designer

Andrew Walters

Zipper is an 11 foot runabout based on designs of the 1950’s for Class ‘B’ stock utility racing boats by Hal Kelly and William Jackson.This design differs from those of the period in that it is to be constructed in the 'Instant Boat' method using glass fiber and polyester or epoxy resins to make