Plans & Kits

Didi 23 radius chine plywood trailer-sailer

For those beautiful days out for lunch on the river or an evening on the lake by yourself, this is the boat.

VOYAGER 543

WOOD / EPOXY PLANS & FULL SIZE PATTERNS

The Chesapeake touring kayaks are icons in the sea kayaking world. Built in the thousands in dozens of countries around the world, the Chesapeakes are solid-tracking, comfortable kayaks.

The Cradle Pram Papoose, for the newborn sailor

Lapstrake is a forgiving building method. The overlapping spruce planks allow for a little error when installing, which gives the classic canoe an extra layer of peace of mind when you’re on the water.

The FireBug is a small sailboat or yacht that you can amateur build at home, sailing club or school, then learn to sail. It's easy to sail and will be the fastest boat on the bay. Low cost too!

This design came about when I got to thinking about having an elegant dinghy for our 34′ Topsail Ketch Sunrise.

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.

My first boat building Project (not counting a couple of door-skin surfboards) was a Bolger Yellow Leaf pirogue, built from drawings in Bolger’s “Small Boats”.