Plans & Kits

Argie 15 plywood sailing dinghy

SEA BRIGHT (MICROCRUISER) 18LOA: 18′ BEAM: 5′ 1″ DRAFT: 8 ½″WEIGHT: 350 to 500 lbs depending on construction & use.RIG: Ketch—Sprit main, balance jib and sprit mizzenTYPE: New Jersey Beach Skiff. Suitable for sailing and rowing with one or two oarsmen in the open ocean and coastal waters.

Everyone from Louisiana seems to remember that cypress pirogue boat Pawpaw kept in his barn. Cypress pirogues have since become a relic of the past. Pirogues are flat bottom boats designed to paddle shallow swamps and marshes.

A modern iteration of Philippine double outrigger canoe. Adapting to present-day construction method, the wooden facetted hull still has the silhouette of the Austronesian “Bangka”.

SF Pelican 12 foot: Three sheets of drawings, step-by-step building instructions, sail plans, lists for materials and hardware, and sailing handling information.
Note: Drawing plans come in pdf format and can be printed to full hard copy format.

A V-bottomed plywood skiff designed for rough water - a good fishing boat. Construction: Plywood planking over sawn frames. No lofting required. Plans include 5 sheets.

A deep-V bottomed, open runabout built of plywood over sawn frames.

Construction: Plywood planking over sawn frames

Lofting is required.

Plans include 5 sheets.

This dinghy could be considered a big little boat.

She has a lot of excellent qualities: excellent rowing and sailing ability, easy construction, and mannerly towing habits.

Construction: Glued-lapstrake plywood.

Alternative Construction: Traditional lapstrake.

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.

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