Wood boat plans

Proven boat designs, and how-to information for boat building. Boat plans are for beginners and have been built by thousands since 1953.

Tom Whitfield has been my long distance mentor ever since I began building and writing about building boats. He lives as far away as possibl...

Boatbuilding is one of the most ancient forms of craftsmanship still alive today. As long as our ancestors have had a curiosity about exploring open waters, they have been practicing and honing their…

SCROLL DOWN THIS PAGE FOR MANY MORE PLANS This a page of links to some favourite free boat plans at intheboatshed.net. They’ve been chosen because they are derived from traditional boats, or …

The problem with design is that it is relatively cheap. Sometimes fixed price. But it is not realised what successive design iterations are doing to the boat. In the end Chris was unable to complete the boat. Partially because the hull turned out to be in much worse condition than expected. But also despite some nice positives coming in terms of usable space below, other things just seemed to get more and more complex.

The Storer Rowboat is a pretty and fairly fast plywood rowboat plan that is easy to build. The shape is derived from the famous Goat Island Skiff sailboat plan which rows fast under oars without much effort. This rowboat will be fast and responsive under oars.

A boat kit to build a wooden skiff style boat. Row, sail or motor. The boat kit is designed for the novice boat kit builder.

Video of the 23ft Dayboat smooth action in significant chop in the Hawkesbury River Estuary wind against tide. Easy building with flat bottom.

Arch Davis Design - Offering Boat Plans, Kits, Videos and DVDs For The Amateur Boat Builder including sail boats, row boats and power boats.