Wooden boat plans

Tom Whitfield has been my long distance mentor ever since I began building and writing about building boats. He lives as far away as possible, but served his apprenticeship in an old Devon yard, long since gone, a victim of changing ways and the advent of glassfibre. But he forged a new life in Australia, building and designing boats, including some of the country's best loved Tall Ships. He sends me critiques of my boats, which are always to the point: he spares me nothing. Whereas most…

With Glen-L proven plans, patterns & kits, building your own boat can be a reality. Since 1953 we've enabled amateurs to build their own boat all over the world. Our full size patterns are laid directly on the wood and marked to shape so you can begin creating your dream boat.

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…

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Riva Aquarama 27 foot. Possibly the most famous wooden boat worldwide, the Aquarama was an intricate design with a ground breaking approach to both comfort and quality. She was designed with a bizarre frame set up ranging from 6 inches and up, most likely to accommodate the running gear of the tim

Building a boat is one of the most rewarding experiences a person can take on in their life. There is something quite magical about taking a pile of wood, fiberglass and epoxy and turning it into a fully functional boat that can easily rival commercially built boats in quality

Banshee is a custom designed 14 foot runabout with a beam of just under 6 feet. The prerequisites were simple enough: A 14 foot runabout that seats 4 with a 1950’s look. An outboard was our first choice enabling costs to be kept down and allowing for inboard room. Unlike most 14 footers, Banshee has

Absolutely beautiful !!!! I Love Those Lines...I believe Wood boats are the most exciting to build because of the Rush you Get as the stage you are at...

Quick canoe is a 16ft wooden canoe plan in three panels that can be built very fast - It looks like a classic canoe. A plywood canoe good stability with excellent weight carrying. It also paddles pretty well for a box. The first one took 4.5 hours to build - but thats a Canadian woodworker. I took two weekends.