My fascination with boats began as a very young child. My father would take me out to harbor, and I would watch the boats bringing in the catch of the day. It all seemed so magically to me as I think back to my childhood. As my love of all things...
The plans include a complete tutorial about transferring dimensions from blueprints to the plywood. More tutorials about stitch and glue and fiberglass are available at our web site bateau.com
The prospect of building a one sheet kayak, as presented in the original Prism section, has aroused some interest. The original "maximum volume" kayak Prism would not be suitable for a kayaking beginner, however, unless he or she was equipped with...
Detailed plans for building a very nice canoe from bateau.com. Browse through the rest of the site to see all of the other superb boat plans. The plans offered here are top-notch.
A couple of rickety old sawhorses. That is what passes for a winter storage system for my canoe. And during canoe season, I just park it upside down on the beach. I did not invest a lot in that canoe—in fact, I do not even like it...
The Wacky Lassie is designed to be quickly built by kids using modified Bolger/Payson tack & tape construction methods with techniques that minimize the use of hazardous materials and maximize suitable childrens skills.
With permission, we are providing free detailed canoe plans of a 18 ft x 35 inch (5.5 m x .9 m) touring canoe from our friend Morten Olsen at www.boatplans.dk. A nice and simple touring canoe that will build quickly for a minimal cost.
