Here are Links to all the free boat plans I could find on the internet. Also be sure to check out my One Sheet Boat Links as most of them are free plans. Newest additions are highlighted.
I finally finished rearranging and downloading all the plans (500 mb!!). Keep an eye out for some new stuff! Of course if I'm missing something don't hesitate to contact me! (30-01-2009)
model yacht plans
- Footy plans Bob About, Razor, Cobra and Papay III
- Footy plans Sneaker
- XL25 plans and instructions
- WARNING!! the site is in dutch (get "Bouwtekening" and "Zelfbouwhandleiding") then use some sort of translator (babelfish.altavista.com).
- Starlet 36
- I think you could build a boat from this but it wouldn't be easy!
- EC12 or EC12.nz
- Good luck finding them on the site!! (or click here [pdf plans])
- Anthology of ship model plans
- plans for the Mayflower, Wappen von Gamburg, Roter Lòwe, Mirny, Architectura Navalis Mercatoria, and an English Galleon.
- Basic Jolle
- here are the instructions, and building photos, use babelfish to translate (unless you speak German of course!!) If you speak dutch or want some more pics download these [pdf plans].
- Kon Tiki
- Free plans, a big rc polynesian catamaran.
- 10ft double-ended McLachlan skiff
kayak plans
- Laker kayak *****
- also here on duckworks.
- Siskiwit Bay *
- Igdlorssuit *
- Freeship file.
- Goodnow *
- Freeship file.
- Glen Smith Plans (3 plans) *
- Three aleutian kayak plans *
- PakYak ****
- Free plans for a skin on frame kayak that can be taken apart to be transported.
- Hard to tip (Northwind) ***
- PodYak *
- Here's a building log of one.
- King Canvasback ***
- A skin on frame kayak.
- Plyak ***
- small plywood kayak.
- Canvasback ***
- skin on frame
- hunting kayak ***
- folding kayak ***
- also as an msword document.
- baidarka offsets *
- Dougs boat page, 2 plans
- The Qivitoq and the #11 design.
- No 11
- a yet unnamed design. stitch and tape kayak
- Huntington Harbor
- Super easy to build using ordinary lumber and gorilla glue.
- Some Italian kayak plans, in google translator.
- Retrieval, skin on frame version
- In translator.
- Retrieval, ply version
- Erica
- ply kayak, note that there are multiple pages (continue, on the bottem)
- Michela second
- Skin on frame kayak.
- scoutyak
- Look way down the bottom of the pdf file.
canoe/pirogue/duckboat/other pointy boat plans
- Jem DK-Touring canoe *****
- stitch and glue, great plans!
- cheap canoe *****
- A canoe you can build ****
- Simple tortured ply, clear instructions. Here is a page with some examples.
- Wacky Lassie ****
- simple to build.
- Dugout
- Pirogue ***
- Lots of nice old plans on this site (no more boats though).
- Notus *
- This is really a FreeShip tutorial but you basically end up with plans. Sailing canoe! Zip file also includes the malecite canoe lines.
- pintail ***
- ply, duckboat, (like a wide kayak).
- redwood canoe ***
- Strip planked.
- little chief ***
- canvas covered, old plans.
- glide easy ***
- Glass over tortured ply, old plans.
- blue bill ***
- canvas covered, old plans, canoe/kayak hybrid.
- 12' pirogue canoe
- send an email to receive the full plans.
- the classic cajun pirogue **
- taped seams ply. These are the full plans, except for measurements! Very good instructions though.
- Cinderella **
- Stitch and glue, multichine canoe.
- Tribulato canoe [zip file, 81kb] **
- Gladys *
- Offsets for a plywood canoe
- easyB **
- a strip built canoe
- Imp ***
- stitch and glue. a lovely little multichine canoe
- Bolger Peero ***
- Plans for a sailing pirogue.
- How to build a canvas covered canoe
- Scanned pages of a very old book.
- Paper canoe
- Why not!?
dories
- pod
- row-sail dory ***
- Also availible as pdf files at this site.
- dorette
- blackberry ***
- also here on duckworks
- blackberry 14 ***
- a longer version of the blackberry
- double paddle dory
- Look here for the plans in many other file formats
- south haven dory
- also here on duckworks.
- black skiff
- traditional dory plans
- Doris the duckworks dory
- 2SD
- Stitch and Glue, 2 sheet dory design. Hannu's Boatyard.
- 3SD
- Ply, 2 3 sheet dory designs (5.2 and 5.4m), Hannu's Boatyard.
- Little and Big Sister Dories
- Hannu's Boatyard
row-small
- Portuguese style dinghy *****
- Tape and glue, 1.5 sheet skiff.
- Minu Auray Punt **
- 1.5 sheet punt.
- Mini Ekstock **
- 1.5 sheet punt.
- Dinghy 57 **
- Stitch and glue version of old boat.
- Forest and stream skiff ***
- Stitch and glue skiff design.
- apple pie ***
- Stitch and glue pram, 2.1m (7')
- micro folding dinghy
- Plywood/canvas folding pram.
- 3 piece boat ***
- Chine log construction, folds into 3 pieces, handy! 2.1m (7')
- wheelie willie
- Planked scow, designed to be easy and cheap to build, 2.44m (8')
- Dinghbat *
- Stitch and glue, Coordinates for a heavy displacement pram.
- car top boat ***
- Chine log, pram, 2.4m (8')
- cork ***
- Chine log, pram designed for fishing, 2.7m (9')
- Build a 3 dollar scow**
- Planked scow, very old instructions (1876).
- Light dinghy
- Ply pram dinghy.
- Jolly Roger ****
- Chine log, old magazine plan.
- junior ***
- chine log, multi-purpose dinghy.
- handy andy ****
- Ply/canvas folding dinghy, old magazine plans.
- two rowing boats
- The first: 11' ply rowboat(***), the second: 12' ply rowboat (**).
- Ensign's gig
- Ply, small skiff.
- Jolly Roger ****
- Ply or planked. little 8 foot skiff.
- Plywood lath coracle
- A canvas covered circular boat thing.
row-big
- Julie Skiff ****
- Stitch and glue, the intheboatshed.net flat-bottomed 15ft 6in skiff. The first one has been built!
- Ella Skiff **
- Stitch and glue, smaller 12ft version of the Julie Skiff.
- Sunny skiff
- plans for building a 14ft lightweight flattie
- ozark johnboat
- Large scow type boat, planked construction.
- oarmouse
- Stitch and glue, a fast 14ft one-man rower.
- cruising mouse
- Stitch and glue, stretched mouse boat.
- scoutcanu
- Chine log. This is a two sheet design, kinda like an open kayak
- Build a 5 dollar skiff
- Planked skiff, very old instructions (1876). The big images have dissappeared but if you contact me I can send them to you.
- white duck
- Planked, rowing skiff.
- herring skiff
- Plans have disappeared off the internet, contact me and I can send you the plans.
- rapid robert***
- A ply skiff for use in rapids
- Fishing boat designs ****
- 2 V-bottom boats of planked and plywood construction
- Wooden fishing boat designs *
- Some planked boat drawings.
- Duckskiff *****
- Ply, row or motor skiff, designed with duckhunting in mind.
- anyones boat ***
- Planked, skiff designed for super easy building (before the days of plywood :-).
- Elf *
- Stitch and glue, v-bottom skiff.
- Thames Rowing Skiff **
- Clinker? built, 21 foot traditional Thames rowing skiff.
- Thames Racing Punt **
- Traditional 30 foot Thames racing punt.
- Brockway Skiff *****
- Ply skiff, simple rugged design. Very good instructions!
- Flat bottomed swamp boats ***
- Hannu's Boatyard, ply/epoxy.
- 10.5 foot skiff
- Stitch and Glue, 2 sheets of ply. Hannu's Boatyard
- 12 foot skiff
- Stitch and Glue, 2 sheets of ply. Hannu's Boatyard
- 14 foot rowing punt
- 15'8" fishing punt
- A light sculling training boat
sail-undecked
- Rime ****
- Chine log, ultra-simple scow hull. Wonderful instructions!
- d4 dinghy ****
- Stitch and glue pram. This one has been built a lot. 2.38m (7'10")
- little breton
- Ply stitch and glue/lapstrake, little pram.
- wrinkle dinkie ****
- A small double ended canvas covered boat. Also pictures of one made with polytarp instead of canvas. 2.44m (8')
- 2.6m pram ****
- Stitch and glue pram. 2.6m (8'6")
- sea midge
- Chine log, small pram, 2.44m (8')
- kingfisher
- Chine log pram, 2.7m (9')
- bannock ***
- Chine log pram
- graefin 10
- Stitch and glue pram.
- optimist plans
- Ah, the famous optmist pram!
- How to construct a simple boat
- A scow made in the traditional way, no plywood. Great instructable.
- Scow *****
- Stitch and glue scow, excellent instructions! Great boat with lots of safety flotation.
- 4.2m skiff ****
- Stitch and glue, the name says it all.
- sea skiff
- The first (sea skiff) is a multi-purpose ply skiff, the second a strip-built motorboat.
- Electric shock **
- Chine log skiff.
- 4.0m dayboat ****
- Stitch and glue, dayboat, lugsail.
- Blondie ****
- A stitch and glue small sailing boat, one of my favourites!
- summer breeze *****
- A small skiff made from 2 sheets of plywood.
- patty ***
- Lapstrake, small skiff, old magazine plans.
- Blackfly **
- Ply lapstrake, very very pretty design. A camping dinghy for sail and oar. Right here on this site! Also check out another great Blackfly dinghy.
- bingo --
- (dead link) ply multi-purpose dinghy
- frosty
- (dead link,) Ply, 9 foot dinghy.
- Light Trow
- Stitch and glue/chine log hybrid :-) Very nice daysailer.
- breeze baby
- Ply, 12 foot sailing/rowing/motor skiff
- sea skiff
- Ply, multi-purpose skiff. 13'9". Also as a pdf [2.2 mb]
- biloxi dinghy ****
- chine log with planked bottem dinghy. 10.6ft
- 10 foot clinker built double ended skiff.
- Shannon
- Ply lapstrake, yawl rig. 17.5ft.
- DH Boat ****
- Chine log, 2 sheet double ended boat design.
- Eek A Mouse***
- An alternative to the optimist dingy.
sail-decked
- Ella Skiff - Sailing Version ****
- Stitch and Glue, excellent plans for a simple flattie sailing skiff.
- E=MCX
- Ply dinghy, designed for the Italian "10 pidi" class. In Italian, but here is the page translated.
- NZ Moth
- Ply scow racing dinghy. Email for free plans.
- Gidge Gandy's Groovin Garvey (sandspur)
- Planked scow.
- Flying mouse
- Stitch and glue, a sailing version of the popular mouse boat.
- expedition mouse [.zip file, 394 kb]
- Stitch and glue, stretched flying mouse.
- hot rat
- Chine log, scow-type hull. Designed to give sailors a fun ride, yet very simple to build.
- the edge
- Stitch and glue, scow type hull with slight v-bottom. Sprit sail.
- Wildcat
- Stitch and glue, a fast sailing boat that uses a windsurf sail.
- St Michaels sailing scow **
- An old racing scow, also see this page for more info.
- conga ***
- (dead link) Chine log, old, a 12foot sailing knockabout.
- crescent
- Ply, a very large day-sailer. Also as a pdf file (14.7mb).
- tramp ***
- ply dinghy, 15ft.
- mini-cup *****
- nice plans for a board-boat, like the sunfish. lots of info on the internet.
- 3.8m dinghy ****
- Stitch and glue dinghy, 3.8m.
- 4.5m dinghy ****
- Stitch and glue sailing dinghy.
- Sztrandusia ****
- Ply or stitch and glue. Cruising and sport versions (with trapeze and spinnaker). Site in Polish.
- snorky **
- Ply, 14foot sailing scow.
- tiny bear ****
- Ply, old magazine plan. A 10foot junior moth class sailing scow.
- dart ****
- Ply, old magazine plan. fast sailing design.
- tabu ****
- Ply, fast sailing scow with trapeze, old plans.
- falcon ****
- Ply, old plan, 14 foot dinghy.
- manu
- Ply, 20 foot racing scow with hiking board. Old plans.
- tern ***
- Ply, sailing scow. Old plans.
- zephyr ****
- Ply, 14 foot international dinghy class. old plans.
- 1940's mkII moth design **
- Ply moth. Scow type hull.
- Flashheart moth **
- Hydrofoils... So you wanna go really fast!!
- Nethercott International Canoe plans
- Send a self-addressed envelope and get the plans, for a very fast boat!
unusual designs
- paddle pusher ***
- Ply, very small kids boat.
- Pogo
- A little paddlewheeler.
multihulls
- Tornado Catamaran
- Thats right, free plans for a tortured ply olympic class catamaran!
- sea mite
- Ply, a kind of almost-catamaran. 12ft.
- cat's paw ****
- Ply catamaran. Simple hull design.
- hobby kat ****
- Ply catamaran. Based on the hobie cat.
- pontoon boat ****
- Stitch and glue pontoon boat.
- bicycle boat ***
- Ply, Bicycle powered catamaran.
- kick-katamaran **
- Ply, Old plans. Kick powered small scow hulled catamaran. Can also sail.
- how to build a cheap 16' catamaran
- P5 Proa ****
- Stitch and glue proa.
- P3 Proa ***
- Ply proa, very small (10 foot)
- 20 foot trimaran
- Ply trimaran.
- King Kat
- Ply, simple to build catamaran with lateen rig.
ballasted/cabin boats
- missile ****
- Ply double ender, 19 foot Racer. Old plans.
- splinter ***
- A 'sailing toothpick', kind of like a sailing canoe. Has springboards instead of a trapeze and a ballasted keel. Old plans.
- Sztrandek
- A 4.95m pocket cruiser, made for cruising along the coast. Sleeps up to 4! Click on 'polish version' and scroll down the page for photos, click them for building photos.
- Sztrandek long voyage
- Based on Sztrandek, designed for 2 people planning long voyages.
- Sztrandusia - sails 500 ****
- Ply, 5m ballasted racer ("Zagle 500 class") Nice big Gennaker! Site in Polish.
- Sztranduś
- A small 4 meter pocket yacht. The 'little brother' of Sztrandek.
- pilgrim 590
- Ply, a nice trailer yacht.
- kavalier 800
- Bigger version of the above.
- @ 650
- A 6.5m proper cruising yacht. A few variations (centreboard/bilge keels etc)
- S 750
- The largest in this family of cruisers at 7.5m.
- bonnie
- Offline;, 18 foot plywood cabin sloop. Old plans
- petrel **
- Ply, 16 foot trailer yacht. Old plans.
- starlite **
- Ply, 27 foot motorsailor. Old plans.
- gypsy **
- Ply, "proven motorailer design". 24 foot. Old plans.
- egoist 5.5m coastal cruiser
- Ply, coastal cruiser plans, the site is a complete mess, here's a link to the plans.
- yago 31 and 36
- Steel cruising boats.
- Kral 630
- Plans for a sportboat, in russian.
- Bluestone
- a beautiful in-shore cruiser offering minimal camping facilities, lapstrake, gavin atkin design
move
- skate, on polysail.com, coming soon. ****
- corky - link broken?
- Australian Moth
- Wanna build a realy fast boat? You found a couple then!
- Sandpeeps
- super sunray **
- zipper
- a big fast sailing scow.