The Iris dinghy
Cata, the owner of the Tales of Three boats website, reached out to me with his design The Iris Dinghy. And I must say, it’s a pretty good build. Iris is designed to carry one adult and one child under sail and 3 to 4 lightly built adults when rowing. Her frame is wrapped […]
10 ft 2 in plywood tender
Tiny sailing tender, which makes her handy in operation, and easy to build and store in the garage. You can carry her on a car’s roof rack. LOA 10ft2in Beam 4ft7in Draft 4in Hull weight 110lb 3oz A great boat that can easily be transported so you can widen your area to explore. Kids will […]
14 ft sailing skiff
This beautiful lined 14 ft skiff can be built using the lapstrake planking technique. Lapstrake planking is the classic technique of pre-finishing the ribs, which are fixed to a “building frame” and then wrapping the resulting hull in plywood and the whole with fiberglass. The ship is lying on its back. It is particularly important […]
Happy Clam
Happy Clam is a 17′ x 5′ 6″ Seabright skiff. Among the inherent advantages of this hull form are its shallow draft, great stability, and low center of gravity. Full protection for the propeller is provided by the box keel. Flow of unbroken water to the propeller is made possible by tapering the keel to […]
Duck Skiff
Duck hunting is a beloved pastime for many outdoor enthusiasts, and a duck skiff is an essential tool for any serious duck hunter. A duck skiff is a small, flat-bottomed boat that is specifically designed for navigating the shallow waters of marshes and swamps where ducks and other waterfowl are commonly found. In this blog […]
Basic Jonboat
The jonboat is a very populair design. It’s generally an easy build an it’s a stable design. Jonboats are workboats. They can be used for transporting things across the water and for fishing. In some parts of the Netherlands a derivative of the jonboat is used to transport cattle acroos the water from one meadow […]
Epoxy stitch & glue
Epoxy is an effective material that is proven in boats ranging from dinghies to ultralight ocean racers and huge motor yachts. It’s more expensive and more difficult to work with than polyurethane glue since you must carefully measure and mix two components (resin and hardener) before using it. Once you’ve mixed the two you have […]
Homemade paddles
Do you need paddles? Are good paddles expensive? Are good-looking paddles even more expensive? Why not build your own? It makes sense to make your DIY kayak complete with DIY paddles, right? Here are plans that are easy to make for a first-time builder. Go to the free plans»
Tanto
Tanto is a 12ft 11in plywood sailing dinghy. A 4ft 3in daggerboard makes sure that the performance will be good under difficult wind circumstances. The dinghy looks good with the beautiful deck and a chine that disappears on the back of the hull. With the big sail, it is a real performer. The plans are […]
TiKnot
TiKnot is a beautiful 8ft 4in sailing dinghy. This design is built all over the world and I can understand that because it’s a real beauty. The plans are very complete and easy to read, with all the dimensions necessary for the construction. The building technique is plywood klinker and it also can be built […]
