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Miscellaneous maritime plans

Cordless drill electric outboard motor

Sometimes you just need an outboard engine to propel your skiff, dinghy,

PakYak

The PakYak is a 12′ plywood and aluminum frame, nylon canvas skin,

emergency paddle

One hand emergency paddle

Sometimes you can end up in a situation where your sail is

Pasrtyboat

Parti-O

Build your own party boat for the summer. This is an easy

Bamboo sailing rig

Bamboo Windsurfing rig

What to do when you do have a surfboard and sail but

Kiteboard

Kiteboard

Instructions on how to build your own plywood kiteboard. Making the board

Kayak paddle

Kayak Paddle from 2×4’s

Traditional Inuit kayak paddle. The paddle is 7 to 8 feet overall.

Jumpin Jack

Jump-N-Jack

Jump-N-Jack is a boat that can be rowed or powered with an

Handy Andy plans

Handy Andy

Handy Andy is a 10′ x 42″ so-called “folding boat“. Folding boats

Pontoon boat

Some pontoon boat ideas

A collection of homemade pontoon boats. Not actually plans but enough information

Cardboard boat

Cardboard and duct tape boat

You can make a boat out of almost any material. That is

Pogo

Pogo

Pogo is a small shallow draft paddle boat that is powered by

Marty

Mary is a two-person paddle-powered duck that can be built as a

Pedal Cat

Pedal Cat

The Pedal Cat is a 10′ paddle-wheel-driven catamaran. It’s like a bike

Pontoon boat

Pontoon boat

This is a plywood stitch & glue pontoon boat that is very

Free hulls design plans

This is a collection of free small designs mainly in the form

Halfpea

4 ft Halfpea

The smallest dinghy in the world. The length is the same as

Sled design

Sled

“Sled” is not really a traditional boat design. You can compare this

Admirals hat boat

HV’S Hattory

This is a crazy design that looks like an English admiral’s hat

Coracle basket boat

The plywood Coracle

A coracle (sometimes written also as “corracle”) is a small basket boat