Open Powerboats

After designing and building the 8ft Nuthatch Pram, I thought that I would modify the design to a standard "V" bowed hull to see what it would look like. I was surprised to see that the hull design could be modified this way, and the first model...

Free Study Plans Download - HERE Full size templates for this boat are available HERE *Full size templates are in .pdf format. They need to be printed on a plan printing machine. Most cities have plan printing shops that can do this for you,...

The approval for Runabout came from my readers, for a small portable motor boat of traditional hull design. It includes an ample beam, good freeboard, generous internal volume, multi-seating, and safety buoyancy. It is sturdy, easy to build, portable and...

Free Study Plans HERE Full size templates for this boat are available HERE Volare Console Version Volare comes in three versions. This is the tiller steered utility version, the  console version is available as a separate set of plans. There...

These plans are instant download - you will need to print the 22" x 34" sheets.. For printed plans, click HERE. A versatile half-canopy launch, offering many internal layout options. She is especially suited for employment as a personnel launch or...

The Cape Cod is a motor dory based upon the Swampscott model with it's flat but rockered bottom panel and 4 planks per side. Unlike the sailing Swampscott, the bottom is kept fairly wide aft so that she can take a reasonable size of outboard (up to 35...

Flat iron skiffs are said to be easy to draw but very hard to get right. QT is my attempt at a flat iron skiff. The prototype was built by Paul Krayniak of Odessa, NY and a photo of his boat is presented below. The above photo is of Brad Boerger's QT.I...

Click HERE for Free Study Plans Download Full size templates for this boat are available HERE a 15' 1" x 5' 4" Runabout Specifications Length - 15' 1" Beam - 5' 4"Bare Hull Weight - (approx) 270 lbsPower Requirement: 10 to 30 hp, short shaft...

A Hardy metal workhorse - steel or aluminum Hardy metal workhorse ~ Harbour tender ~ Yacht club ferry ~ Diveboat ~ Inshore fishing boat ~ Spaceframe construction method suited to production runs ~ Aluminum or steel ~ Optional full size patterns for...

This sturdy craft has been designed for a client in Scotland who wanted a rugged general purpose boat for fishing and diving in rough water. She may only be 14’ long, but she is for all that, a large boat and she incorporates both integral buoyancy...

This was a commission just for the computer generated and faired mould shapes and building jig details for a 24' x 8'6" motor yacht of traditional appearance. The concept is to have a forward cabin with 2 berths plus wc and galley and either a short...

The Port Pegasus is a clinker boat which may be used as a pure rowing boat or fitted with a small diesel (ie Farymann 7.5) as a small motor launch with classic appearance.   As a general purpose launch, she could be fitted out in a variety of...