Wood boat building

Classic wooden boat plans is a growing collection of established plans that are ready to be printed and then laid out for full size building. Popular plans include Riva Aquarama, Palm Beach, Custom Barrelback, Gar Wood speedster, Baby Bootlegger, Chris Craft and Hacker Runabouts, Rosita, Miss APBA, Palm Beach, Zephyr.

Proven boat designs, and how-to information for boat building. Boat plans are for beginners and have been built by thousands since 1953.

DIYing a plywood boat is not just about saving money. It’s about utilizing your craft to create something meaningful that you’ll utilize with pride and joy and savor the memories even if the product is no longer with you. If you’ve found your new passion in boating and fishing, you’ll definitely want to DIY at...

It was originally used as a work boat Build A Boat. It provides much of the structural strength of any boat within the hull. Using a solid A yacht can be divided into two different types of boats s…

Wooden Two-Cockpit Runabout: I had always admired the beautifully restored wooden Chris Crafts and other vintage power boats. I specially admired the two cockpit runabouts. I built a model of a two cockpit Chris Craft. But why not build a real one. My online searches came u…

Step by step instructions on how to make a wooden boat from scratch including boat plans. Building a boat with plywood can be exciting.

When building a cedar strip canoe, red cedar strips are one of the larger components of the total material cost. This is an estimate of the cost for red cedar strips.

Here are images of boats made using our plans. Some of our own designs are Banshee, Custom Barrelback 19 and the Deep V inspired by the Donzi Sweet 16, Bantam. Other plans include Chris Craft, Hacker, Gar Wood, Riva, Switzer, barrel back, Baby Bootlegger, Flyer, Teaser.

Having earned her boating safety certificate for the waters near her family’s summer home, now all Hannah needed was a boat.