Pod: A 15 ft Frameless Boat Plan From Three Plywood Pieces
Gordon L. Hansen's 15 ft 5 in boat made from three pieces of marine plywood with no frames required.
Boat Building
Free vintage boat plans, explained in plain words: what each boat is for, how big it is and what it takes to build.
King Canvasback: A 15 ft Canvas-Covered Boat on a Keelson
John M. Miller Jr.'s King Canvasback has plywood frames from templates, a keelson and a canvas skin, 15 ft long and 31 in wide.
Aquarod: A Hal Kelly Tunnel-Hull Speedboat Plan
Hal Kelly's long tunnel-hull speedster, quoted at 45 mph on 35 hp and 63 mph on 75 hp, with an optional passenger seat.
Cold Lightning: A Novelty Sailcraft Plan by W. D. Jackson
A sail-powered novelty craft built on a 16 ft 2 x 6 longeron with a plywood fuselage and 71 sq ft of sail.
Swift Swoose: A Free Plan for a 10 ft Tunnel Catamaran
A 10 ft twin-hull catamaran with a lift tunnel that carries four and reaches up to 45 mph on 5 to 25 hp.
Jon Boat: A 12 ft Flat-Bottom Plywood Work Boat
A square-ended 12 ft jon boat in exterior plywood, built for three to five adults and a 1 to 6 hp outboard.
Shallow Draft Bass Boat: A 15 ft Paddle-Wheel Fishing Boat
Hi Sibley's flat-bottom bass boat swaps a propeller for a paddle wheel driven by a little 1.55 hp air-cooled engine, with a built-in live box.
Jennie: A Free 1954 Plan for an 8 ft Plywood Dinghy
Weston Farmer's 8 ft plywood dinghy from 1954 can be rowed, sailed or pushed by a small outboard.
Family-Sized Planing Pontooner: A Free Plywood Pontoon Plan
An 11 ft 7 in planing pontoon boat rated for 800 lb, tested with 1,500 lb, that planes at 14 mph on 18 hp.