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[ROWINGADUBAY]

Does anyone know where I can get boat building plans for making a small boat out of wood on the Web or ??? I saw some plans in an outdoor life magazine and it looked like an average guy couild build but it would take a a while with the filler and drying times, but I lost the issue. Just want to see my options before I jump in.



Thanks for the replies

Edited by paintsniffer, 26 April 2009 - 11:18 PM.
left some out

[diemai]

@ paintsniffer


This was posted on a German lure making site a few months ago :

FREE BOAT PLANS, Boat Plans at Svenson's

A bit "ancient" though , but maybe , it'll help some !

greetz:yay: , diemai

[philB]

You could give this site a look

Boat Plans

[ROWINGADUBAY]

Thank's for your help. They had some neat stuff in there.I'm just kicking an idea around about making a small one over next winter something I could put in the back of the truck for small lakes and ponds

[diemai]

@ paintsniffer

If you don't wanna build , there are foldable boats around , that might meet your intentions .

Check A Folding Foldable Portable Fishing Boat And Dinghy By Porta-Bote also known as Portabote Porta-Boat Portaboat Foldboat, Instaboat   Portabot (American) and Banana-boot - Firma SieBroTec GmbH (German) .

greetz , diemai

[captsully18]

Give this site a look
Gator Boat Co. Wooden Boat Plans

David

[ROWINGADUBAY]

Thanks Capt. I think I sart with the origanal gator it has the fastest build time they say 25 hours I'll be lucky with 25 days but that boat is exactly what I was looking for something light and easy to move .

I know winter is a long way off but up here it lasts to long.

Thanks to everyone this is my favorite sight by far!!!!!!!!!

[jamie]

diemai said:

@ paintsniffer


This was posted on a German lure making site a few months ago :

FREE BOAT PLANS, Boat Plans at Svenson's

A bit "ancient" though , but maybe , it'll help some !

greetz:yay: , diemai

Diemai my dad built the sunfish model back in the 1960s.Its a nice basic boat I'll try and find a pic and post it.

[diemai]

@ jamie

Quite a challenge I guess ,........not just the smallest model:) !
Do you still have it ?

greetz , diemai:yay:

[WannabeeFishing]

Glen-L Boat plans, boat building kits for amateur boat builders has been a long time supplier of boat plans. Some of the plans are for older style boats, but they seem to be proven models. They also market the Hankinson plans http://www.boatdesig...ts.asp?dept=718 now.

They also provide plans for campers and boat trailers.

I'm looking into one of the small huck fin models to use on electric only lakes.

Gary

Edited by WannabeeFishing, 29 April 2009 - 10:19 AM.

[jamie]

diemai said:

@ jamie

Quite a challenge I guess ,........not just the smallest model:) !
Do you still have it ?

greetz , diemai:yay:

No the boat is long gone years and years ago he sold it to a co-worker. I do have some pics of the boat and the build itself. He built several boats in his day and would like to build one with him and my son, three generations working together.He built these boats long before I was born and mostly with hand tools. He said his hands still hurt from all the brass screws that he screwed in by hand.

[diemai]

@ Jamie

Guess , that I can imagine about the hurting hands ,.............looking back at the folks before us , I really wonder sometimes , how they achieved all the things they did without all of our modern tools and devices .

And often I just can't figure out ......:?!

greetz:yay: , diemai

[jpsowers]

I have built a couple of the boats from Harold Payson's books. There are several simple ones that you can build with mostly lumberyard materials.
Take a look at his books:
Amazon.com: Harold H. Payson: Books
Or his website:
InstantBoats.com
I took my 'elegant punt' out crappie fishing yesterday in a little lake here in Kansas and I love it.

[jamie]

sorry tried to insert a pic. it didnt work

Edited by jamie, 06 May 2009 - 08:34 PM.

[ROWINGADUBAY]

Thanks for all of your help they all look great . I stumbled across the RV section in one of the links it would be awesome for ice fishing. A couple of us guys rented a sleeper ice shanty last year and had a great time. It would be great to build one specifically for ice fishing . Have it hooked up to the truck on friday after work and heading out for a weekend .

Well if you guys stumble upon any other boat plans let us know I'm sure someone will use them in the future.

Anybody out there actually order any of the plans and still have them lying around?

[beekeeper]

Did you build the Gator or another boat? Pictures please.

beekeeper

[beekeeper]

I meant to put in my previous reply a picture of my Croc designed by Gator Boats.



It is basically a larger version of their Gator model.

beekeeper

[ROWINGADUBAY]

I bought all the materials the winters are tooooo long up here to waste open water fishing time I will wait until then to build it how do you like the croc it looks very nice
how is it stable wise compared to a canoe it looks a little wider I was worried about stability but still want something I can carry and launch easily thanks for the reply and pictures

[beekeeper]

Haven't had any time to post. I like my Croc a lot. For a small boat it seems stable to me. Look at www.gatorboats.com and www.southernpaddler.com for my post and other information about the Croc and other small boats. Do lots of homework and study befor starting. The Gator boats are simple and great for a first build.

beekeeper

[Spoonplugger]

Bateau.com - boat plans on line since 1993

These plans are some of the best around. I've used them in the past. They are great and have great tech support.

CCB