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Brief illustrated introduction to amateur construction in steel, copper nickel, cold molded, balsa core, C-Flex, foam sandwich, single skin, and radius chine metal, from a supplier of construction drawings.
[Bruce Roberts Yacht Design, Spain]
For wooden boat plans and construction, here′s a widely-supported set of forums on building/repair, designs/plans, people and places, and other topics. There is a lot of advice here, and the chance to ask your own questions. You can also search the back issues index by keyword, then order the issue or find it in your library.
[WoodenBoat Publications, Brooklin, ME, USA]Note: Many yacht designers offer building plans already created. I′ve listed only those who actively promote this side of their business.
Plans, mostly for dinghies and beach cruisers, from many of the best: Michalak, Nichols, Messer, VanAbbema, Farmer, Atkin, Welsford, Tolman, Fisher, and others.
[Duckworks Boat Builders Supply, Harper, TX, USA]
Plans from the board of Karl Stambaugh for build-it-yourself traditional sailing designs from 20 to 65 feet.
[Chesapeake Marine Design, LLC, Severna Park, MD, USA]
Australian designer of the Adams 36, 40, 42, 45, and dozens of other fast cruising sailboats. Sells plans for home building in fiberglass, sandwich construction, steel, aluminum and cold molded timber. Also does custom designs.
[Adams Yacht Design, Condell Park, Austria]
Designer of steel and aluminum cruising boats, available in kit form with most hull and deck components cut, ready for assembly.
[Radford Yacht Design, Brookvale, NSW, Australia]
Small cruising designs traditional schooners, ketches and sloops, 25 to 42 feet, for advanced amateur boatbuilding.
[Baker Boat Works, Westport, MA, USA]
A good selection of wooden boat plans from famous designers including L.F. Herreshoff, John Alden, Jay Hanna, Concordia, Charles Wittholtz, William Garden, Robert Beebe, Thomas Gilmer, Samuel Crocker, Karl Stambaugh, Iain Oughtred and others.
[WoodenBoat Publications, Brooklin, ME, USA]
Builds kits for home builders to use to build monohulls and multihulls from 8 to 34 feet. Also sells the building components.
[CKD Boats, Cape Town, South Africa]Wood planking a hull is not within the realms of the average amateur.
Warning from Hartley Boat Plans
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