Tired of fishing from the bank

June 5, 2007 5:52 AM

I want to build a small fishing boat. Suggestions for (free) boat building plans?
posted by Hugh2d2 to Sports, Hobbies, & Recreation (6 answers total)

Woodenboat Magazine always has lots of ads for plans in the back (if not an article or two), and you can get it at B&N.

See Also.
posted by popechunk at 6:08 AM on June 5, 2007

How small is a "small fishing boat"? Are you talking kayak sized, or cabin cruiser sized?
posted by bricoleur at 6:15 AM on June 5, 2007

Best answer: Dynamite Payson's book 'Build the new instant boats' (more infor here: http://www.instantboats.com/btnib.htm (sorry, no HTML-fu) is great. It shows you how to build and includes enough detail in the plans to build a couple of the boats he describes. Might be worth checking out if you can borrow a free copy.

Or go to http://www.boatdesign.net/Directory/Boat_Plans/Free_Boat_Plans/ where there are heaps of links to free plans.

I built a 12' ply dinghy years ago. Best fun I ever had.
posted by dowcrag at 6:20 AM on June 5, 2007

Best answer: Check out some of the links here.
posted by OmieWise at 7:06 AM on June 5, 2007

I just discovered "Build Your Own PVC Johnboat for minimal cost and time" at instructables.com about an hour ago. Non-traditional for sure, but looks like a fun project.
posted by mikeg at 7:15 AM on June 5, 2007

Response by poster: Thanks.

I think I'll try the One Sheet Skiff.
posted by Hugh2d2 at 8:34 AM on June 5, 2007