Canoe and Boatbuilding for Amateurs
[ad#intheboatshed-post] “The number of boating men who find pleasure merely in sailing a boat is small compared with those who delight not only in handling, but as well in planning, building, improving...
View ArticleComplete free plans package for the intheboatshed.net flat-bottomed 15ft 6in...
STOP PRESS – THE FIRST JULIE SKIFF HAS BEEN BUILT AND LAUNCHED BY BILL GAY- CLICK HERE FOR PICTURES STOP PRESS AGAIN – INITIAL SKETCHES FOR A SAILING VERSION OF THIS BOAT CAN BE FOUND HERE. ALSO – IF...
View ArticleTad Roberts offers free plans for his Exploration Ketch
[ad#intheboatshed-post] Tad Roberts has made plans for his Exploration Ketch available for free British Columbia designer Tad Roberts has made the plans for his 23ft 9in Exploration Ketch available for...
View ArticleChrister Byström offers free plans for cute small round-bottomed boats
[ad#intheboatshed-post] Christer Byström’s Bridget Christer Byström is someone who has taken his boating dream in his own direction and made a success of it. A big theme has been very small sharp bowed...
View ArticleWoody Jones builds a model Julie skiff
[ad#intheboatshed-post] Woody Jones’ model of the Julie skiff Woody Jones has written to share these photos he has made of the intheboatshed.net Julie skiff - the little wire figures are a lot of fun!...
View ArticleFree plans for making a handy dinghy trestle
[ad#intheboatshed-post] Dinghy trestle built to Steve Blackman’s instructions The Home Built Boat Regatta group includes some pretty handy folks, among them Steve Blackman, who enjoys refurbishing old...
View ArticlePanels drawings and coordinates for the 12ft flat-bottomed Ella rowing skiff
[ad#intheboatshed-post] Ella skiff, panel plotting, sheet 1 Tonight, I’ve finally managed to find some time to make a little more progress on the plans for the stitch and glue flat bottomed Ella rowing...
View ArticleThe designer grins as the first Julie skiff is built and launched in Florida
[ad#intheboatshed-post] Bill Gay’s Julie skiff I’m really chuffed today because the great news this morning is that Bill Gay has built and launched the first Julie skiff. From what I can see she still...
View ArticleFree plans for the intheboatshed.net Ella skiff now online and available to...
[ad#intheboatshed-post] 12ft length overall by 4ft beam, by 400lbs displacement, designed for stitch and glue construction using 1/4in or 3/8in 4ft by 8ft plywood If you build this boat PLEASE send me...
View Article14ft flattie skiff Sunny – new free boat plans from Gavin Atkin in the making
[ad#intheboatshed-post] Sunny skiff – as usual, click on the thumbnail for a larger and more useful image We’ve worked hard this weekend, what with the shopping, the boat maintenance and the gardening....
View ArticleDrawings for building a model of the 14ft stitch and glue Sunny skiff
[ad#intheboatshed-post] Drawings for making a model of the Sunny skiff I’m pleased to say that we’ve now got a pdf file of the drawings needed to make a simple model of the Sunny skiff ready to be...
View ArticleStitch and glue panels drawings and coordinates for the 14ft Sunny skiff
[ad#intheboatshed-post] I’ve just drawn up pdfs of the panels and coordinates for the 14ft Sunny skiff plans for anyone interested in this little stitch and glue rowing boat meant to be constructed...
View ArticleTraditional river yachts of the Norfolk Broads prepare for their big race
[ad#intheboatshed-post] Sailing yachts around Horning. Click on the images for much larger photos Last Friday the weather was gorgeous and the yachtsmen of the Norfolk Broads were busy trying out their...
View ArticleModel-making progress and drawings of Paul Connor’s Practical Boatbuilding...
The 10ft double-ended skiff model Paul Connor has kindly sent a photo of his model of the 10ft double-ended skiff from Practical Boatbuilding for Amateurs, together with his extensive set of...
View ArticleWhat it’s really all about…
[ad#intheboatshed-post] Click on the images for much larger photos. The one at the top makes a particularly fine background – click on the thumbnail, then click on your right mouse button when the...
View ArticleTraditional boats of Ireland photographed by boatbuilder and weblogger...
[ad#intheboatshed-post] Heir Island lobster boat Rose and Galway hooker An Faoilean Heir Island lobster boat Saoirse Muireann owned byhistorian and author Cormac Levis The two gaffers in the upper...
View ArticleA traditional Hebridean lugger built by Harris boatbuilder John Macaulay
[ad#intheboatshed-post] One of the treats of the Beale Park Thames Boat Show was seeing one of John Macaulay’s traditional Hebridean skiffs full of old-fashioned boatbuilding features. Note the short...
View ArticleDetermined and brave: Ben Crawshaw fixes his rudder and sails back to Spain...
[ad#intheboatshed-post] Onawind Blue some months ago after Ben fitted her with new sails Ben Crawshaw has successfully sailed home to Spain from Ibiza via the Columbrete Islands in his 15ft-something...
View ArticleSketches for a sailing 15ft Julie skiff
Sketches of the proposed sailing version of the 15ft 8in Julie skiff. Click on the picture for a larger version on the drawings I’ve been away for a few days, and took the opportunity of a couple of...
View ArticleDrawings for making a model of the sailing version of the 12 Ella skiff
[ad#intheboatshed-post] At last – here’s a set of drawings for building a model of the sailing version of the 12ft Ella skiff. Full drawings are to come when I’ve written my usual builders’ blurb… The...
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