Plywood Boat Plans For Beginners

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Use these Plywood Boat Plans to get on the water in under five minutes!

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Under FIVE MINUTES? Ok I'm exaggerating a little, but, take a look at this 5 minute freeze frame video to see how two guys, working from a set of My Boat Plans plywood boat plans construct a dinghy in their own garage, then go for a sail... [video url="http://boatplansv.com/wp-content/plugins/gvideositemap/upload/video_file/1326381848plywoodboatplans.mp4" height="480" width="640" se_title="Plywood Boat Plans" se_desc="Build your own boat from these plywood boat plans" thumb="http://boatplansv.com/wp-content/plugins/gvideositemap/upload/thumb/1326381849build2.jpg"] Pretty impressive, I think you'll agree. And I think you'll also agree that it's the sort of simple project that anyone with a little DIY experience could easily undertake. If you know how to cut, plane and glue wood, then, working from a set of plywood boat plans is likely to present no difficulty to you.

If you're interested in building your own boat, particularly if it's your first project of this sort, then I'd definitely recommend plywood as the way to go. Plywood is light, strong and easy to work with. It's essential that you work with marine grade plywood, of course. Marine ply is made with special adhesives and is impregnated with anti-fungal agents in order to make it less susceptible to rot than ordinary plywood. And, with the plywood boat plans I'm going to tell you about, you'll be on the water before you know it!

So where do you get these plywood boat plans?

Over past few decades, all sorts of sailing and boating magazines have published plans to enable you to build your own plywood boat. Some of these plywood boat plans have become classics over the years because of their ease of build and great performance, such as the Flying Fisherman, an 11 1/2 ft outboard utility boat, or the Flight, a speedy 19 1/2 ft outboard runabout cruiser. Others were duds and never achieved any great popularity. Often this was due to complexity of design; as with many things simplicity is the key to success with plywood boat plans.

Now, thanks to Martin Reid, a veteran boatbuilder and Member of the American Boatbuilders Association, a collection of over 500 (five hundred eighteen to be exact) of these boat plans, including dozens of plywood boat plans, is now available as a digital download!

Simplicity is all!

Take a look at the image on the left. This is an example of the type of plywood boat plans you'll be getting; Martin had ensured that only craft with complete build information are included in the package. Nothing is more frustrating than getting halfway through a project, only to find that a crucial piece of information is missing. This is a perfect example of the type of plywood boat plans that go on to be a major success, the plans are clear and easy to follow, the craft itself is simple and robust and, if you've watched the video above, you'll have seen how quick and straightforward it is to build. Not only will you get hours of enjoyment from sailing it, but you'll get an enormous amount of enjoyment and satisfaction from the process of building it with your own hands.

What's in the My Boat Plans Package?

• Well, there are the five hundred eighteen plans that I've already mentioned.  And they're subdivided into the following categories, just to make it a little easier to find the type of boat you're interested in: Cabin Cruisers, Canoes, Dinghys, Dorys, Duck boats, Houseboats, Hydros, Jon boats, Kayaks, Small Boats, Runabouts Inboard, Paddle Boats, Paddle wheel, Fishing boats, Runabouts Outboard, Row boats, Sail boats, Ski boats, Skiffs, Sloops, Submarines!!!!, Surf boards, Utility boats, Yachts, Wooden boats. Not all these craft are suitable for construction in plywood of course, but a good proportion of them are and you'll not be stuck for a design to investigate in a little more depth.
• Next comes a superb collection of forty professionally made videos that provide all sorts of 'how-to's and construction hints and tips that will guide you through all aspects of your boatbuilding project.
• A wealth of color photographs, illustrations and diagrams to provide visual backup where words don't always do the job.

This set of plywood boat plans is a great resource for anyone interested in building their own boat and will provide you with a whole range of designs that will suit your level of skill and experience as you progress through your boat building career.

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So is working with plywood boat plans as easy as they say?

If you're an amateur, then plywood should be your material of choice. It's one of the least expensive and easiest-to-use of construction materials. It's a material that most do-it-yourselfers are used to using in a variety of other contexts around the home. Plywood is also, on a weight by weight basis, stronger than steel sheet. And as a result of its high strength to weight ratio, building a boat from plywood gives you a boat that is considerably lighter and is likely to outperform a fiberglass boat or the same dimensions. With proper preparation and coating, plywood can be every bit as durable and as low maintenance as any other material.

You won't need any special tools, although you will need a large number of C-clamps, and most plywood boats can be built with the selection of tools that you are likely to have in your home workshop. You'll also find that no complicated woodworking procedures, such as steam bending, are ever required; construction usually takes the form of cutting and glueing to existing formers..

And it's not just D-I-Y'ers that can get a lot out of building from plywood boat plans. Plywood boat plans are frequently used in schools, colleges and community projects. Plywood boats are simple to build and the material lends itself to cooperative efforts, because, if the sheets are large, then often several people, working together, might be required. That's why youth groups, boy scouts and sea scouts have all used plywood boat plans as part of their teaching programs. Building a small boat from plywood boat plans like this is a perfect introduction of sailing and to boat construction.

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Marine plywood is best for these plywood boat plans

Wood Boat Plans For Your First Boat

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Wood Boat Plans For Building Your First Boat

If you're considering building a boat for the first time then it's important that the plans you get should be simple, clear and easy to follow. Unfortunately it's not always the case and many first-time boatbuilders can come unstuck by buying the wrong sort of plans. For first-timers, a wooden boat is the obvious way to go. It is possible to build a fibreglass boat as a DIY project, but it takes a bit of practice and experience to work with this type of material. That's why the wood boat plans that we are discussing here today will be exactly what you're looking for. Take a look at this short video. It describes a pack of 518 (yes, that's five hundred eighteen!) wood boat plans for all sorts of designs, all of which can be built at home. [video url="http://boatplansv.com/wp-content/plugins/gvideositemap/upload/video_file/1326796822MyBoatPlans-Promo2.mp4" height="360" width="640" se_title="Wood Boat Plans - For Your First Boat" se_desc="Build your first boat from these superb wood boat plans" viral="1" thumb="http://boatplansv.com/wp-content/plugins/gvideositemap/upload/thumb/1326796822promo2.jpg"]

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So what's in this wood boat plans package?

These are the categories that you can expect to find in this superb pack of wood boat plans: thirty four Sailboats, forty six Rowboats, Canoes, and Kayaks, thirty six Runabout Outboard Boats, twelve Paddle Wheel Boats, seven Runabout Inboard Boats, nine Novelty Boats, twelve Cabin Cruiser Boats, nineteen Hydroplanes They’re all in downloadable PDF format and simply browsing through them and looking at what's on offer is a pleasure in itself. The entire collection of 518 wood boat plans has been put together by Martin Reid, an experienced boatbuilder and an obvious enthusiast for DIY boat building projects.  

How to go about making the best use of this wood boat plans package:

Firstly, of course, you need to establish exactly what you want your boat for. Are you, for example, thinking of a boat that you want to do a spot of fishing from? Will you be on your own or with you have a companion with you? This will obviously affect the size of the boat. Are you interested in sailing or is it a rowboat you're after? What about your family? Will they be using the boat with you? Do you have children? Will they be able to learn to sail it? Are you thinking of outboard motor? Or maybe even an in board motor? You need to have a clear idea in your mind exactly what it is you intend to accomplish in your new boat. If you're not confident that you can answer this question clearly then it would make sense to spend a few evenings browsing through the wood boat plans pack to get an idea of what sort of boats it's possible to build and also whether you feel that you have an appropriate level of skill. Next, you need to think about practicalities of the actual build process. Having examined your wood boat plans collection and having selected the craft you want to build, you'll have an idea of the amount of space you will need in your workshop or garage. You'll find that you will need a space at least twice as long and two and a half times as wide as the boat you have chosen. I say at least because you will find that you will need room to manoeuvre the boat as it is being built. You'll need to mount it on trestles so you'll want a place to keep them when you're not using them. You’ll need room to store your materials and plenty of room for you to move around the craft and use large tools such as saws. Ventilation will also be important when you get to the stage of standing and painting your vessel. There will be lots of dust that you will need to get rid of before you start painting . And when you do, typically, five or six coats of different types of paint will be required,  so you need to be aware of the solvents involved and how to avoid choking to death in your garage while you work! Now all this sounds quite intimidating, I know. I'm not trying to put you off of course, quite the opposite, building a small boat from your own wood boat plans is one of the most satisfying things you can possibly do. And the day when you finally put her on the water will be a great day indeed. But you do need to be aware of what you're going to have to do and which wood boat plans you'll need to get to that point. Many first time boat builders make a lot of mistakes and that is why the wood boat plans collection with all its videos, guides, software and help is such a good idea for any beginner. The collective experience contained in all this material will help you avoid many of the problems that beset people who try to go it alone. What never fails to surprise me, is how quickly some people are able to build small boat from these wood boat plans. Many of them have built a small dinghy from wood boat plans in under two months. Maybe they don't have families that seem to suck up so much of our spare time. But  I'm always delighted to see the enthusiasm and motivation that people are able to get from all the educational material I've talked about. And it's also very interesting to see how many of them treat the boat building process as an end in itself. What I mean is: what starts off as a project to get an inexpensive boat for the purpose of fishing or whatever turns into a hobby where the main enjoyment comes from building the boat rather than using it. Of course most people enjoy both these things, the building and the sailing, but I must say that the sense of accomplishment that you get when building a small craft from wood boat plans using just your hands on a few hand tools really is very gratifying. so my advice is: get yourself a set of these wood boat plans and go for it!  

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