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Cabin or open light cruiser

For printed plans click HERE

In lieu of study plans we have this: Pelican Sailboat Article Compilation

GREAT PELICAN

The big sister of the immensely popular, 12' San Francisco Bay Pelican , the Great Pelican (16') was designed by Bill Short for long or short distance cruising. Her cockpit is spacious for a sixteen footer, and the cabin can be fitted with small berths with plenty of room for stowage of gear and supplies. The building plans show a choice of cabin, (standard, cuddy or flush deck) or a boom tent over the open cockpit, and room for an aft cabin. With the kick-up rudder and centerboard raised, she draws only 4" of water, making it easy to land on a beach, or explore mud flats on her flat dory bottom.

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The centerboard weighted with lead is housed in a case equally divided between cockpit and cabin. For single handed sailing or offshore cruising, increased ballast is recommended. This can be installed inboard in the form of plastic water jugs or tanks firmly secured in a frame along the sides of the centerboard.

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The Great Pelican is stiff and offers a brisk turn of speed to windward. With three full length battens in the standing Lug mainsail, under favorable conditions she will plane an surf along serenely even when larger boats are looking for shelter. This versatile compact cruiser is sturdy and safe - a real winner!

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The GREAT PELICAN is ideal for home or special project building.

What's in the plans?

(2 in 1 package) All the material from the San Francisco Bay Pelican plus three sheets of scale drawings and additional building instructions, sail plans, lists for materials and hardware, and sailing and handling information. All drawings and plans come in PDF format and can be printed to hard copy..

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A selection of some of the Free Sailboat Plans (pdf) that were published in magazines such as “Popular Mechanics”, "Popular Science" and the "Boat Builder Handbook".

If you need help with lofting out the plans click here for an article here which should help.

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Everyone who digs boating has heard of the Hobie Cat, the sleek little catamaran that burst on the scene and captured the attention of all the fast-action sailors.

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Marked by asymmetrical hulls and special trampoline supports, the Hobie can reach speeds above 20 mph and perform with a rare agility.

But it has one drawback.

It costs mucho dinero.

Thus, we introduce the Hobby Kat, sailboat plans, a build-it-yourself version of the “Hobie” that should cost from half to a third of the commercial version. If you have the moola, of course, go for a Hobie and have the time of your life on the water.

If not, try our Hobby

The homebuilt is not quite the same.

But she sails sweetly and fast—qualities which have made the “Hobie” popular

Even in a light air she’ll slip through the water at a fast clip.

She has no centreboards, leeboards or keel, and needs none.

The inside of each hull has built-in lift, like an airplane wing, so that as the boat heels and one hull digs in the boat is pulled back to windward.

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She can run in very shallow water and the rudders kick up for beaching.

You can carry her on a trailer or even disassemble her.

tern free boat plan

Many a “stink pot” addict will take a second look at Tern because she planes in modest breezes, is easy to handle, and her streamlined prow arid pod-shaped, “inland scow” type hull offer slight water resistance. Then too, there’s a charm about the tiller of a sailer that’s not matched by the wheel of a motor-powered boat. Part of it is the challenge of making the most of nature’s free-wheeling breezes. Even with her 72sq.ft of sail, this Free Sailboat Plan is remarkably stable, and packs as many as four persons aboard

For thousands of inland lakes, Tern is the answer to sailing water sport, she is rugged and easy to launch

And she’s remarkably easy to build.

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Falcon is a small, speedy, sporty sailboat which handles well. Tests on the original Falcon showed that she could easily out-distance boats of comparable size such as the one design class Snipe and Comet sailers.

And she will pace neck and neck with 18 footers with considerably greater sail spread.

bannock

This strong, beamy, eight-foot pram may be sailed either cat-rigged or sloop-rigged.

The dagger-board may be adjusted forward to balance the helm when sailing with the addition of a jib sail.

Oars or a small outboard motor may also be used to power this versatile Free Sailboat Plans.

Dart

Dart” is a small two or three person sailing craft, designed for use on protected waters such as bays. lakes, rivers or wherever sheltered waters are found. Its construction will repay the builder handsomely and provide a fast sailing craft, light in weight, easily transportable and cheap to construct with all difficult joinery eliminated

It provides thrilling and economical sport.

Cresent

The 'Crescent', designed by C. T. Allen, is the ideal sailboat for day sailing on a small lake, river, or protected waters of a bay.

Centreboard design (Fig. 2) reduces Crescent's draft, so Shallow is not a problem.

Its broad beam of over 5½ft. makes it an ideal family boat because there is room for a cockpit large enough to accommodate four adults or two adults and three kids, and side and forward decks big enough to stretch out on when sun bathing.

"Jewel" is a 16' Crescent Sailboat being built by Mike Allen from the free sailboat plans by C.T .Allen in the 1958 "Boat Builders Handbook". And what a superb job Mike is doing check out his photos here .

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Crescent

Sailing enthusiasts and backyard boat builders are not likely to find free boat plans for a sailing pram that can be built faster, lighter, stronger, or less expensively than Graefin-10. Two men can begin work on a Friday evening and have a smart, lively 10-ft. 85-pound sailboat in the water by Sunday evening (it’s been done).

zephyr

Zephyr Is a refinement of a type of boat developed by the English for use in the rough open waters of the English Channel. Not only is it fast under sail, but it can stand up under punishment. And it’s light enough to be easily loaded atop an auto or light trailer.

Breeze-Baby

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Skimming off a brisk wind or with the wind abeam, Breeze-Baby actually planes with one person aboard. Despite her rowboat lines that make her easy to build, she handles easily under her simple sail, an ideal first boat. Simple lines are adapted to plywood construction that’s strong, light and that keeps Breeze-Baby’s bilges dry

You can take her with you atop your car or on a lightweight trailer for summer fun wherever you vacation or get in a week-end’s sailing.

cats paw

Cat’s Paw is easy to build because of the straight-sided hulls. The sheer line is flat and that simplifies building the form. Bow and stern are straight, so there’s no cockeyed bevel to fit and fuss with

She Is an Ideal boat to learn or practice sailing in because she will forgive so many mistakes.

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16' Haven

16' Haven 12 1/2 Class

Description

Be sure to select PRINT or DIGITAL when you order.

A handsome daysailer based on the Herreshoff 12 1/2, but modified for a centerboard. The "12" refers to the waterline length....

Designed by Joel White

LOA -16' LWL - 12' 6" Beam - 6' 1" Draft (cb up) - 18" (cb down) - 3' 4" Displ. - 1,409 lbs. Sail Area: Gaff - 133 sq. ft. Marconi - 133 sq. ft. Construction: Carvel planked over steam-bent frames No lofting required, and no offsets are provided. Skill level: Advanced Plans include 8 sheets, plus 1 page of additional notes from the designer.

  If ordering Digital plan sets: These files are in PDF format.  Some designs will have just a single page needed to be printed on large paper... typically if they had full-sized mold patterns. Other pages could be printed on letter or tabloid size paper, if you want to save printing costs. You'll see a measurement on pages that have full-sized drawings, so your local print shop will just need to print to that size.  

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These plans are excellent! Though the Haven 12¹⁄₂ is and advance skill level boat the fact that there are full size patterns for all of the molds and critical parts lofting is not required. If you have good woodworking skills and a willingness to learn and take it one step at a time you can be a successful Haven 12¹⁄₂ builder. I've been documenting my build on my YouTube channel "The Art of Boat Building". The plans can easily be adapted to different hull building methods. The only flaw in the patterns is the tiller. If your building a Haven I suggest not making the tiller until the hull complete with the rudder attached. Then the slight flaw is then easy to correct. I've had the pleasure of sailing a Haven 12¹⁄₂ while at the Wooden Boat School. It is a dream to sail even as a novice sailor. After my sailing experience with the boat I immediately purchase my set of plans a decision that is a high point in my life. The designer Joel White is a true master! I highly recommend the Haven 12¹⁄₂ plans and starting on an incredible boat building journey!

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Catbird 16 by Chesapeake Marine Design

Sailing camp cruiser.

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The CATBIRD 16 is a cruising sharpie of easily trailerable size. She is ideal for day sailing, beach cruising or camping aboard. Her rig is easy to set up and easy to handle underway. She can be built with a cuddy or as an open boat. Construction is stitch and glue plywood and epoxy over plywood frames and bulkheads. This construction uses a healthy amount of fiberglass and epoxy to seal her up. The hull goes together quickly. Outfit and trim will take the most time depending on the level of finish desired by the owner. She is ideal for solo or family adventures.

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