Hirundo 750

Hirundo is trailerable, with her 2.5 meters of maximum beam and lifting keel; she can be considered on the heavy edge of a trailerable sailboat.

Idea 19

IDEA19 is a 6 m fast paced trailerable sailboat; she can be built by homebuilders in both GRP and wood-plywood & epoxy resin.

Crispy 650

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Crispy 660 Cabin is a new boat project currently on the drawing board; she’s basically a spin off of open Crispy 650 boat; she’s a new design which has been claimed by several customers in the last months. Lobster 31 has received several enthusiastic reviews and request for further info, but building […]

Greenyacht Hybrid 33 : how about a wooden one ?

sportboat wooden sailboat plywood plans — The first IDEA21 hull is currently on the building stage in Argentina; Martin, the owner/builder, has just released a FB page “Velero Libertas” where he will release images and building tips, a really useful help for those who will choose to built this small cute rocket. Stay tuned !

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motorboat plans lobsterboat wood structure — This is not exactly a post dealing with boatbuilding. My intention is to focus on some small refurbishment works that can be done by a hobbyist boat owner to give a new fresh aspect to the interiors and furnitures of his/her small boat. Marinas here in Italy are currently packed […]

Turning a Goblin’s cave into a boat

Autumn 2015: works in progress

I’m here with the first paper copy of Idea 850 in front of me, checking the last small mistakes, those you’ll never catch on a PC screen, circling them with a red pen and correcting them on dwg files. And yes, I’m quite satisfied and proud of the work […]

Idea 850: “The Beauty and the Beast” has come

ok, may be not exactly, not in the common view; but considering the perspective of a garage boatbuilder, summer is just one step away ; for example, starting today, working on your kayak one hour per day, you’ll be ready to launch your wooden marvel within the 21st of […]

Here we are, what follows is my plans price listing for 2015 and some indications on them; I’ve cut most of plans prices down for an amount of 10-15% , and since Euro is getting weaker on US dollars , they are becaming everyday cheaper for US customers how to […]

2015 plans price listing

Alive and kicking !!!

May the Force be with us ! All this is to say that from today all our plans are available in imperial units too; you, force of evil, wizard of inches and yards, have won !! drop us a line at info@modernwoodenboat.com when you’re ordering the plans specifying you need […]

Imperials are comings !

Most of sites dedicated to boat building plans suited for homebuilders gives an indication of the skill level required to built a plan, which is a wise practice. Some of them push this process further, giving an amount of hours needed to launch the boat or to build the hull. […]

Why I don’t indicate “skill level required” on my plans ...

Homebuilding your own boat in time of crisis/ PART 2 Second part of the article on how to save some money and launch a sound safe and beautiful boat; we’re gonna talk about engine, deck gears and on-board systems, quite a rollercoaster , so fasten your seat belts ! – […]