Build Your Own Boat

Save money and build your own small boat with downloadable sailboat plans, wooden boat plans and other ready made designs; or design your own with boat design software.

For the great majority of families, owning their own boat is either not something they really want, or if they do want it is the stuff of dreams. We seem to be conditioned into thinking that boat ownership is for the rich and famous, with the popular media in the form of movies, television and magazines feeding us an image of expensive yachts and a backdrop of exotic islands or other playgrounds of the wealthy such as Monte Carlo.

If you are reading this, then the chances are you not one of those who have been blinded by propaganda, but someone who already has a positive desire to own a boat, and more than likely want to build your own dinghy, pontoon, or some other type of small boat. Even so, the desire to build your own boat may well have been tempered and put on hold, because boat building with wooden boat kits or from boat plans seemed too difficult and even too expensive.

However, maybe you are ready to make the jump into the world of the amateur boat builder, and all you need is the right tuition and clear, concise plans and instructions to give you that final push. Plus, you want all of these within your budget. Well, the good news is that many thousands of people have not only taken up some form of boating as a leisure activity, but done so by building their own boat. If they have done it, then so could you.

As with most things, moving from dreams to reality is about actually getting started, and making the first positive moves to reach your dreams. So, enthusiasm is essential, and I am guessing that if you can find the right package your enthusiasm will soar as you take the first leap into the unknown. With boat building, if you can share that enthusiasm with a friend or family member, then you both benefit from the synergy. Building a boat in practice is also more practical if you have help from an “assistant”, whether friend, older child, or spouse.

buildyourownboat.net is about encouraging you to make the plunge. Then imagine plunging into the blue sea or cool mountain lake from your newly built small boat.