Free Canoe Plans

Double Paddle Canoe
This boat is designed to be quickly built by kids using modified Bolger/Payson "tack & tape" construction methods, with techniques that minimize the use of hazardous materials, and maximize suitable children's skills.

Umbrella Folding Canoe
Ozias Dodge is a Yale man, an artist, and an enthusiastic canoeist. The prow of his little craft has ploughed its way through the waters of many picturesque streams in this country and Europe.

The Lepalepa
Here's one particularly cute example of the "Lepa-lepa". Syamsuryadi aka "Syamsu" built it in 1999 for fishing. It carries one person and is one of the fastest canoes in the village. "as fast as a motorboat"

14 Foot Canoe
The plans include a complete tutorial about transferring dimensions from blueprints to the plywood.

Hat Canoe
A friend told me the one sheet canoe "Dug" looks like "one of the 19th century English admiral's hats, turned upside down".

Touring Canoe
Plans for a touring canoe from our friend Morten Olsen at www.boatplans.dk. A nice and simple touring canoe that will build quickly for minimal cost.

Gypsy Canoe
Here's a nifty canvas covered canoe from the old days. Our father built a similar canoe when we were about 10 years old. We still remember our adventures from a couple of overnight trips down Indiana's pristine Tippecanoe River.

Lightweight Balsa Canoe
A rugged lightweight (12 pounds) canoe inspired by the Wee Lassie design, a single person canoe which has beautiful hollow lines in the ends and a straight keel line.