email: bill {at} plattdesign {dot} net

Plans & Designs for Amateur Construction, and  Custom Yacht and Boat Design:  
* Study Plans* 
* Building Plans* 
* Consultation to Amateur Builders* 
* Sail and Power *  
* Human-Powered * 
* Fishing Boat Design * 
* Commercial Vessel Design * 
* Special Applications * 
* Marine Specialty Product Development *  

Standard Plans:  

#37, Lawrence Skiff: 18'-4" Pulling Boat: 
Based on the traditional  guide boats of 
the St. Lawrence  River / Thousand Islands.  

#47, 18’-6” Transom-sterned Pulling Boat: 
Similar to Lawrence Skiff underwater,  
but with a transom stern above for  
added copacity and stability.  

#55, 15’  Peapod: 
A very well-behaved and versatile  
light weight rowing boat.  

#53, 22’ Cruising Pulling Boat: 
Four (4) sets of oarlocks,  
Standing/dipping Lug hybrid rig  
for downwind, cruising capacity  
for three persons and gear.  

#33, 17'-6” Power Garvey: 
Available as plans, or as  
fiberglass bare hull (up to 21 feet).  
Very maeuverable, seaworthy and  
fuel-efficient.  

12’ Mackerel Cove Marauder: 
A cat-rigged planing sailing dinghy.  
Under 100 pounds, mahogany  
plywood/foam/fiberglass composite  
built stitch and glue or  
over bulkheads.  

A number of my designs make use of  
strip planking with glued-laminated  
frames. While the  
fiberglass/strip/fiberglass approach  
makes for a clean interior, it 
requires thicker planking or heavy  
fiberglass to be structurally  
effective for severe service, or  
larger sizes. Use of frames will  
produce the lightest boat for a  
given strength.