Free Canoe Plans

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.

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.

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".

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.

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.

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.

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.