| Here are a few boat related links I have accumulated over the years. Most of these aren't specific to the Gulf Coast, but they're good links anyway. |
| Adventure Catamarans Sanctuary 43 Imagine glorious crystal blue waters, the coast line boasting a tropical paradise, fine food, splendid company and you are aboard the luxury that is your Sanctuary 43 catamaran. |
| Benford Design Group Cruising yachts, sail and power; traditional, classic and practical. Designs for all materials, since 1962. |
| Berckemeyer Yacht DesignDesign of modern and classic cruising yachts for amateurs and professional boatbuilders. Stock yacht designs. |
| Conrad Yachtsaluminum boat kits (concept to cutting files), metal boat kits, computer custom marine design. |
| Lex Parker Design Consultants Ltd.Complete custom interior design of your yacht or trawler including space planning, all millwork and cabinet design, lighting design, specification of all furniture and finishes. Complete working drawings to obtain quotes from contractors. |
| Avia Designer Group Designs boats and yachts from 8 feet (2.5M) to over 100 feet,(30M) using a the latest computerized software |
| Axel H Gustafsson Boat Design - classic boat design both for the amateur and the professional boatbuilder |
| Blue Peter Marine Systems Pty Ltd.Hull design programs that allow both lines fairing (to generate a fast and easy-to-build hull) and hydrostatics (to make sure it floats - and more) |
| Boatloft cc Designing Catamarans for more than 30 years. South Africa |
| Bray Yacht Design and Research Ltd. Sail, power, motorsailers, and trawler yachts in steel, aluminium, fiberglass, and wood/epoxy from 8 ft. - 300 ft |
| Compumarine Cedar Strip Small craft designs Cartoppers - Dinghies - Canoes - Yacht Tenders |
| Dudley Dix Yacht Design The source for boat plans and boating services |
| GHSport reference center information for maritime designers, engineers and builders |
| Jim Shotwell Folk-Artist Boatbuilder Boat Kits Author |
| J. Simpson Ltd. Marine Designers & Consultants Custom Designs Stock Plans Consultation Services |
| Montana Riverboats Driftboat Plans Sandy's Honky Dory. Simple Stitch and Sew Plywood Construction. |
| Northwest Marine Design Stock & custom yacht designs for the amateur & professional builder |
| Roberts Kit Boats Get a new boat at a second hand price. We manufacture fibreglass yacht and cruiser Hull and Deck mouldings, in fibreglass with a quality gelcoat finish |
| Robert Laine CARENE 40 & 50 Hull Design Software |
| Ron Holland Design designer of high performance sailing and motor yachts from 40' to over 200' |
| Selway Fisher DesignWe have over 300 designs for canoes, dinghies, dayboats, launches and yachts for the home builder plus construction manuals using stitch & tape, ply/epoxy and strip plank techniques. |
| Shoestring Shipyard Sagamore Beach, MA |
| Tri-Star 3500 Sailing Dinghy New Zealand |
| Adirondack Guide Boat Build wooden and kevlar guide boats. Offer build-it-yourself kits also available in both wood and kevlar. Located in Charlotte, Vermont |
| Yacht Design Software Yacht Design is a tool to get a feeling for the sailing characteristics of a sailboat. Yacht Design V 1.7 uses 3D color bar graphs for comparing sailboats |
| Advanced Dynamics Design & Consulting Yacht design, composite design |
| AeroHydro Marine Design & 3D Modeling |
| Alden Designs |
| The Amateur Yacht Research Society Publication |
| Analytic Methods Inc. (AMI) |
| Jim Antrim Naval Architects |
| Applied Engineering Services (AES) Sailing yacht mast rigging design and engineering, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Arques School of Traditional Boatbuilding Non-profit organization established to preserve and foster the art and craft of building small wooden boats |
| Autoship Systems Corporation |
| Steve Baker Designer Racing and cruising boats |
| BaseLine Design Software |
| The Back Yard Yacht Club Plans for sailing dinghies, pocket yachts, multihulls, daysailers |
| bateau.com Boat Plans Online where you will find boat plans and more. |
| boatdesign.net directory of boat design and boatbuilding projects, plans, software & books, and design award. |
| The Boat Shop With David Dean |
| Boatwright Certified BuildingInspection, Inc. |
| Bob Ames Naval Architecture, Inc. Sailboat Design |
| Britannia Boats |
| Brooks Boats Plans available online for Ellen 12' sailboat and Peregrine 18' rowboat. Study plans also available |
| Bruce Roberts International Boat Design. Sail & Power boat plans (19 to 65 ft). Steel boat kits (30 to 55 ft). Books & accessories. |
| Cajun Pirogue Wooden Boat Kit Uncle John's General Store |
| Cajun Secret Offers easy plans for a small wooden Louisiana cajun-style bayou boat, a pirogue |
| Carpe Diem Yacht Design |
| Carlson Design's Plotter/Cutter |
| Cat Fever Inc. Catamaran Plans |
| Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum's Boat Plans, The |
| Chesapeake Light Craft Designs and mfgrs. wooden boats. Offers kayak, canoe, and sailboat kits and plans and associated supplies from an extensive catalog. Order online. |
| Chesapeake Rowing Sales of CLC rowing kit boats, Alden and Maas rowing shells, parts and accessories. Specialize in recreational rowing, providing training, safety equipment, car top carriers, oars and much more. |
| Chip Flanagan builds and restores wooden boats, and hand carves half-hull models. |
| Clark Craft Boat plans, design patterns and kits, boat building supplies and accessories for the amateur boatbuilder |
| Crowther Multihulls Designer of multihulls in Australia |
| Cyber-Boat Boatplans and Design Small boats, Denmark |
| Daniel Z. Bombigher, classic yacht design. schooners, classic yachts, boats for sale |
| Databoat International Plans - Books |
| Dave Carnell's $200 Sailboat |
| Design Studio Spadolini |
| Devlin Boat Builders Stitch and glue boat plans Duck Boats |
| Don Hill River Boats McKenzie River drift boat plans and kits |
| Duck Trap Woodworking Lapstrake boatbuilder that offers boatbuilding plans, specialized tools, and bronze hardware. Also offer hand made wooden decoys and wildlife art. Publish and distribute Walter Simmons' boatbuilding books |
| DYNE< Design Engineering Engineering of composite structures for the marine industry |
| Farrier Marine Inc. Ian Farrier multihull designs |
| Fyne Boat Kits Build yourself or ready built boat kits. Sailing boats, rowing boats, canoes and kayaks |
| Flounder Bay Boat Lumber Suppliers of boat lumber, small craft kits, books, and supplies for the d-i-y canoe builder |
| Formation Design Systems Prototyping and design software |
| Fralick Boats Hydroplane raceboat plans< |
| Free boat design resources from around the Web Links to articles, essays, boat design software and even a number of free small boat designs, including some from professionals |
| Frenchtown Fiberglass and Marine Small boat plans |
| Fyne Boat Kits Build yourself or ready built boat kits. Sailing boats, rowing boats, canoes and kayaks. Prices listed and contact information |
| Gannon & Benjamin Boat design, Construction, Repair, Charters |
| Gary Grant Advanced Maritime Systems, Ltd. Designs, engineers, and constructs racing, high performance, and wind-powered vessels |
| Gator Boat We supply the novice and experienced wooden boat builder with the most straightforward, comprehensive illustrated plans available. |
| Gator Boat Company Plans |
| Geodesic AiroLite Boats Offers 22 plans and kits including canoes, kayak, dinghies, tenders, and other small craft |
| Gerrie Warner's 12' Viking Canoe Plans |
| Glen-L A site dedicated amateur boat building, with an on-line catalog of boat plans and kits, bulletin board, project registry, builder photos, news letters, how to pages, and descriptions of boatbuilding methods |
| Jordan Wood Boats (cradles) |
| Graham Radford Yacht Design Sailing yachts |
| Greg Tatman Wooden Boats Offers driftboat, pram and rowboat kits. Includes prices and contact information |
| Axel H Gustafsson Boat Design Classic boat design both for the amateur and the professional boatbuilder< |
| Hakan Sodergren Yacht Design Yacht designer |
| Hampton Marine Center design, construction, sales, and service. |
| Harold H. Payson & Co Boat plans for row, power or sail |
| Hartley & Brookes Associates (Hartley's Boat Plans) offers plans for small craft, sail, and powerboats |
| Hartley Trimaran Designs Cruising trimaran sailboat plans from 30 to 50 feet LOA |
| Henderson Yacht Design |
| Ira Einsteen's Herring Skiff Free plans 12' stitch 'n' glue outboard skiff |
| International Metal Yachts Design and build yachts and catamarans in aluminum, steel and composites. Plans, kits, and finished hulls can be ordered online. Completed yachts can also be delivered |
| International Yacht Restoration School learn the skills, history and related sciences involved in the restoration and maintenance of classic yachts |
| Jacques Mertens' Boat Plans Online Plans for stitch 'n' glue boats, books and boat kits |
| Jamestown Distributors Distributor and retailer of woodworking and boat building supplies including a wide variety of adhesives, fiberglass, fasteners, hand tools, paint, and marine supplies |
| James Wharram Designs Polynesian double canoes / catamarans Plans from 14-63' |
| JARCAT Catamaran Designs Plywood cruising cats |
| Jeff Schionning Multihull Designs Sailing catamarans |
| Jim Antrim |
| Jim Michalak Designs Plywood boats |
| Jim Michalak's Boat Designs Designer's own page |
| John Shuttleworth Yacht Designs Ltd. Multihulls, power and sail |
| Jutson Yacht Design Sydney, Australia |
| The Kamm Rig High Speed Sail Sail designs for racing |
| Kasten Marine Design Michael Kasten |
| Kaufman Design Inc. Naval architecture yacht design engineering |
| Kelsall Catamarans designs and builds catamarans using multihull plans and patented KSS foam sandwich build method |
| Ken Hankinson Associates Boat plans, patterns kits |
| Kennebec Boat Co. |
| Lasico Planimeters and Digitizers |
| Loftsman Purchase boat building plans for amateur or professional builders from Loftsman in Perth Western Australia. Email for price quotes |
| MacNaughton Associates Yacht and commercial boat design, stock plans, kits |
| MacNaughton Associates' Residential Yacht Design School |
| Marine Design designs and conversions of vessels ranging from Riverboat Casinos to Canal Barges, Marine Design, Inc. (William G. Preston) |
| The Marine Do-It -Yourselfer |
| Marine Hull measurements Marine hulls turned into a DXF file Electronic Inclining |
| Marine Projects International Specializes in the management of new boat construction and marine product research |
| Merry Wherry (Sliding seat rowing shell kits) |
| Jim Michalak's Boat Designs |
| Mark Mills Design |
| Mortain & Mavrikios Yacht Design naval architecture office whose production includes racing, cruising, working, sail or motor boats, mono or multihulls |
| Newfound Woodworks |
| Nick's Kayak Page |
| Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building |
| Odyssey Perfect Wooden Boat Kits Offers preassembled wooden 15.5 foot Swampscott dory kits with illustrated directions. Instructions also sold separately and price can be applied to kit purchase |
| One Design Offshore Series ocke mannerfelt design (R) Powerboat racing series |
| Optimar Naval architects & marine consultants |
| Pacific Marine boatbuilders. Specializes in custom projects and development of prototypes |
| Parker Marine Offers online construction manuals, catalogs, study plans, and full stock plans. Do custom design work for construction in cold-molded wood, plywood, traditional wood, aluminum and steel and on-site or remote consulting work for new construction and major restorations. |
| Paul Gartside Ltd. Boat Builder and Designer Catalog of stock boat plans for sail, oar and power. Prices listed and contact information. Includes recent custom design and building project articles |
| Harold H. Payson's Instant Boats |
| Plyboats Design Software |
| Pontoon Boat Kit Sales Texas based and offering aluminum pontoon boat base kits, accessories and furniture. Prices listed |
| Pygmy Sea Kayaks |
| Graham Radford Yacht Design |
| Reichel/Pugh Yacht Design |
| Roberto Barros Yacht Design Stock plans for amateur boat builders of cruising sailboats, powerboats, catamarans, dinghys, trawlers, racing boats, and yachts. Online ordering |
| Roy Folland Kayaks Performance sea kayaks, built from our kits and designed for paddlers who prefer a wooden kayak. Prices and ordering information |
| Sciomachen Naval Architects & Yacht Designers Sciomachen is a full service design firm covering concept, preliminary and detail design for a variety of marine craft, including sailing & power yachts and boats, racing & cruising, custom & production, classic yachts restoration, commercial vessels & workboats. Italy |
| Scruffie Marine makers of small wooden boat kits |
| Shell Boats Designs and sells wood sail and row boats, plans and kits |
| Shelter Island Runabout, The a custom designed Downeast yacht |
| John Shuttlworth Yacht Design |
| Alexander Simonis Naval Architects |
| Small Craft Advisor: Do you really care about the crew who sailed their 50-foot yacht to Bermuda? Neither do we! We're more interested in the guy who explored the sailing grounds near his home on a weekend voyage. We tell you about the places that interest the small-boat cruiser. Places in your back yard! From the San Juans to The Keys, and the lakes, rivers and bays between. |
| South Bay Simulations |
| SR Marine Interiors Specializing in custom sport fishing yacht interiors that meet the unique demands of the marine environment |
| The little Boat Shop Custom boat kits built from your design or ours. Ideal for the amateur or first time builder. You find a design you like and we will build you a kit complete with an instructional video. |
| Uncle John's General Store Easy to build wooden boat kits for beginners, a Cajun pirogue canoe style and a classic skiff to row, sail or motor. Prices and contact information |
| Van Gorkom Yacht Design |
| Westlawn Institute School of Yacht Design |
| Wolfson Unit for Marine Technology and Industrial Aerodynamics |
| Wooden Kayak Building Plans and kits for building your own wooden sea kayak. Full-sized patterns for high performance cedar-strip kayaks. Prices, and ordering information. |
| Wooden Boats Online |
| Working Boats UK : Supplying plywood kit boats for home build |
