I never wanted to pull her out of the water at the end of the day. The feeling driving this boat was one of gliding, sliding over the water. With her lightweight, smooth bottom and the hull shape. This boat gets on the plane immediately and stays there with little effort.

The hull shape was the result of a lot of trials and refining after the building of the original boat. The shape is a big improvement over the straight V bottom it began life as, offering greater stability and better planning performance. Now with computer-produced plans, all the parts and shapes are easy to cut and fit together exactly.

Carry her on roof racks. I used to carry her on top of my old Ford XC Falcon. She is light enough to lift up alone, otherwise, a small trailer is the way to go. On the original boat, I used a 6hp mercury 2-stroke, twin, (26kg) which was easy to throw in the boot of the car. You maybe can’t walk down the footpath like “Noosa” but she is still a light and easy to handle boat that will leave any tinnie behind.

The plans include the following PDF multi-page documents and can be purchased and downloaded from your computer, phone or tablet. This is a secure website.

• 1-Welcome PDF  3-pages
• 2-Boat specifications + loading data 2-pages
• 3-Materials lists + tools & safety gear 8-pages
• 4-Build notes (work-table/building the boat) 12-pages
• Drawings-1 (elevation+temp frames) 14-pages
• Drawings-2 (boat frame+details) 9-pages
• Template-1 (6mm Ply parts) 9-pages
• Template-2 (9mm Ply + MFD) 5-Pages

Download links to these files are emailed to you immediately upon payment. You will also be taken to a download page with the above links. You can download the files as many times as you need and free lifetime updates to the plans will be emailed to you when any improvements or upgrades are made.

• LOA   (length over all)       = 3.4 m – (11.2ft)
• Beam (max at handrails) = 1.46 m – (58in)
• Transom height  = 425 mm – (16.7in)   (motor mount height)
• Height of sides  = 456 mm – (18in)
• Estimated weight of boat = 60 kg – (132lbs)   (or less)
• Maximum motor size  = 15 hp
• Recommend motor size    = 6 – 10 hp
• Max payload = 270 kg – (595lbs)   (MT boat – no motor or equipment)
• Max payload (with 6hp as max motor) = 218 kg – (480lbs)
• Max payload (with 15hp as max motor) = 178 kg – (392lbs)

A more detailed list with more explanations and tips is included in the plans, but below will give you an idea for costing your boat.

• Plywood  –  You don’t need to use expensive grades of plywood or marine ply to make this boat. You can use marine ply if you prefer, and your boat will look even better, when unpainted or varnished. But it is not required. The boat was designed with economy and ease of material purchase in mind – exterior grade, structural economy plywood will also perform the job perfectly.
  • ( 4 sheets )   6mm
  • ( 1 sheet )     9mm
• Framing  –   Again with the choice of wood for the framing, around the side tops and seat edges etc., pine is economical, readily available and perfectly suitable. But you can use better quality wood as well, such as cedar – it’s your choice.
  • approximately 15-20m of pine framing.
• Epoxy resin   – approx 10 litres of epoxy.
• Filler for epoxy – You need 2 types of filler, .
• Fibreglass tape  – approx. 70 m of tape.
• Paint – a small amount of paint and there are many options.
• Foam buoyancy 
• A few other assorted fittings
• A motor