Welcome to the Selway Fisher Web Site which includes our extensive range of stock boat designs, catalogues and manuals. For those who ask us for different sail plans, keel arrangements, methods of construction etc., we are constantly adding alterations to our design packages  - so when going through the web site, if you cannot see quite what you want, someone may have already asked for it and it may  exist as an alteration.

What is on this site? - this is quite a large site with details of all 350 or so of our designs plus descriptions of our design catalogues and construction manuals.
You will see at the top of this page - links to the various different pages describing the designs etc. A brief description of the design packages & services can be found below along with ordering information plus a list of site updates. Please read the ordering information carefully as there are now several ways in which you can place an order.

The Design Packages - all designs are complete for amateur DIY construction (unless otherwise stated) and have details, notes and a building procedure - please note that we also run a full back-up service allowing you to contact us by phone/fax, post or e-mail with any queries you may have before, during or after construction - we also have several Construction Manuals as an aid for those unfamiliar with modern boat-building or who want to keep up with the latest techniques.

We normally have at least 5 or 6 new designs on the drawing board at any one time (see the page on our Latest Design Work & Boat Builder's Photo Gallery) - all our work is done on commission for a particular client and then put into the Design Catalogue for sale to the Boat Building enthusiast.

All designs are by Paul Fisher BSc. MRINA who formed Selway Fisher Design in 1974. His previous design experience comes from working in the design offices of McGruer & Co. and Silvers, both on the Clyde for a period of 9 years.

Selway Fisher Design now has over 350 stock designs in it's Catalogue ranging in length from 4' to 60'. You can start to view our designs either by going to the links at the top of this page, or by using our  New Quick Design Index

Study Plans & Full Plans - for many of our designs you may order a Study Plan which is usually two A1 (approx. 2'x3') sheets. The first A1 sheet gives large views of the design with sections, construction notes/details, and a wood materials list and the second A1 sheet is usually the main hull construction drawing allowing the potential builder an overview of the construction - also, many study plans now come with a colour photo sheet of examples in-build and/or on the water - the Study Plan enables you to investigate the design in greater depth and to do an initial costing.

A Full Plan consists of the full detailed set of construction drawings and details necessary to construct the boat.

Please note - it is assumed that on boatbuilding projects of Dayboat size and above, the client/builder will have already purchased a Study Plan in order to assess the project - therefore a portion of the cost of the Study Plan has already been removed from the cost of the Full Plans.

The smallest boats do not have study plans - please e-mail or phone for further information for these designs.

For larger boatbuilding projects over 20' in length we are happy to send out the full plan sets without plank/frame/girder/mould shapes so that the project can be better assessed - the cost of this package is 50% of the full plan price plus postage. When the remaining 50% of the plan price is received the rest of the construction details/shapes are sent along with the Royalty/right to build the boat.

Ordering Plans, Manuals & Catalogues - there are several ways in which you can place an order with us - these are separated into 2 mains methods :-

•  Directly with your credit/debit card whilst you are on-line - we have added an Ordering Cart system which allows you to add the plans etc you wish to order to the Cart before going to the secure area to place your order. You will find a "Buy Plan Now" button under the description of each item.
  Please Note - for the moment, the On-Line Ordering Cart does not add the cost of Postage (Shipping) to your order - however postage & packing charges will be added - for a note of these P&P charges please see below in the Paypal section. All card transactions are in Sterling.

• By Post, Fax, E-mail or Phone - for those who do not wish to order on-line, we have retained our Order Form - go to our Post/Fax Order Form page (see also the Navigation bar at the top of this page for a link) and you will find an order form which you can print out, fill-in and send by post or fax with either your credit/debit card details or cheque/postal order.

• Note that there are 2 "Buy Plan Now" buttons for each set of plans - one for UK/EU customers which includes VAT and one for USA/Elsewhere customers which excludes VAT. Catalogues and Manuals do not incur VAT for UK/EU customers and these items therefore only have one "Buy Now Button".

• Please note that all credit/debit card transactions have to be done in Pounds Sterling - the US Dollar prices given in the price lists are estimated at an exchange rate of 1.6 USD = £1 Sterling and therefore our US clients may find the amount charged on their card statements will vary (up or down) from the US price given, if the exchange rate at the time is different - however, do remember that we are more than happy to accept payment by personal US Dollar cheque at the US Dollar price given in the price lists if you would prefer to order by Post - go to the  Post/Fax Order Form  page.

• Please note - it is assumed that on boatbuilding projects of Dayboat size and above, the client/builder will have already purchased a Study Plan in order to assess the project - therefore a portion of the cost of the Study Plan has already been removed from the cost of the Full Plans.

• Plans Returns Policy - we do not offer returns or refunds on plan sales.

• Note - all plans sent out are freshly printed.

	Paying with PayPal
PayPal is an increasingly popular way to pay for purchases on-line. For those who want to pay using their PayPal account, Selway Fisher Design now has it's own PayPal account which you can pay into. Unfortunately, due to the complexities of setting up an efficient system of paying for postage and packing with PayPal which does not over-charge the customer for multiple purchases, we have not been able to use PayPal's simple buy-now set-up. This means that to use your PayPal account you simply need to transfer the total amount of your order including Postage & Packing into our PayPal account using the PayPal transfer system on your account.
To pay using your PayPal account :- Calculate the total amount of your order including P&P (see the Postage table below) - or contact us (either ring +44 1225 705074 (International), 01225 705074 (UK) or e-mail us at paul@selway-fisher.com ) when we can confirm the total cost for you. Go to your PayPal account and transfer the amount to our Paypal account at orders@selway-fisher.com E-mail us at paul@selway-fisher.com telling us that you have made the transfer and giving us the order details (what you wish to order) plus the address to send the order to. Postage Rates Item UK Airmail Europe Airmail US/Elsewhere Study Plans £2.00 £4.00 £5.00 Full Plans Canoes £2.00 £4.00 £5.00 Full Plans Others £3.00 £5.00 £9.00 Manuals £3.50 £6.00 £8.00 Catalogue/CD's Go to SFDesign Catalogues & Manuals. DVD's £3.00 £4.00 £5.00

List of Latest Site Updates

• 17/06/13 - A link has been added to a U-Tube video of Mike Austin's modified Rhum dinghy under construction - go to Other Dinghies 10' to 13'.

• 09/06/13 - Photographs of the Selway Fisher Boats seen at the 2013 Beale park Boat Show are shown on this page in the "News/latest from Selway Fisher section - scroll down to see it.

•  24/05/13 - Photos added for the 21' Ijssel motor launch, Morning Tide 14 pocket cruiser, Rhum 11, Medway Skiff and Kingfisher 14 dinghies.

• 07/05/13 - Photos added for the 18'6" Marathon open canoe - go to Open canoes over 17'.

• 01/05/13 - New photos added for the Dart 14 and Esk 14 kayaks, 15'8" Prospector canoe, 7'6" Redshank stem dinghy, 17' Mandarin rowing skiff and Martlet 30' Pilot Cutter - plus, the paulfisherart.com site has been completely revamped with many new watercolour paintings - if you are looking for an unusual gift, take a look at the new site.

• 29/03/13 - New photos added for a strip plank version of the Thames 12 Rowing Skiff, Kennet Slipper Launch, Peterborough Canoe, Skylark 16 Dayboat and Simplicity 14 Pocket Cruiser.

• 26/03/13 - 3 new canoe designs, all of them based on our most popular canoe, the 15'7" Prospector. There is now a 14' Prospector using the same 5 planks per side as her bigger sister, a 15' version with 7 planks per side and finally a 15'6" version styled as a Viking Longboat with war-like bow and stern - our new Viking 16 canoe - go to Open Canoes up to 15' and Open Canoes 15' to 17'. I have also put a schooner bow modification onto the Kingfisher 14 dinghy - go to GP Dinghies over 13' and scroll down.

• 11/02/13 - New design added - a 20' Skipjack single chine, 'V' bottomed pocket cruiser with very salty looks - go to Pocket Cruisers 16' to 20' . The plans for a model of her will be available soon so keep an eye on the Makeamodelboat site.

• 01/02/13 - Several new photos added for the 15' Outboard Canoe, Esk 17' Kayak, Little Kate Open Canoe, Greenshank Dinghy, Windrush Rowing Skiff and 16' Highlander Dayboat - also, loads of photos of the models that adorn the SFDesign ofiice on the new Makeamodelboat User's Group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/makeamodelboat/

• 09/12/12 - Another new design to go with the recent 16' Melonseed - a 13'4" smaller sister - go to General Purpose Dinghies over 13'  plus photos added for the Kennet slipper launch, Thames 12 skiff, Port Pegasus launch, Petrel Catboat, Exe 14 Rowing skiff and Redshank dinghy.

• 30/11/12 - A new design - a lovely 16' Melonseed strip planked skiff after the wonderful gunning boats of new Jersey - go to General Purpose Dinghies over 13' - a 13' version will be available shortly.

• 20/10/12 - New photos added for the Kingfisher 14 dinghy, Curlew motor punt, strip planked Prospector, Adirondack and Little Kate open canoes.

• 08/10/12 - a YouTube film link added to the Little Kate canoe design, of Rob Trowell's wonderful example set up as a tri-cycle - go to Open Canoes up to 15'.

• 17/09/12 - a new design, the 18' LOD Morning Tide pocket cruisers, larger sister to the Morning Tide 14 (ex Tideway 14) has been added - go to Pocket Cruisers 16' to 20'. Plus several new photos, including the Kari 2 dayboat, Woodlark catboat, Humber 41, Rascal and Peterborough 14, Prospector and Ralph canoes.

• 13/08/12 - 2 new designs added - the Skellig 26 work/fishing boat for both round bilged strip plank and chined ply construction (ply plank over frame)  - go to Motor Cruiser 21'to 30'; and her smaller sister, the Skellig 18 for double chined V bottom ply plank over frame construction - go to Motor Cruisers 16' to 20'.

• 24/07/12 - Photographs of the Thames 14 and Mandarin 17 rowing skiffs and the Waterman 13 and Wren open canoes added - also, please note, a name change to one of our designs - the Tideway 14 Pocket Cruiser is now the Morning Tide 14 Pocket Cruiser, so that it does not clash with the Tideway dinghy brand - and just to celebrate this name change, look out for a larger "Morning Tide" design in the not too distant future!

• 04/07/12 - Plans for a model of the Fanny the Fantail Launch are now available - go to Steam Launches up to 20 and Classic Motor Cruisers.

• 27/06/12 - Plans for a Balsa model of the popular Tideway 14 pocket cruiser are now available - go to Pocket Cruisers up to 16'.

• 24/06/12 - Photos of the launch of the Humber 41 motor barge added along with photos of her interior, deck etc - go to the Motor Cruisers over 30' page.

•  16/06/12 - 3 new designs - the 26' steam launch Michelle -sistership to Etna (Steam Launches 20' to 30' page), the 18' Ant Norfolk Boards Dayboat (Other Dayboats page) and Trican 15' (Motor Canoes page) motor canoe with floats. Plus the first photo of the Humber 41 steel motor barge and more photos of the 16' and 17' Prospector canoes.

• 14/05/12 - A new design - the 26'8" steam launch Etna has been added to the Steam Launches 20' to 30' page - also new photos of the Thames 17' rowing skiff, 23' Golden Bay Launch and 10'6" Northumbrian Coble.

• 04/03/12 - A new Pocket Cruiser design - the Jola 19' Gaff Cutter has been added - go to Pocket Cruisers 16' to 20' to see her details. Also photos added for the Sophia canoe, 15' Lobster Boat, Lambay Island motor cruiser and the 16' Petite Brise dayboat.