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 £3.00 £4.00 Full Plans Canoes £2.00 £4.00 £5.00 Full Plans Others £3.00 £5.00 £8.00 Manuals £3.00 £5.00 £7.00 Catalogue/CD's Go to SFDesign Catalogues & Manuals. DVD's £1.99 £2.99 £3.99

List of Latest Site Updates

• 24/12/11 - Two new pages added to the makeamodelboat.com site which will be of interest to non model makers - a page called 'A Treasure Trove of Model Boats' which has photos of most of the models adorning the Selway Fisher office and several that I built in my early years and a page detailing the construction of the 25' Windsor Slipper Launch model using a method similar to that of the real boat - plus a photo of a stretched strip plank version of the Tideway 14 pocket cruiser and photos of a 22' Black Swan yacht sailing off Bridlington.

• 03/12/11 - A new design has been added, the 25' Windsor Slipper Launch - go to http://www.selway-fisher.com/McClassic.htm#WINDSOR   to see it. The plans for a 1:15 radio controlled model of the Windsor 25 are also available at www.makeamodelboat.com. Several photos have also been added to the site - go to the Quick Design Index to see where they are and finally, for those interested in bigger ships, I have started a new section on Dockside Scenes in the www.paulfisherart.com site.

• 20/10/11 - 4 more pictures added to the www.paulfisherart.com site - 3 of Bath and 1 of Nottingham.

• 19/10/11 - Rufus 17 motor/work boat mdel plans added to www.makeamodelboat.com site.

• 08/10/11 - new photos added - photos of Bob Batkin's model of the new Heron 15 pocket cruiser design and photos of Graham Young's beautiful example of the Tideway 14 launched and sailing - go to http://www.selway-fisher.com/PCup16.htm

• 12/09/11 - 2 new designs added - the 15' version of the Heron gaff Pocket Cruiser and the 15' Huntsman V bottomed single chine open canoe plus details for a lengthened Rose steam launch (17'9") and several photos - go to the Quick Design Index pages for easy access to these new items.

• 16/08/11 - new web site - www.makeamodelboat.com with manual and models based on Selway Fisher Designs - a page describing this new site can be found in the links at the top of this page.

• 03/07/11 - More photos added - Rufus 22, Waterman 16, Christine and Waterboy canoes, Power 1.2, Mandarin 17, Llaut, 34'6" Pinky etc.

• 07/05/11 - More photos of Naida - go to http://www.selway-fisher.com/Yachts2435.htm#PINKY and the link to the flickr photo site. Also many new paintings put up on the www.paulfisherart.com site.

• 24/04/11 - Photos of Iain Tolhurst's Pinky 'Naida' being launched today at Pangbourne on the Thames - the stuff of dreams! Go to Yachts 24' to 35'. More photos of Naida and other designs coming soon.

• 11/04/11 - nothing exciting but I'm afraid that we have had to increase postal prices to cover both the recent and former postal charge prices increases.

• 10/02/11 - 3 new designs - the Goshawk 14 dinghy, 16' Dutch Punter dayboat and 15m Ply Barge have been added plus new photos of the Wren canoe, Ariel strip planked dinghy and Redshrike classic runabout - go to the Quick Design Index to see.

• 04/01/11 - A new design - the 4m Mini Yacht - go to Pocket Cruisers up to 16' plus several new photos - go to the Quick Design Index for a fast route to see them.