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OPEN MOTOR CANOE DESIGNS & PLANS |
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We have 5 designs for Motor Canoes.
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ORDERING PLANS |
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For each design you can order either: |
| PRINTED PLANS sent to you by post - Postage will be added to your order - see postage costs at the bottom of the page |
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Canoes on this Page |
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| 12'6" OB Canoe | 15' OB Canoe |
18'
Outboard Motor Freight Canoe |
12 -
16' Strip Planked OB Canoe |
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Trican Motor Canoe |
18'6" Silent Explorer | 23'6" Brambling | |||
| 10' OUTBOARD MOTOR CANOE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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canoe is a shortened version of the original 12'6" Outboard motor canoe for
a client who wanted a more compact design which would be easier to
store. Stitch and tape construction is used to make her quick and easy
to build with a low construction cost. She is a small, tough knock-about
boat and exterior WBP (water and boil proof) ply can be used to keep
costs down.
Depending upon the type of ply used, weight will be around 50 - 55 lbs. |
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The painted example (left) has been built by Howard Reynolds who inserted two centre ply frames/bulkheads and cut through the hull panels between them to give him a canoe that can be stored in two halves.The halves are bolted together. The example below is being built by Brian Worrall. |
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| 12'6" OUTBOARD MOTOR CANOE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This canoe is an adaptation of our Waterman 16 Mk2 open canoe requested by a client who wanted a lightweight craft which he could easily car top and which would safely take a small outboard motor to use for fishing and camping. Her beam has been widened to 44" giving more internal space and additional stability when moving around in the boat. She uses the stitch and tape method of construction. Depending upon the type of ply used, weight will be around 55 lbs. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Below - an example by Jeremy Burne |
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and this one is by Roland Nock and used for extensive river passages with sponsons and a cover-all tent. |
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| Right is an example being rowed by Bob Joyce. |  |
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| 15' OUTBOARD MOTOR CANOE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Right, an example by Tim Yates. |
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This 15’ (4.58m) design is an extended version of our 12’6” Outboard Motor Canoe and uses the same basic hull shape with it’s narrow flat bottom panel with 3 further panels added each side to form an attractive but stable and easily built shape. 3 seats plus a forward stowage area are shown but she could be fitted out with a different arrangement to suit individual needs. Normally a 1/2—2 hp engine would be used but she could take bigger units and she can be rowed or paddled—and like her smaller sister, a sail rig could be used.
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I was asked to take the 15’ (4.58m) Outboard Motor Canoe design extend it to 18' and also add 2" (50mm) to the hull depth. This new design uses the same basic hull shape with it’s narrow flat bottom panel with 3 further panels added each side to form an attractive but stable and easily built shape. 3 seats plus a forward stowage area are shown but she could be fitted out with a different arrangement to suit individual needs. Normally a 1—2 1/2 hp outboard is used but larger outboards can be used.
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| 18' OUTBOARD MOTOR FREIGHT CANOE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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For those wanting a much bigger outboard motor canoe capable of having several fishing at once and which can also be used as a freight canoe on rivers and lakes, the 18' Outboard Motor Freight Canoe would certainly suit. She can take 6-8 adults or 4 adukts with plenty of room for fishing or wildlife photography. I took the 18 Outboard Canoe and widened and deepened it to give a beam of 4'6" (1.37m) and a mid hull depth of just over 17" (0.44m). She can be built entirely of 1/4" (6mm) plywood but for a rough and tough freight canoe, we recommend 9mm for the bottom hull planks. Construction is simple stitch and tape. Details are shown on the plans to split the canoe into boltable halves. A 4 or 5hp outboard can be used but I would recommend 8 to 15hp with a maximum of 25hp. |
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| 12 - 16' STRIP PLANKED MOTOR CANOE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| The striking example above is by Patricio de Salterain in Uraguay. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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planked version of our plywood motor canoes—because she is strip
planked over computer generated moulds, the spacing between the moulds
can be altered to give any length between 12’ and 16’. Apart from using an outboard motor between 1.5 and 4hp, she could be fitted out for rowing and/or sailing (we can provide these details from our other designs of similar size). |
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this design, Jim Ferguson (who has sadly now passed on), wanted a design
that could be used in
a number of ways - a true multi-role craft for use in Australian waters.
The main hull can be used by itself as a simple motor
canoe or as a Proa with just one float or as a trimaran with 2 floats.
With just the main hull she is a stable motor canoe for use in estuaries
etc but with the floats she will become a very stable platform for all
sorts of uses including coastal fishing and diving etc.
The plans show
construction both in sheet aluminium and stitch and tape plywood - the
beams are aluminium poles. |
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moving silently up remote quiet creeks and rivers to picnic amongst the Willows
and enjoy country side not seen by many, we have designed this attractive
electric canoe. Construction uses the strip plank process using computer faired mould shapes and she is powered by a Mini Kota type electric outboard. She can take 3 or 4 adults. She could be fitted with a canopy or with steam power. Complete Silent Explorer Canoes may be purchased from Amourelle Products at https://www.ElectricCanoe.co.uk |
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| A leisurely craft from the Edwardian and Victorian eras - days of elegance on the Thames with parasols and wine! we were commissioned to design such a canoe, to be powered by a Gebofa electric 1.6 hp sail drive unit and constructed using modern clinker ply methods. The plans give the computer faired sectional mould shapes which are then erected onto a strong back. Stringers are then let into the moulds and the plank shapes taken easily from the building jig using the stringers as a guide. The hull could also be strip planked. Speed approx. 5.5 knots. Capacity for up to 6 people. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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SEPARATE FLOAT, SAIL & LEEBOARD PLANS COST |
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| Below are photographs of the Ranger floats used on a 15'8" Fisher Prospector by Steve Cullis. | |
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Note- we
can supply the plans for the Waterman 12 float, rudder and leeboard
details together with the plans for the Ranger canoe at a cost of £15
(UK/EU) |
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(Approx. 18 Euros/$20 USD) |
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AND CEDAR STRIP PLANK
CONSTRUCTION METHODS SEE THE BOAT BUILDING
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