Powerboats

This rugged and able 16′ outboard-powered dory combines beauty with practicality-and it is easy to build. David Roberts designed the handsome hull and built it as the Nexus 16′ Dory....

In the northern Bahamas, the Albury name is synonymous with boatbuilding. For generations, this family has turned out hundreds of boats, from dinghies to schooners, from their boatbuilding sheds on...

Here’s one for the dedicated runabout enthusiast. Measuring a full 28′ in length, and capable of 50 mph when powered with a 300-hp engine, the Bermuda offers all of the...

Inspired by an old Howard Chappelle design, Karl Stambaugh demonstrates that we need not mimic the short, fat, and inefficient stock outboard cruisers of the 1950s. 18′6″ Outboard Skiff Cruiser,...

This shapely powerboat belies her relatively easy construction. Her bottom is planked with two layers of plywood for a good combination of fast building and complex shape. A wide chine...

Nowadays Maine lobstermen work from boats that are industrial-scale fishing platforms: they are long, wide, and powered with many hundreds of diesel-fueled horsepower. Many tend some 800 traps apiece. But...

Inspired by Alton Wallace’s highly regarded West Pointer workboats of the Maine coast, designer David Stimson has drawn the striking 19′6″ Ocean Pointer outboard skiff. The traits that make Ocean...

If your idea of messing about in boats includes exploring rills and rivulets, putting around on a thimbleful of fuel, rowing when you want the exercise or the silence, and...

This 22′ skiff seems about perfect for most of our needs. She’s easily driven by a modest outboard motor (25–60-hp) and runs flat, smooth, and dry. We’ll spend most of...

A fuel-efficient, carvel planked, displacement launch designed to be powered by a 6-to 8-hp diesel. Comfortable for 2 people cruising or 6-8 people day running. Zimmer 21′ Utility Launch Design...