Marine Designs
We have boat plans (both yacht designs, catamaran designs and power designs) for all sizes. From the 12ft Mushulu Dinghy stitch & glue yacht tender to the Oceansky 57 catamaran. We design timber boats, plywood boats, strip plank boats, fibreglass composite boats, steel and aluminum boats to very modern styling for both monohull designs or multihull designs, powerboat or sailboat and in round bilge, multi-chine or radius chine hull forms.
With the best technical support: we will help you succeed!
All our plans come with full technical support and are Australian Builders plate compliant.
Marine Designs
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Also, all the fiberglass supplies required to build our boats are available at Bowdidge marine Designs, delivered to your door.
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Here Mark Bowdidge has authored many articles, some of which we've published here on our website and also in many magazines worldwide. Most are of a technical nature, but are written in laymans' terms. Some will be of use when making decisions about what boat to build, while others may help you at some stage during a construction project.
We'll continue to add more articles as time progresses
As we all know, bilge pumps would have to be on the top of the list for any boat. Failure to do so can result in water damage, loss of stability, and even sinking. Even so, water will .... MORE
The Australian Builders Plate is a national initiative that will make boating safer by providing vital information about the capacity and capability of boats. The Australian Builders Plate requires boat builders .... MORE
Why is it when we're building boats, the final weight of the boat at times, is more or less than it should be?One of the main causes of increasing weight is.... MORE
The very first thing to consider is what marine environment you are planning to use your new boat in. Will you be fishing lakes and impoundments? Maybe creeks and estuaries? Or perhaps offshore? The type of activities you plan to partake in .... MORE
Here's a method of composite strip planking that you can do on your own, without the need of a gang of people to lay the planks and all the mess associated with it. This method means you can simply work on your own, planking the boat at your leisure and ....MORE
