Yes, with the right house boat plans, you can start building your own now yes, with house boat plans, you can build a houseboat. when it comes to planning building a houseboat there is one thing you should first consider, do you buy one or build your own? that's a common question i get asked often, so i'll go through some pros & cons to help.. Free plans: the 13' rowing dory assay (free downlaodable plans with full-size pattern from classic wooden boat plans); absolutely free plans (links to free online boat plans); ariawood boat works (plywood punts, jonboats and one-sheet boats); architectura navalis mercatoria (high resolution images of the drawings in frederik hendrik af chapman's book). 15' hazel guide bateau based upon the american adironack guide boat, this craft combines traditional lapstrake (clinker) construction with modern materials. the bottom is a flat piece of 3/8’’ ply slightly rockered fore and aft and the five strakes are of 3/16’’ or 1/4’’ ply..
