Paul Gartside is a boatbuilder and designer currently based on Long Island, New York. We build in wood using both traditional and modern methods, provide custom design services in all materials, and offer a catalogue of stock plans through this web site.
Plans & Dreams Boat Design Books
Plans & Dreams Volume III
24 Ready-to-Build Boat Designs
Our third volume in a series of big, beautiful books contains a collection of 24 complete plan sets (with detailed technical information), with essays covering all aspects of boatbuilding, first published in Water Craft magazine. Click through for a look inside each book.
Recent Designs from the Drawing Board
Water Craft Special
Water Craft magazine from the United Kingdom publishes a complete set of Paul Gartside boat plans in every issue. Subscribers can build right from the pages of the magazine. With each issue, we offer a special discount for digital download of the same full plan set.
January/February 2026
The January/February 2026 issue of Water Craft magazine contains full plans for our 20 ft. Electric Launch Design #294. With this little beauty we add to our growing family of small launches drawn with an eye to electric power. The appeal of this form of propulsion is the peace and quiet that it brings to power boating. Not since steam power has motor boating felt so civilized. For day trips on sheltered waters a boat like this is hard to beat. It may be charged at the dock or at home if the boat is trailer launched.
The 4 sheets of scale drawings for these plans are available by digital download for the special price of US$100.00 (regular list price is US$220.00). These pdf files may be printed to scale at any good copy shop. Sheet size is 34 in. x 24 in. This offer lasts until February 28th 2026. (Discount applied at checkout.)
November/December 2025
This issue of Water Craft magazine contains full plans for the latest iteration of the 24 ft. Canoe Yawl Design #82A. This is a boat for the purists with no inboard engine.
The seven sheets of scale drawings for the full plans are available by digital download for the special price of US$100.00 (regular list price is US$500.00). These pdf files may be printed to scale at any good copy shop. Sheet size is 34 in. x 24 in. This offer is extended through January 31, 2025.
Custom Boatbuilding
Visit the custom boatbuilding section to view a sample of boats that have taken shape in our shop.
Build Your Own
Browse our Stock Plans to find a wide range of boat plans to purchase online. These are professional plans, but detailed with the home builder in mind. There are choices appropriate for every skill level.
Boats for Sale
A collection of boats built to our designs, available for sale by their owners.
Contact us to inquire, or to list your boat here.
Special: Full Lines Plan
View product detailsHalf models are a perfect small-scale boat building project and a good first step towards creating the real thing. With a few hand tools and a quantity of well dried softwood, we are set for hours of absorbing work. For US$20 you may order the full Lines Plan of any of the designs in our catalog. Type the name or number of your chosen plan in the note section of the shopping cart, and we will send a PDF of that Lines Plan (1 sheet) to you.