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Here is a list of my small, but growing collection of high-quality model boat plans. Please have a look!

RC Boat Plans - CAD Generated

PT boat plans

The PT 109 plans are currently available (in a single zip file) in the following scales: 1:32 and 1:24 semi scale. They are essentially the same design, except in different sizes.

They are based on the RC PT boat that I was building, inspired by the old Lindberg kit I had as a teenager.

PT boat model boat plans - click image for more information. This is the first sheet with hull templates and GA.

PT boat model boat plans - sheet 2, with deck house layout and templates.

Civil War Ironclad Plans - CAD Generated

CSS Virginia Plans

Model ship plan of the first Confederate ironclad AKA Merrimack (or sometimes incorrectly Merrimac). I spent many months researching the vessel and this plan is the result.

CSS Virginia plans - click image for more information.

The plans show no model construction, but is rather a representation of the real ship as she would have appeared just before the battle at Hampton Roads.

• Hull lines - full sections, buttocks and waterlines.


• General Arrangement views showing:
• Casemate details
• Armor layout
• Gun ports
• Steering arrangements etc.


• Details include:
• Anchor
• 30-foot cutter with complete lines.


• Three scales:
• 1:48 (1/4"=1') scale, one sheet 36" X 108"
• 1:72 (1/6"=1') scale, one sheet 36" X 60"
• 1:96 (1/8"=1') scale, one sheet 27" X 36"

USS Monitor Plans

USS Monitor plans - click image for more information.

• Hull lines - full sections and waterlines.


• General Arrangement views showing:
• Rivet details
• Armor and deck layout
• Turret with canvas canopy
• Rudder and Propeller arrangements etc.


• Details include:
• Turret cross section
• Anchor
• Rudder
• Propeller


• Three scales:
• 1:48 (1/4"=1') scale, one sheet 36" X 61"
• 1:72 (1/6"=1') scale, one sheet 36" X 42"
• 1:96 (1/8"=1') scale, one sheet 22" X 36"

Early US Warship Plans

USS Olympia, C-6.

Here is a plan set for building the protected cruiser USS Olympia of Spanish-American War fame. This plan can be used for either bread-and-butter model boat construction or plank on bulkhead.

Templates for each construction method is included in the plan set.

USS Olympia General Arrangements. Click image or follow the link for for more information about the USS Olympia Plans.

These plan packages consist of:

• A large sheet General Arrangement plan
• 1/96 scale - 50 X 34 inches
• 1/144 scale - 34 X 23 inches


• A large sheet Lines Plan with buttock templates for B&B construction
• 1/96 scale - 46 X 36 inches
• 1/144 scale - 36 X 40 inches


• A separate pdf document (8 1/2 X 11 inch) with each Section Template laid out in full. This document can also be fitted on A4 format paper.


• Midship Section of the ship at 1/4"=1'

USS Maine, ACR-1

Contemporary General Arrangement Plan of the USS Maine ACR-1.

USS Oregon, BB-3.

General Arrangement Plan of the USS Oregon BB-3.

USS Texas, launched 1892.

General Arrangement Plan of the USS Texas.

For any questions or comments about these plans, please use the form on the Contact Page.

USS Iowa, BB-4.

General Arrangement Plan of the USS Iowa.

For any questions or comments about these plans, please use the form on the Contact Page.

More About These Model Boat Plans

They fall into two categories:

1. CAD generated and computer lofted

The CAD generated plans are of exceptional quality, simply because they have never been printed, scanned or folded. These are the best print quality and accuracy I've ever seen in a set of model boat plans. The first time they are printed is when you take the files to your local print shop. To my knowledge, nobody else offers this service.

2. Scanned and electronically cleaned up

The down-side with CAD generated plans is that, for a one-man-show, it takes a long time to generate each one of them. I've concluded that it would benefit more people to simply offer scanned plans of these historic ships.

These plans are still excellent quality, and of high resolution. As the originals are over 100 years old, many hours have been spent cleaning them up to a my own high standard

All plans are in pdf format. If there are more than a single pdf-document in the download, it comes as a Zip-file. For those files you will need a zip/unzip program to access the plans. I use jZip because it's free and reliable.

Changing the scale when printing out is tricky with pdf files. I have therefore formatted each document for a single scale. Follow this link for more tips on printing pdf's (will open in a new window).

At one point I offered the CAD generated plans in several different scales, all individually. It drove me crazy trying to keep track of it all, and try and figure some sort of price structure. I gave up and decided to offer all different scales of the same subject in a single download. It has worked out well.

When you buy these model boat plans you receive a zip file containing multiple drawings at different scales. You get more flexibility in choice of scale, I get less files to track. A win-win.

For any questions, feel free to use the Q&A or the contact form (link below).

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  The PDF files have been generated directly from CAD software which offers unsurpassed benefits:

• Instant access to downloaded files


• No shipping charges


• No more folded drawings


• All legible text and crisp lines


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