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FREE BOAT PLANS
Not much to this boat, just get yourself 2 of the 1" x 12" x 8' planks. Cut 30.5" off the ends of each, you will use these for bulkheads. The remaining portion is to make your sides.

With these dimensions, you will end up with a boat that when loaded with 350 lbs, it will have a 6.5" waterline, leaving you 4.5" of freeboard left. If you want a boat that will carry more weight, consider making the sides longer. 32" is a really good dimension for the beam, if you want to paddle it, I would suggest keeping it that same width.

The Curves
To make the curve in the end of the sides, start by drawing a straight line that starts from 2.5" down, and goes to 11" back on the bottom. Next you will draw a series of tick marks, starting from 7" back and 3-1/4" from the bottom, and continue till you get to the last mark at 17" back. Each of the tick marks are 1" apart. Connect the dots, cut the curve, and that is the tightest bend that I could make 1/4" BC pine plywood bend around.
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