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DRIVE Marine can give you a taste of just how easy and enjoyable building a kit boat can be. The benefit of building a kit boat is:

Boat Kits and Plans
DRIVE Marine can give you a taste of just how easy and enjoyable building a kit boat can be. The benefit of building a kit boat is: A great way to develop boat building techniques before taking on the big one. A kit outlines what you have to do and provides you with the necessary materials. If you purchase your kit boat off DRIVE Marine or one of our resellers we will provide you with as much product knowledge and guidance as necessary, we are only a phone call away. Another great thing about buying a kit boat is they’re not a big dent in the bank account and it’s a project that the whole family can be involved in. Plus, if you make a mistake it will not be disastrous as you can always buy a new piece/ sheet of plywood if unable to cover up a mistake and only you will know, when it is finished! From a Kit or Plans you can complete something like a Joey dinghy, eureka canoe, illuka or sea kayak from a few weeks to 6 months, depending on your availability to work on your project. Our advice is to start with something small then work onto building the boat of your dreams. This way you can learn on something achievable over a few weekends. Be wary when buying or sourcing free or cheap plans from the internet, as there are a few important things to keep in mind: US plans are sized to fit a plywood sheet of 2440x1220 which is imperial. Australian standard for plywood is 2400x1200 (Metric). (We are able to supply Imperial size sheets of Plywood if your ideal design is from overseas). Cheap or Free plans from the internet are generally sold with minimal guidance or information. Remember you get what you pay for. Do Not ignore plans from the US and Europe as there are some very good ones if you are prepared to pay $50 to $150, depending on the complexity. All of our plans and kits come with instructions. Here are just a few common plans that are suggested for your first project: JOEY- Pram Dinghy Joey is a lightweight pram dinghy designed for stitch and glue construction using just two sheets of plywood to make a full 2.4 m (8ft) long boat. Weighing only 20kg when finished it is an excellent tender. Now also available as a nested dinghy. Can also be made as a sailing dinghy. Available as plans or as Kit Click Here for the Brochure. The Iluka Sea Kayak The Iluka sea kayak is a contemporary plywood design based on the 5.2m length and 575mm beam dimensions favoured by many of the dedicated sea kayak enthusiasts. It is an excellent beginners kayak. Only Plans Available. Click Here for the Brochure. The Eureka Canoe This has been designed to accommodate families or a couple of mates that want to get some exercise as well as have some fun. Weighs under 20kg when finished. Only Plans Available. Single and Double Sea Kayaks The Kayaks have excellent stability and the buoyant shape and cambered deck offers generous storage. These sea kayaks have been designed by well known Sydney designer David Payne. With built in buoyancy as an added safety feature they are easy to paddle and control. Available in Kits only Click Here for the Brochure. Firebug Excellent Sailing dinghy for Adults and Children. With over 900 sets of plans sold, plans are available form http://www.firebug.co.nz/ We can supply all of the materials. Click here for more info. Mirror Dinghy ~Coming soon~ Kits will be available in Australia though DRIVE Marine Services. The Mirror was one of the worlds first Stitch N Glue sailing dinghies. The same design has been strictly controlled for over 30years and still sailed by top sailors in national and world titles. Over 70,000 mirror dinghies have been registered since their development. Available in Kits only from DRIVE Marine More Info Click Here David Payne Designs. David has many plans from 6 foot rowing dinghy to sea goings yachts. DRIVE Marine supply his plans book $20.00 DRIVE Marine sell David Payne plans. Plans range I price from $60.00 to $1100.00 depending on the complexity of the design. CapeBoatWorks Plans and Kits for Stitch N Glue, Strip Plank Canoes and Kayaks from Chesapeake Light Craft (CLC) Shearwater Guillemot Shearwater Hybrid For more info go to www.capeboatworks.com.au At DRIVE Marine Services we can support your requirements from all plan suppliers and will support you where possible. We are unable to provide technical advice on modifying designs using different materials, this is the responsibility of the designer. We will provide excellent product support and have skills to interpret “Yank” terms and quantities and turn them into usable “Aussie” Lingo.
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A great way to develop boat building techniques before taking on the big one.
A kit outlines what you have to do and provides you with the necessary materials.
If you purchase your kit boat off DRIVE Marine or one of our resellers we will provide you with as much product knowledge and guidance as necessary, we are only a phone call away.
Another great thing about buying a kit boat is they’re not a big dent in the bank account and it’s a project that the whole family can be involved in.
Plus, if you make a mistake it will not be disastrous as you can always buy a new piece/ sheet of plywood if unable to cover up a mistake and only you will know, when it is finished!
From a Kit or Plans you can complete something like a Joey dinghy, eureka canoe, illuka or sea kayak from a few weeks to 6 months, depending on your availability to work on your project.

Our advice is to start with something small then work onto building the boat of your dreams. This way you can learn on something achievable over a few weekends.
Be wary when buying or sourcing free or cheap plans from the internet, as there are a few important things to keep in mind:

US plans are sized to fit a plywood sheet of 2440x1220 which is imperial. Australian standard for plywood is 2400x1200 (Metric). (We are able to supply Imperial size sheets of Plywood if your ideal design is from overseas).
Cheap or Free plans from the internet are generally sold with minimal guidance or information. Remember you get what you pay for.
Do Not ignore plans from the US and Europe as there are some very good ones if you are prepared to pay $50 to $150, depending on the complexity.
All of our plans and kits come with instructions.

Here are just a few common plans that are suggested for your first project:

JOEY- Pram Dinghy
Joey is a lightweight pram dinghy designed for stitch and glue construction using just two sheets of plywood to make a full 2.4 m (8ft) long boat. Weighing only 20kg when finished it is an excellent tender. Now also available as a nested dinghy. Can also be made as a sailing dinghy.
Available as plans or as Kit
Click Here for the Brochure.

The Iluka Sea Kayak
The Iluka sea kayak is a contemporary plywood design based on the 5.2m length and 575mm beam dimensions favoured by many of the dedicated sea kayak enthusiasts. It is an excellent beginners kayak.
Only Plans Available.
Click Here for the Brochure.

The Eureka Canoe
This has been designed to accommodate families or a couple of mates that want to get some exercise as well as have some fun. Weighs under 20kg when finished.
Only Plans Available.

Single and Double Sea Kayaks
The Kayaks have excellent stability and the buoyant shape and cambered deck offers generous storage. These sea kayaks have been designed by well known Sydney designer David Payne. With built in buoyancy as an added safety feature they are easy to paddle and control.
Available in Kits only
Click Here for the Brochure.

Firebug
Excellent Sailing dinghy for Adults and Children. With over 900 sets of plans sold, plans are available form http://www.firebug.co.nz/
We can supply all of the materials.
Click here for more info.

Mirror Dinghy
~Coming soon~
Kits will be available in Australia though DRIVE Marine Services. The Mirror was one of the worlds first Stitch N Glue sailing dinghies. The same design has been strictly controlled for over 30years and still sailed by top sailors in national and world titles. Over 70,000 mirror dinghies have been registered since their development.
Available in Kits only from DRIVE Marine
More Info Click Here

David Payne Designs.
David has many plans from 6 foot rowing dinghy to sea goings yachts.
DRIVE Marine supply his plans book $20.00
DRIVE Marine sell David Payne plans.
Plans range I price from $60.00 to $1100.00 depending on the complexity of the design.

CapeBoatWorks
Plans and Kits for Stitch N Glue, Strip Plank Canoes and Kayaks from
Chesapeake Light Craft (CLC)
Shearwater
Guillemot
Shearwater Hybrid
For more info go to www.capeboatworks.com.au

At DRIVE Marine Services we can support your requirements from all plan suppliers and will support you where possible. We are unable to provide technical advice on modifying designs using different materials, this is the responsibility of the designer. We will provide excellent product support and have skills to interpret “Yank” terms and quantities and turn them into usable “Aussie” Lingo.