The first gf was going to be a plain jon boat but while researching some old designs, we discovered the lines of a classic garvey listed as a duck boat in the plans catalog of the smithsonian.. That is where we found plans for a boat named victory and redesigned her for our material and building method. based on that concept, we designed 3 boats between 12 and 16'. the rb16 is the largest of the three.. Frame patterns on keel and stem. stem pattern used to form keel and place stem. this is the real zephyr, a 16 foot stepped hydroplane! reproduced from the original offsets and plans by a.a.apel..
I built this boat in 2008/09 as a first welding and first boat building project. i built it according to plans with the following changes: i added drain holes through the bench seats, added downrigger brackets for fishing, added a 1″ drain plug and doubled the thickness of the transom/engine mount plate.. Wooden boat plans online for row boats, jon boats, sail boats, fishing boats, kayaks duck boats,if you love to build boats but are unsure of how to start it is a good idea to have a good set of plans and some instructions on how to proceed. please checkout... Boat plans for the 16. designed to heavy weather and sea conditions, this 16' sea power ensures a calm ride so you and your crew won't get thrown around when the sea is rough..
