Amateur construction

The amateur construction of a boat or sailboat is the adventure before the adventure. For some it is even the real passion... The future journey is only a pretext. Many sailboats were born from the hands of amateur builders and these sailboats sail well and far away.

The sad end of the Amilee trimaran, an amateur-built multihull

The Perron 7.50 m: a high-performance, transportable mini class 40

Divinité 7m: small size but big ambitions for this sailing yacht designed for exploration

"I built the TabascoW V5 in my garage, a 5m scow designed for coastal cruising."

Marwal, a Grisby 36 ferro-cement plan for sale in the classifieds

Bamboo and boating: progress on the SoBoo 650 sailboat

Bateau à donner: this 13-metre self-built sailboat is looking for motivated buyers!

Hulg: building an autonomous schooner, a unique project in the heart of the German mountains

Hulg: the titanic construction of a schooner in the heart of the Black Forest

Modélisme Naval Hermanville: historic ship reproductions in miniature

Club Modélisme Naval Hermanville: a passion for miniatures

Canot, the new dinghy from the Bow shipyard

Brise Vague 5.50, a 5.50 m open motor hull to build in kit form

Duracell project: Plywood and sandwich sail dinghy decking

Duracell project: foam-plywood sandwich parts for the annex

Editorial

Building your own boat: An adventure that doesn't depend on size

Web series

Amateur construction of a Marauder by J.J. Herbulot and François Vivier

Water spirit by the river

A beautiful Canadian canoe built in a record time of 2.5 months!

Between drakkars and the Immersive Viking City: Rouen reconnects with Norman identity

"I built myself an old school runabout for 4,000 Âeuros"

At the age of 70, he single-handedly built a 13-meter catamaran to live on the water

Why impregnate plywood with resin?

Progress of the Beg-Meil construction site in epoxy wood

Free model boat plans: the MiniX, an easy-to-build radio-controlled sailboat

The Tubuai canoe in the 21st century!

A sailboat reconstructed from photos and testimonies

La Viviacia, a strip planking Beg-Meil under construction

Test

PRAM : A dinghy whose price will depend on the time invested !

Build your own cardboard boat to race in Douarnenez, or elsewhere...

The Figaro 5, a construction facilitated by the use of plywood

Renovation of a Figaro 5 - Building with your own hands, by economy but especially by passion!

EcoCat 42, a do-it-yourself cruising catamaran to stay eco-friendly

InterviewAlan, amateur builder

Meeting with Alan, a multi-recidivist boat builder!

Skerry under amateur construction

Building a Skerry: testimony of a white-haired amateur builder

Amateur construction of a beetle cat

When a furniture restorer starts building a Beetle cat

Amateur construction: a miniature motorboat

Amateur construction: A varnished wooden motorboat for less than 6000 euros

Some stages of reflection and construction

Step by step for the construction of the MiniX, everything to build a radio-controlled sailboat

A 6.50 m trimaran built by recycling boats

I feel like I made my trimaran with a knife and wood

A book to help you Build your wooden boat

Build your own mini catamaran, a guide for amateur builders

Web series

The Vivacia takes shape, gluing the planks together

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