Updated: November 23, 2024

Feeling inspired by the shorelines, as the sea breeze brings a good memory to you? There is a charming and romantic vibe that the sea is bringing us and a happy and cool feeling each time when looking around the beach. How much more when you experience sailing in the sea? How would it feel? The cool breeze of the sea is so refreshing and calming, especially by just merely looking at the waves, listening to the sweet serene of the sea, and sailing in a boat either to enjoy the moment or to catch fish. This is certainly peaceful. However, can you imagine, building and owning your boat? Building a boat sounds like a good idea, and having it done by yourself is an amazing accomplishment. But in order to make this dream into reality, you need to make a plan and that is what My Boat Plans from Martin Reid is all about – starting from scratch. These instructions will surely help you. Let’s find out how it works!

What are My Boat Plans?

My Boat Plans is a DIY instructional video, having a step-by-step guide, and a boat plan made easy. This is designed to get the job done quickly, inexpensively, and with satisfying results. The step-by-step guides and expert advice to make boat building is helpful especially to beginners.

Who Created My Boat Plans?

The creator of My Boat Plans is Martin Reid, who at a very young age he is fascinated with boats. Back then Martin and his father would harbor and watch the boats bring the catch of the day. This fascination in his childhood magically allowed him to excel in this craft for 31 years of boat making. His persistence in making boats drove him to have simple instructions that you can follow step by step for you to be guided. The illustrated plans and boat building guide is detailed and concise.

How Do My Boat Plans Work?

There are a series of Step by Step guides and the following gives a good glimpse of it. The main guide of MY Boat Plans course includes plans for 518 boats (from simple kayaks and dinghies to advanced projects such as cabin cruisers, and even a submarine!). The plans include thorough and plentiful details in terms of cutting patterns, building techniques, schematics, and lists of materials required for all manner of boats. The guide includes a host of three-dimensional pictures (colored pictures when relevant) that makes it easy to understand the instructions (which are provided both in metric and imperial units).

The book also shows an easy method to plan and navigate cross-reference quickly. Instant access to the My Boat Plans which includes plans, tutorials, guides, and resources and lifetime access to all future updates. You can download all these materials over the internet, plus there are also physical copies available, so you can order the books and DVD pack if that is more convenient for you.

Aside from these features, it has also five helpful bonuses which talks about the Boat Builder’s Complete Guide as it has tips from other professionals, even more plans, ideas, tips, and techniques, secret in building a boat, safety tips in making a boat which will provide you with all the necessary information regarding covering regulations for your type of boat, its usage, length, engine, and more.

Also, a 3D design software will come in handy when you want to make custom designs for your boat and lastly it has 40 Videos on Boat Building Lessons that cover all the essential know-how of boat and shipbuilding. Here is a shortlist of some of the topics included:

– Complete Boat-Building Process Narrated
– Building Great Fishing Boats
– Building SailBoat and a Simple Canoe
– Boat Construction Techniques: Comprehensive Overview
– Placing Forms and Making Rivets
– Sport Submarine – great for underwater explorations
– Floating Swimming boat a floating platform great for the whole family
– Handling Different Materials
– Applying Plywood Skins to Boat Frames
– Boat Repair/Rebuilding

Advantages

– 518 detailed boat plans

– Step by step guide and procedures

– Simple to use for beginners

– Videos included

– Detailed diagrams and specifications

– Instant downloads plus DVD included

– Free lifetime updates

– The complete narrated boat building process

– Working, repairing, and rebuilding a boat

– Affordable price at $47

– 60 days money-back guarantee

Disadvantages

– Must be precise in measurement

– Should follow the detailed instruction in the guide

– Results may vary

Recommendation

This course created by Mr. Martin is concise and perfect for beginners. Imagine, you can have a whole library about creating a boat. In this course, there are many choices to choose from, plus it has video tutorials, detailed sketches, step by step guides, and many more. So, I can say that this is worth the value for your money.