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Do It Yourself! Sailing Canoe Plans or Inflatable Sailboat Plans!
Your rig won't be as compact and lightweight as our readymade rigs, but it will sail as well, and you'll save money and have fun doing it.
Build it all yourself, or build as much as you want and get the rest from our parts catalog.
"Hi, I just received the make-your-own-boat plans I ordered from you (wow,that was fast!) and they're great! I can't wait to get started on my boat...I'll be sure to pass the word on about your site to whoever is looking to sail. I think you got a good thing going here, keep up the good work!" -- Jim Seeber (March 2004)
"Outstanding plans! These are some of the most comprehensive plans I have seen! " - - Comment posted on Ebay Feedback for SailboatsToGo by plans buyer "Grantorinosport" [Click on the red words in the line above to read more feedback about us on the Ebay site. Ebay feedback is entirely out of our control, so you know it's not edited or biased .]
"Received the plans today. The cd video was superb. I could build the entire thing from that alone--I am rather handy. I was very impressed by the video. The plans were very cleverly thought out. Good job. I am anxious to begin building." -- Denny
Chirayus Tharechat writes from Thailand: "Hi there I have got the plan from you and I love it:)"
 
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Special Offer! Buy a sail or set of spars and get the plans for just the cost of mailing ($2.50). ("Spars" is sailor talk for the two poles that stiffen the bottom edge and foward edge of the sail)
See a video of SailboatsToGo do-it-yourself boats and ready-made boats at play:
Click here. Then right click on a video title, choose "save target as, " change file name ending to ".wmv" and change "save as file type html" to "all files." Download to your computer, find the file or your hard drive, and double click on it.
Check out the SailboatsToGo forum for discussion of boatbuilding topics. One participant just posted an offer for star knobs at 89 cents each for people building from these plans.
"Thanks for all of your help. I appreciate the fact that you are happy to sell parts of your kit. This allowed me to have the collapsible sail section, and a nice professional looking sail without having to spend more than I can afford. The plans were detailed and easy to follow...One of the great things about building the structure and leeboards from your plans is the ability to fine tune everything. For example, I want to move the steering oar in closer so I can tuck it under my shoulder when the winds are pumping. I can just drill two holes. "
-- Marcus H., San Francisco (May 2004)
Please note: We created the plans back in 2003. The essential information in them is still valid. However, we put extra information in there (links to useful websites, prices of parts and materials) and some of that is now out of date. People are still using the plans with great success, but we just wanted to disclose that we don't go back and update non-essential information information in them that may go stale. As always, satisfaction guaranteed!
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| | | 3021 | We've read them all (almost) and this is the best "How-To-Sail-For- Beginners" type book out there. It's the one used by the Annapolis Sailing School. It's got one female author and one male author, so both halves of our species were represented in its creation, which for a "how-to" book is a good thing.
Jim Luckett says: "It's clear, well written, well illustrated, and correct."
We do provide "How To Sail" instructions (written and illustrated by Jim himself) with our sail kits, plans, and sailboats, but if you like to have things explained 2 different ways to help make them stick, read this book too. Paperback. | 12.95
Shipping** 5.00 | Add to Cart | Check Out | | 4001 | Using about $135 worth of materials from a home center, lumber yard and/or hardware store you'll make your own sail rig for inflatable dinghy, including sail, with no sewing. This design takes up some space in the cockpit, unlike our readymade version, but still leaves room for 2 or 3 people aboard. We've gotten great feedback on these plans. Any part you don't want to make, you can buy from us. Build as much or as little of it as you like! Not for kayaks. | 17.50
Shipping** 2.50 | Add to Cart | Check Out | | 4002 | Step-by-step profusely illustrated guide to making your own clamp-on canoe sail rig from lumber and hardware you can buy locally. For more detail, buy the version that includes how-to-build-it video, also sold on this page. The sail rig you will build with these plans is not the same as our ready-made sail rig. It is designed for ease of construction with simple tools and basic skills. Many parts are wood. It will sail as well, but it is not as portable and it takes up more space on your boat. Save shipping cost -- buy email version below at item 4006. | 17.50
Shipping** 2.50 | Add to Cart | Check Out | | 4003 | Step-by-step, illustrated instructions on how to build a rig, PLUS how-to-sail instructions PLUS video on CD that plays on Windows computers and shows more detail on how to make a sailing rig. | 25.00
Shipping** 3.00 | Add to Cart | Check Out | | 4004 | If you buy a sail or spars from us today, you can have a set of plans for just the shipping cost. This option only valid if you buy sail or spars with this order. | 0.00
Shipping** 2.50 | Add to Cart | Check Out | | 4005 | If you buy a sail or spars from us today, you can have a set of canoe rig plans and instrucional video for just the shipping cost. This option only valid if you buy sail or spars with this order. | 0.00
Shipping** 2.50 | Add to Cart | Check Out | | 4006 | Plans described above at item 4001 will be emailed to you in PDF format. Also the sailing instructions. Save shipping cost, get the plans in color, have an electronic copy for safe keeping. (Conveys the right to use and print only for your personal use, not for sale, publication or distribution.) | 17.50
Shipping** 0.00 | Add to Cart | Check Out | | 4007 | Plans described above at item 4002 will be emailed to you in PDF format. Also the sailing instructions. Save shipping cost, get the plans in color, have an electronic copy for safe keeping. (Conveys the right to use and print only for your personal use, not for sale, publication or distribution.) | 17.50
Shipping** 0.00 | Add to Cart | Check Out | | 5000 | All 3 items on one "buy now" button for ease of ordering. Also includes our innovate "mast slide" which is the fitting that connects boom to mast and allows it to swivel. The spars (sailor talk for the boom and the other long tube at the front of the sail) and the mast fold for easy shipping and easy storage and transporting. These are parts, not a complete sail kit. See one of our sail kit pages (inflatables, canoe kit or kayak kit), accessed with tabs above, for complete sail kits. Start with "catalog" tab. Will fit Super Snark, Sea Snark and Sunflower if you remove the boat's mast sleeve (mast diameter is 1 1/4" vs. Snark's 1 1/8"). | 239.00
Shipping** 15.00 | Add to Cart | Check Out | | 5001 | This is the sail only (no spars or other metal parts). Multi-colored. This is a true, aerodynamic, shaped sail, which means it is cut and sewn to have the necessary camber (3-dimensional curvature) for creating aerodynamic lift. Superior in power and efficiency to "flat triangle" sails offered elsewhere. Strong fabric and strong sewing, so it will last. Small SeaEagle.com logo at lower front edge. Ships by USPS so PO boxes are okay and please ignore any warnings to the contrary during checkout process. More Info | 89.00
Shipping** 5.00 | Add to Cart | Check Out | | 5003 | Segmented (3 sections each) and shock-corded inside, so they folds to 45 inches, but the parts stay together. You fold it with the sail still on the spars, for fast setup and take down. Fits our rigs, Sea Eagle, SOAR too. Mast slide is on pivot, so sail can be furled and stored vertically against the mast, held up by the halyard, without taking the mast slide loose from the mast. Spars are aluminum, for light weight and strength. Plastic loops riveted in place on spars to locate halyard (rope for raising sail) and sheet (rope for controlling sail).
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Shipping** 15.00 | Add to Cart | Check Out | | 5004 | Mast for Canoe sail rig or inflatable sailboats. Segmented and shock-corded inside. Loop at top for halyard. Strong. Fits, Sea Eagle, SOAR, Spring Creek, too. Outside diameter is 1 1/4" which is 1/8" larger than Snark. See item 5018 or 5019 for Snark mast. You can use this mast in a Snark if you remove boat's mast sleeve. | 39.00
Shipping** 10.00 | Add to Cart | Check Out | | 5011 | Select this item to DELETE the 45-square-foot sail from your order of a sail rig or complete sailboat and SUBSTITUTE a 55-square-foot nylon sail. Includes spar extension to carry the larger sail, plus sail, plus free upgrade to heavy duty mast. Bigger sail provides more speed in light to moderate winds (5-12 mph). Not for winds above 18 mph. This price is only for substitution. Choose sail colors:
Click Here If you are not ordering something that normally includes a 45 sf sail, you must use item 5012 instead for this item.
See item 5060 for a luxury alternative: Upgrade from the standard sail to a custom-made dacron sail in your choice of colors. Or, see item 5149 for a ready-made all-white Dacron sail alternative.
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Shipping** 7.00 | Add to Cart | Check Out | | 5015 | A cell phone in a waterproof bag could be the most important piece of safety equipment on your boat. Bring a GPS along and clock your speed, chart your heading and bearing, and measure your upwind sailing ability.
A small camera might fit.
Measures 2 1/2" x 7" x 1"
More Info
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Shipping** 5.00 | Add to Cart | Check Out | | 5016 | Twice as strong on the bottom half of the mast, so you can keep the sail up high even in stronger winds. With the standard mast, when the white caps appear, it's time to lower the sail a foot to reduce strain on the mast. Only a pound heavier. Still fits in the optional rig bag. Not shock-corded. Pieces lock together with spring button instead. This price is to substitute this mast for the standard mast when ordering a rig. Don't put this in your shopping cart if you are getting it free with upgrade to 55 SF nylon sail. Just email jim@sailboatstogo.com to say you want the free upgrade in that case. Fits Super Snark, Sea Snark and Sunflower if you remove boat's mast sleeve. | 59.00
Shipping** 2.00 | Add to Cart | Check Out | | 5022 | Bolts to boom (bolts and nuts included) and accepts mast up to 1.375-inch outside diameter. Included with our spar sets and sail rigs, but offered here separately for those who want to use in conjunction with plans, or who may want to upgrade Snarks and older Spring Creek Canoe sail rigs. The swiveling feature is unique. It lets the boom swivel up all the way vertical where it can be stored out of the way against the top spar and mast. Video: Click Here | 39.00
Shipping** 7.00 | Add to Cart | Check Out | | 5141 | 45 SF sail in alternating colors of light blue and dark blue. Fits Sea Snark, Super Snark, Sea Eagel, SOAR, Spring Creek and our rigs. Please give postal address. Nylon. | 89.00
Shipping** 5.00 | Add to Cart | Check Out | | 8888 | Use this item to pay for extra shipping or anything else we have custom-quoted to you. It has a price of $1 so hit "Buy Now", then set the quantity to equal the number of dollars you wish to pay and then hit the "Update Quantity" button in the lower left corner of the shopping cart screen. Example: To pay 25 dollars, order quantity of 25. | 1.00
Shipping** 0.00 | Add to Cart | Check Out | | 9992 | Additional cost ($6.50) for mailing plans to foreign countries. Please put into your shopping cart this item and the plans you want. | 0.00
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