Selecting the right small sailing boat plans is an important step in building the boat of your dreams. As with anything else on the internet, there are some great options to choose from, and some options that won’t be worth your money. This article describes how to separate the wheat from the chaff and find the best plans for your build.
Evaluating the Designer
The first step in evaluating small sailing boat plans is getting to know the designer of the plans. Make sure they have a great deal of experience in building boats and a high level of customer satisfaction. You can find this information by looking at the sales page and also putting their name and website into Google.
Evaluating the plans
In evaluating your small sailing boat plans, look at the style of the plans and compare it to the style of boat you are hoping to build. When deciding on the size of the boat you are going to build, consider the size of the body of water in which you’ll be sailing, the amount of space you have to build the boat and the complexity of the project.
Evaluating the price and value
The internet has made it possible to get some really great deals on all kinds of products, and it has also given the opportunity for lower quality products to be sold at higher prices. This is true of small sailing boat plans as well. So, how do you know if you are getting high quality plans at a fair price? The short answer is to do research on Google. Compare the prices of many different sets of plans from many different designers to find a reasonable range of prices.
For each set of plans that interest you, compare what you get. Are you purchasing only blueprints, or are the plans step by step instructions? Is the package for a single set of plans, or a set of them?
