Lutra Flyfisher
Two-person fly fishing canoe
- Length
- 16 ft
- Width
- 37 in
- Draft
- 4 in
- Weight
- approx. 65 lb
Wooden Boat & Canoe Plans by David Nichols
Answer the call of the wilderness in a boat you built yourself. Arrowhead Custom Boats & Canoes is the home of the Lutra designs by boatbuilder, sailmaker and author David L. Nichols: light, stable canoes and small boats drawn for the home builder.
Plans for all five designs are now sold through Duckworks as PDF downloads.
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Five designs, from a 30-pound solo canoe to a 17½-foot outboard skiff. Each links to its plan set at Duckworks.
Lutra Indian Girl
Solo canoe
- Length
- 12½ ft
- Width
- 32 in
- Draft
- 4 to 5 in
- Weight
- 30 to 35 lb
Lutra Voyager
Solo or two-person canoe
- Length
- 14½ ft
- Width
- 33 in
- Draft
- 4 to 5 in
- Weight
- 35 to 40 lb
Lutra Laker
Outboard skiff designed for a light trailer
- Length
- 17 ft 6 in
- Beam
- 48 in
- Draft
- 4 in
- Weight
- approx. 250 lb
- Displacement at 4 in
- 770 lb
- Outboard
- 10 HP max
Little Laker
Designed to be car-topped
- Length
- 14 ft 6 in
- Beam
- 42 in
- Draft
- 3½ in
- Weight
- approx. 65 lb
- Displacement at 3½ in
- 490 lb
- Outboard
- 3.5 HP max
About David Nichols
David L. Nichols is a boatbuilder, sailmaker and designer. When he isn’t designing sails or building boats you’ll find him in the boats he’s designed and built. He feels that the only way to truly understand boats and sails is to use them.
A graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, he has written for boating magazines like WoodenBoat and Boatbuilder, as well as writing and producing boatbuilding videos.
Books by David Nichols
The Working Guide to Traditional Small-Boat Sails
Building the Sea Eagles
Lapstrake Canoes: Everything You Need to Know to Build a Light, Strong, Beautiful BoatReady to build?
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