Reddit reviews Buehler's Backyard Boatbuilding

Buehler's Backyard Boatbuilding (Amazon Link) -- apparently there's an updated version coming out later this year.

Grab it from the library and give it a read; he has some interesting thoughts on boatbuilding, including interiors.

He has a few websites as well - this is his main. Web design is not one of his talents, but it's more than made up for with his designs.

Somehow missed this post when it was new, but in case you haven't moved on to other dreams, you should know about George Buehler, who drew a lot of designs intended for amateur construction in steel, plywood or common construction-grade lumber. Here's a link to his plans:

http://georgebuehler.com/photothumbs.html

(You'll have to scroll past the power designs to get to the sailboats.)

George wrote a book called "Buehler's Backyard Boatbuilding" that basically lays out what your dream will require of you. It's very affirming, positive, optimistic - but it also makes clear just how much work you're signing up for, which should be enough to talk you out of actually trying to build this boat you're dreaming of, if you're smart ;-)

The others in this thread who urged you to just buy a used boat are not wrong: building something yourself is the longer, harder, more expensive route when compared to just saving up the money and buying a used boat. But some people just really want the experience of building the boat themselves, and if you're one of them, well, good luck to you.

Oh, and there are well-regarded sailors who have completed multiple circumnavigations on boats smaller than 10 meters (33 feet), so don't let anyone tell you something that size can't sail the world if it's well-designed, well-built and well-crewed.