Plans & Kits

If you’re in the market for a boat to build, this directory of Boat Plans & Kits is a fine place to start. And if your company sells plans or kits, we invite you to list your offerings here. There is no charge for listing, but the featured boats must be built of wood. To refine your search of this directory, use quotation marks. If you search Nutshell Pram Kit, you’ll receive all the listings that include the words Nutshell, Pram, and Kit. To refine your search, enter “Nutshell Pram Kit”; you’ll then see only the results for Nutshell Pram kits.

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To refine your search, add quote marks. If you search Nutshell Pram Kit, you will get all the listings which include Nutshell, Pram, and Kit. To refine, search “Nutshell Pram Kit” and you’ll see just Nutshell Pram Kit results.

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Sailboats - Cruising

Rooster

Designer

Michael P. Smith

Sailboats - Cruising

Simplicity 35

Designer

Mark Smaalders

A 35' centerboard cruising boat designed for long-distance cruising and living aboard. Simplicity’s raised deck and 11’ beam result in a spacious interior, with standing headroom throughout. Construction is plywood over plywood bulkheads and frames.

Sailboats - Daysailers

7' 7" Nutshell Sailing Kit

Designer

Joel White

Our pre-cut kits are cut by computer-guided routers to provide you with accurate parts. And, the kits come with just about everything needed except the elbow grease.The ladder frame—the “foundation” of the boat—is now included with the kit.

Zimmer 21' Utility Launch

Designer

Nelson Zimmer

A fuel-efficient, carvel planked, displacement launch designed to be powered by a 6 to 8-hp diesel.

Comfortable for 2 people cruising or 6-8 people day running.

Construction: Carvel planked over steamed frames

Alternative construction: Cold-molded, strip

Oar / Paddle

Martha's Tender

Designer

Joel White

An easy-towing, easy-rowing tender featuring simple plywood construction and good capacity.

Construction: Plywood

No lofting is required

Plans include 3 sheets.

Sailboats - Cruising

Mist

Designer

Karl Stambaugh

This cozy pocket cruiser combines simple sheet-plywood construction with more than a touch of elegance.Her board-up draft of 1′6″ lets you explore secluded coves and is easy to haul with a trailer.Construction: Plywood planking over sawn frames.Lofting is required.Plans include 6 sheets.

Wantoo

Designer

Nol Twigt

Wantoo is a foldable and trailerable proa with accommodation for 2 or 3 sailors. It is minimum weight (700 kilo), minimum costs (€ 24.000,-), maximum speed and maximum fun to sail.

PALOMA OPEN

Designer

Paolo Lodigiani and Matteo Costa

PALOMA is a simple, traditional and versatile boat which has been designed in three versions, as a small cruiser, as an open daysailer and as a motorboat.

Oar / Paddle

Shellback Rowing Kit

Designer

Joel White

Our pre-cut kits are cut by computer-guided routers to provide you with extremely accurate parts. And, the kits come with just about everything needed except the elbow grease. The ladder frame—the “foundation” of the boat—is now included with the kit.