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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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749 Results
Sailboats - Cruising
22' 2" Cruising Sloop, Gray Seal
Based loosely on the Folkboat, this plywood lapstrake double-ender combines comforting rough-water ability, and good looks.
Construction: Lapstrake plywood over laminated frames.
Alternative construction: Traditional plank on frame, strip or cold-molded.
Oar / Paddle
15' 6" Cottage Cruiser
This boat is happy playing near the beach, on portages or off on a two week canoe trip.
Oar / Paddle
15' 0" Bob's Special
An extremely light weight canoe of good carrying capacity, it is very steady and easy to portage through the brush.
Sailboats - Cruising
Half Model Plan SCHEMER
Late 19th-century skimming-dish sloop designed by Isaac P.
Oar / Paddle
Hyak
Hyak is a single kayak designed for multi-day excursions and recreational racing.
Wantoo
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.
Oar / Paddle
Sasquatch 14-30
A stitch and glue touring canoe design 14' x 30" [4.3 m x .76 m]
Cruiser Cat 27
This Catamaran was designed for the avid home builder. Solid construction ensures a sturdy seagoing vessel for family cruising and exploring. The Magnificat was designed to maximise the space below and provide comfortable accomodations.
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Catspaw Dinhgy
Joel White Catspaw Dinghy. LOA 12' 8" Beam 4' 6" Draft 6". Build completed in 2019.
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Arch Davis Penobscot 13' Skiff
Length: 12’9”, Beam: 4’3”, Draft: 0’8”
Designed by Arch Davis, built by me 2023-2025
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1938 Gaff-rigged Cutter
William Atkin-designed, gaff-rigged 23' sailboat in very good shape on double-axle trailer, also