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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.
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Sailboats - Daysailers
Shellback 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.
Oar / Paddle
Echo Bay Dory Skiff
Designer
Clint Chase / Chase Small Craft
Fun / Lightweight / Simple & ClassicSpecifications:
- LOA 11′ 7″
- LWL 8′ 6″
- Beam 48 3/4″
- Draft (board up/down) 5″/27″
- Depth amidships 14 1/2″
- Sail Area 50 (lug) 45 sf (sprit)
Key Features:
Oar / Paddle
PT Eleven nesting dinghy
Designer
Russell Brown
The PT 11 is a very versatile boat. It rows, sails, and motors and it does all those things exceptionally well. It also nests for carrying on the deck of your sailboat or in the back of a vehicle.
Motorboats - Outboard
14' 10" Runabout, RASCAL
Designer
Ken Bassett
A modified V-bottom, with constant deadrise in its after sections. Construction: Plywood and Mahogany over sawn frames. Alternative construction: Cold-molded, double laminated plywood. No lofting is required. Plans include 8 sheets.
Oar / Paddle
Skana
Designer
Orca Canoes & Kayaks Ltd.
Skana is a single cockpit, wood strip kayak designed for multi-day use. The design is 17'4 in LOA with a max beam of 24". It has moderate rocker with average volume.
Sailboats - Daysailers
Start 42
Designer
ACDesign
The Start 42 is designed to sail very very fast as a 14 ft international.
Oar / Paddle
NEW! Ronan Kayak Kit
Designer
John Lockwood
The New Ronan is a direct inspiration from our recently released Selkie design. When we came out with the Selkie we knew her sweeping lines would draw admiring stares, and we predicted petite paddlers would love that they finally had a boat designed specifically for them.
Sailboats - Daysailers
Goeller 12' Dinghy
Designer
Frederick Goeller
Round-bottomed, transom stern, centerboard, 2-4 daysailing.
Contruction: Carvel planked over steamed frames
Alternative contruction: Lapstrake, strip or cold-molded
Lofting is required
Plans include 3 sheets
From the Community
Classified
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CLC Southwester Dory
Chesapeake Light craft Southwest Dory for Sale. Built from a kit in 2020.
Classified
32' 1945 Mt Desert Downeaster
32’ 1945 Mt Desert Downeaster, 318 gas engine that runs, has been on the hard for 10yrs +/-, she
Boat Launchings
Boat Launchings
James Lawley Yacht Tender
This boat was built from plans purchased from the museum at Mystic Conneticut. I named it JOYCE.
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