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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
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
Oar / Paddle
Night Heron
Designer
Nick Schade
An Inuit inspired strip planked sea kayak. Fast, efficient and responsive. A graceful design that paddles beautifully
Motorboats - Outboard
Bowler
Designer
Doug Hylan
Thank you for considering my plans for BOWLER, a “cruising” version of my TOP HAT launch. These boats are descended from Harry Bryan’s inspired Handy Billy design, which in turn can trace it’s origins back to William Hand's vee bottom designs from the early 20th century.
Oar / Paddle
15' Alford Sea Kayak, Tursiops
Designer
Michael B. Alford
With her 28″ beam, substantial flare, and sweetly shaped ends, she loves rough water. Her plywood hull is one of the prettiest we’ve seen.Construction: Plywood over web frames. Lofting is required.Plans include 4 sheets.
Sailboats - Cruising
24' 9" Canoe Yawl WENDA
Designer
Albert Strange
A charming, shoal-draft, carvel-planked cruiser for two.Wenda possesses a timeless elegance.She’ll work her magic in the 21st century as she did in the 19th.Construction: Carvel planking over steamed frames.Alternative construction: Cold-molded or lapstrake plywood.Lofting is required.Plans inclu
Oar / Paddle
7' 10" OUGHTRED Acorn Dinghy (Auk)
Designer
Iain Oughtred
Shorter but more burdensome than our popular 12′ Acorn, this little gem will be slower but more versitile.Her glued-lapstrake hull can be planked up from unscarfed 8″ plywood sheets.Construction: Glued lapstrake plywood.Alternative construction: Traditional lapstrake.No lofting required.Plans inc
Motorboats - Outboard
12' Flat Pack Utility
Designer
Colin Wood
An easy-to-build boat designed to ship as a kit in a flat pack box. Everything needed to complete the boat, except the motor, is included in the kit.
From the Community
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Thames River Skiff
Thames River racing skiff converted to expedition style rowing boat. Built 1900-1918 by E.
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17' Cape Split Peapod and Trailex trailer
KESA is a modern 17' LOA Cape Split peapod based on the Cape Split peapod design at Mystic Seapor
Boat Launchings
Boat Launchings
Re- Launching 1941 Herreshoff 12 1/2
This original Herreshoff 12 1/2 was one of the last to come off the line of Herreshoff Manufactur
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