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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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Cruiser Cat 27
Designer
Buckley Yacht Design
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.
Oar / Paddle
7' 7" Nutshell Pram
Designer
Joel White
Glued-lap plywood rowing or sailing tender with plenty of capacity.
Construction: Glued lapstrake plywood.
No lofting required.
Plans include 8 sheets.
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
Sailboats - Cruising
Design No. 165
Designer
George Whisstock
A development from our very successful and popular Design No.
Oar / Paddle
F1430 Fishing Kayak
Designer
JF Bedard, AMRINA
The F1430 is a unique sit-on-top stitch and glue kayak.
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:
Sampan 36 Houseboat
Designer
Reuel B. Parker
The SAMPAN 36 HOUSEBOAT is a simple, pragmatic floating home suitable for a couple with a child. It is self-contained and intended for use in a marina or at anchor. It may employ an outboard motor, or simply be towed to a semi-permanent mooring.
Sailboats - Cruising
ROBERTS SPRAY 22
Designer
Bruce Roberts-Goodson
Roberts SPRAY 22 trailerable cruising sailboat you can build in wood epoxy using the plans and full size frame patterns.
Oar / Paddle
Sea Island Sport
Designer
Nick Schade
The Sea Island Sport is CLC’s response to hundreds of requests for an attractive stitch-and-glue sit-on-top kayak. Credit for the design goes to Nick Schade.
From the Community
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Handcrafted Cedar Strip Canoe- 18'
Master craftsman glued 1 “ strips over form, epoxied, varnished this strong but lightweight 50 lb
