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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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746 Results
Sailboats - Cruising
William H. Short
Designer
William H. Short
SF Pelican 12 foot: Three sheets of drawings, step-by-step building instructions, sail plans, lists for materials and hardware, and sailing handling information.
Note: Drawing plans come in pdf format and can be printed to full hard copy format.
Sailboats - Daysailers
12' Marisol
Designer
Gifford Jackson
Open daysailer featuring plywood construction.
Construction: Lapstrake plywood over sawn frames
No lofting is required
Rig: Sliding Gunter
Plans include 35 sheets
Oar / Paddle
DINGO
Designer
Alex Bogdanov
With a length of 6′-6″ (2m) “Dingo” is our shortest boat weighing only 28lb (13kg). Easy to car top, easy to take to the water and back, easy to launch from the mothership without breaking your back. With a beam of 4′ (1.20m) the boat is stable enough to stand up in.
Oar / Paddle
Chesapeake 18
Designer
Chesapeake Light Craft
The Chesapeake touring kayaks are icons in the sea kayaking world. Built in the thousands in dozens of countries around the world, the Chesapeakes are solid-tracking, comfortable kayaks.
Oar / Paddle
West River 18
Designer
John C. Harris
The West River 18™ has built a huge following thanks to its speed, comfortable cockpit, and lithe good looks.
Oar / Paddle
17' 0" Solo Tripper
Designer
Steve Killing
For those beautiful days out for lunch on the river or an evening on the lake by yourself, this is the boat.
Panga25
Designer
Jacques Mertens
We designed a simple to build work boat with a vee-hull based on a proven work boat type, the Panga.
From the Community
Classified
Classified
1941 47' Ed Monk Sr Custom Designed Ketch
Built in the Vic Franck's yard in Seattle, Washington, Mariner III is 47 ft long, 13 1/2 wid
Classified
Doug Hylan Bowler 26' 6" Power Cruiser
Built in 2019, this little boat is a real looker. Sleeps two with a small galley.
Classified
LS 17' Runabout
2015 Maine Landing School 17' runabout, unique, only four built, hand crafted wood/fiberglass mat
From Online Exclusives
Whiskey Plank
