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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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Motorboats - Inboard
Trawler Yacht 585 AFT CABIN
Designer
Bruce Roberts
BUILD FROM PLANS AND FULL SIZE PATTERNS IN WOOD / EPOXY
Oar / Paddle
Simon Watts Sea Urchin Dinghy
Designer
Sam Manning, Bill Nielsen, and Simon Watts
These handsome, practical row boats were routinely built by Nova Scotia shipwright, Jim Smith in six days, painted and ready for the water.
Oar / Paddle
Mill Creek 16.5 Hybrid
Designer
Chesapeake Light Craft
The Mill Creek 16.5 Hybrid combines the best qualities of stitch-and-glue plywood kayaks with the beauty of a cedar strip deck to create a wonderful high volume tandem kayak
Zimmer 21' Utility Launch
Designer
Nelson Zimmer
A fuel-efficient, carvel planked, displacement launch designed to be powered by a 6 to 8-hp diesel.
Comfortable for 2 people cruising or 6-8 people day running.
Construction: Carvel planked over steamed frames
Alternative construction: Cold-molded, strip
Sailboats - Daysailers
KIS 4.2S
Designer
Paolo Lodigiani and Matteo Costa
We designed KIS dinghies in order to meet a very practical need of amateur boatbuilders.
Oar / Paddle
Li'l Longship
Designer
Warren Jordan
We are proud to introduce Li’l Longship, the latest addition to our extensive cradle boat fleet. Designed in the spirit of the classic Viking Longship, her sweeping lines and imposing figureheads embody the spirit of adventure and exploration when Norse sailors ruled the waterways of Europe.
Sailboats - Cruising
Sea Bright 18
Designer
Reuel B. Parker
SEA BRIGHT (MICROCRUISER) 18LOA: 18′ BEAM: 5′ 1″ DRAFT: 8 ½″WEIGHT: 350 to 500 lbs depending on construction & use.RIG: Ketch—Sprit main, balance jib and sprit mizzenTYPE: New Jersey Beach Skiff. Suitable for sailing and rowing with one or two oarsmen in the open ocean and coastal waters.
Oar / Paddle
SIRENETTA
Designer
Paolo Lodigiani
SIRENETTA is a mini kayak conceived for young people, but it may be used also by adults. The flat bottom and the reasonably large beam make it safe and suitable for beginner canoeists.
From the Community
Classified
Classified
DOUG HYLAN DESIGN 13' BEACH PEA
Built by professional Vermont furniture maker. In exceptional condition.
Classified
Venetian Gondola Wooden Boat 15'
This Venetian Gondola (K208) by Wooden Boat USA (2025) captures the elegance of traditional Venet
Boat Launchings
Boat Launchings
1885 cutter revival
This is the launch of my cutter based a design by C P Kunhardt from 1885.
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