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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 - Cruising
28' Canoe Yawl, Rozinante
Designer
L.F. Herreshoff / Modifications by Doug Hylan
This hypnotically striking canoe yawl ranks among the most admired designs of our time.
Construction: Carvel-planked over steam-bent frames
Alternative construction: Cold-molded
Lofting is required
Plans include 9 sheets
Smith Island Crab Skiff
Designer
Rick Loheed
The Chesapeake Bay is home to many wonderful work boats, one of the most unique is the tiny Smith Island Crab Skiff. Our team race boat the “Twisted Oyster”, built and raced by a consortium of three friends, has been very successful.
Lumber Yard Skiffs
Designer
Walter Baron
Rugged, simple, stable, and economical to build, the Lumber Yard skiffs are based on traditional New England flat bottom work skiffs.
Sailboats - Cruising
29' Gartside Cutter
Designer
Paul Gartside
Displacing more than 18,000 lbs, this is a big 29′ boat. She has a set of lines you can fall in love with. Construction: Carvel-planked over laminated frames. Alternative construction: Cold-molded or strip. Lofting is required. Plans include 5 sheets.
Oar / Paddle
Beaver Canoe
Designer
Iain Oughtred
Construction: Strip planked and glass/epoxy sheathed.
Alternative construction: Cold molded, traditional wood and canvas lapstrake plywood.
No Lofting required.
Plans include 4 sheets.
Oar / Paddle
Chesapeake Sport Tandem
Designer
Chesapeake Light Craft
This very narrow, very fast double is perfect for athletic couples who want to really cover the miles, whether it's for excercise, super-fast touring, or winning races.
Sailboats - Daysailers
PocketShip
Designer
John C. Harris
"PocketShip" is a small cruising sailboat of refined model, meant to sail well on all points, provide dry camping accommodations for one or two adults, and tow behind a four-cylinder car.
Sailboats - Cruising
Caravelle Skiff
Designer
Clint Chase / Chase Small Craft
Tandem Row & Sail | CartoppableSpecifications:
- Overall Length 14′ 4″
- Waterline Length 10′ 10″
- Beam 48 1/2″
- Draft (board up/down) 5"/27″
- Depth amidships 14 3/4″
- Bare hull weight 115 lbs
From the Community
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Cocktail Class Racers
Two matching 8' fiberglassed okume plywood boats with 6 and 8-hp motors carried on one trail
Classified
Yankee One Classic Wooden Racing Sloop Sailboat 30'
Award winning, designed by William Starling Burgess/Stone built.
Classified
"Piccolo" 12' 8" Sailing Canoe and Model
Piccolo model professionally built by George Bullitt.
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