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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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749 Results
CLC Cradle Boat
A perfect gift for the family's newest little boatbuilder, the CLC Cradle Boat is an ideal first stitch-and-glue project.
Sailboats - Daysailers
16' Quattro Catamaran
High performance beach cat which is striking to look at and exciting to sail. Well-detailed plans of simple and rugged stitch-and-glue plywood hulls.
Construction: Stitch-and-glue plywood over bulkhead frames.
No lofting is required.
Plans include 2 sheets.
Panga25
We designed a simple to build work boat with a vee-hull based on a proven work boat type, the Panga.
Motorboats - Outboard
World Boat Skiff 18
Design Specs:
Flat Bottom
Open Boat
LOA. 17′-3″ (5.2m)
Beam 6′ (1.8m)
Weight 450 lbs (204 kg)
Material Plywood, Hard Wood
Fiberglass, Other.
Recommended hp. 25
Oar / Paddle
Baby Tender
The cradle boat Baby Tender is an adaptation of the classic yacht tender carried aboard many of the finest yachts during the time when wooden boatbuilding was truly an art. The boat has a length of 45 in. and a beam of 22 in.
Oar / Paddle
Wooden Rowing Oar Plans
Comprehensive details to allow you to construct a pair of the finest, strongest, and lightest (3.5 lbs each) hollow rowing oars to complement any wooden rowing boat.
Sailboats - Cruising
ALBATROS 32’
ALBATROS 32' is a modern classic yacht, seaworthy and comfortable, which can be built by an expert builder.
Motorboats - Outboard
Almaguin 400
A versatile 4-metre open utility / runabout for river and inland lake use, built in taped-seam plywood.
Pagination
From the Community
Classified
Classified
2004 Buxton built Lobster Boat
36’x12’8” Lobster boat built by Buxton Boats in Stonington, ME. Cedar over oak construction.
Classified
33' English style Gaff Cutter
Peter Buxton completely restored 1927 Cutter. Long leaf yellow pine on black locust frames.
Classified
International Penguin 2008 Bristol Seacraft Penguin
International Penguin
2008 Bristol Seacraft Penguin
11'5" LOA