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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.
Search Plans & Kits
To refine your search, add quote marks. If you search Nutshell Pram Kit, you will get all the listings which include Nutshell, Pram, and Kit. To refine, search “Nutshell Pram Kit” and you’ll see just Nutshell Pram Kit results.
749 Results
Oar / Paddle
15' 6" Cottage Cruiser
This boat is happy playing near the beach, on portages or off on a two week canoe trip.
Oar / Paddle
Shearwater 16 Hybrid
The Shearwater Hybrid combines the best qualities of stitch-and-glue plywood kayaks with the beauty of a cedar strip deck.
Sailboats - Cruising
11' 2" Shellback Dinghy
This beautiful 11′ 2″ dinghy is similar in construction to the Nutshell Pram, although it is slightly larger, with a pointed bow.Construction: Glued-lapstrake plywood.Alternative construction: Traditional lapstrake.No lofting is required.Plans include 5 sheets.
Motorboats - Outboard
"The Zip" Wood Parts Kit
This custom kit was developed using Glen-L Zip plans .The precision CNC cut complete wood kit allows you to begin assembling your boat the minute you unpack it...no tracing, measuring, or cutting needed! Thanks to Glen-L Marine Design!
Sailboats - Racing
START 55
Start 55 expands the range of self-construction project of our Studio.
Headwater Transport 9.9
Most Pram dinghies are essentially rowing or sailing boats, which limits their speed potential to a mere 3 or 4 knots.
Oar / Paddle
17' B. N. Morris Canoe
Thurlow provides you with three different construction alternatives: wood-strip planking, with frames; woodstrip frameless planking covered with fiberglass; and wood-canvas construction.
Construction: Wood-canvas, wood-strip-plank or wood-strip fiberglass
Sailboats - Cruising
FireBug
The FireBug is a small sailboat or yacht that you can amateur build at home, sailing club or school, then learn to sail. It's easy to sail and will be the fastest boat on the bay. Low cost too!
Sailboats - Cruising
Goat Island Skiff
Fast / Lightweight / Easy-to-BuildSpecifications:
- LOA 15′ 6″
- LWL 14′ 9″
- Beam 5′
- Draft (board up/down) 4″/36″
- Depth amidships 20″
- Sail Area 105 (lug) 14 sf (sprit)
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BEN GARVEY SKIFF 14'4" by Hylan & Brown
14' 4" Ben Garvey Skiff designed by Doug Hylan and built by master boatbuilder Matt Elwell at Hyl
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Custom Mahogany Gentlemen's Racer
Custom 1998 Laminated Honduras Mahogany Gentlemen's Racer. 30'.