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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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749 Results
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
Motorboats - Outboard
Core Sound 21
Designer
Salt Boatworks
The CS-21 was inspired by the iconic Harkers Island style work boats. This center console design features the famous Carolina flare and a modified V bottom shape for a comfortable and stable ride while maintaining a spacious interior.
Oar / Paddle
TWEAK
Designer
Alex Bogdanov
Here is a small dinghy which can be used for fishing, pleasure rowing or as a tender of a bigger boat. TWEAK was born by tweaking the popular D4/D5 dinghy.
Oar / Paddle
Original Gloucester Rocker
Designer
Buckley Smith
It’s hard to imagine you could make a nicer gift for your favorite munchkin. Created by Buckley Smith (author of Moonsailors) this animated rocking dory is oozing with personality.
VOYAGER PUNT
Designer
Tracy O'Brien
My first boat building Project (not counting a couple of door-skin surfboards) was a Bolger Yellow Leaf pirogue, built from drawings in Bolger’s “Small Boats”.
Sailboats - Daysailers
25' Dark Harbor 17 1/2
Designer
B.B. Crowninshield
25′ LOA carvel-planked daysailer with small cabin. Construction: Carvel planked over steamed frames. Alternative construction: Cold-molded or strip. Lofting is required. Plans include 4 sheets.
Sailboats - Daysailers
Alden 21' Indian Class
Designer
John Alden
A Swampscott dory-type daysailer with generous side decks and inside ballast.
Construction Method: Lapstrake over sawn frames
Lofting is required: Partial
Plans include 4 sheets.
Motorboats - Outboard
Almaguin 500
Designer
Matthew Marsh
A versatile, 5-metre utility runabout for cottagers, anglers and day trippers, ideal for the first-time builder.
Motorboats - Outboard
Jon Buoy
Designer
Warren Jordan
A 12 ft. outboard-powered multipurpose jonboat.
From the Community
Classified
Classified
Handcrafted Cedar Strip Canoe- 18'
Master craftsman glued 1 “ strips over form, epoxied, varnished this strong but lightweight 50 lb
