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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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749 Results
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
Shearwater 14 Hybrid
Designer
Eric Schade
The Shearwater Hybrid combines the best qualities of stitch-and-glue plywood kayaks with the beauty of a cedar strip deck.
Buckley Multi 39
Designer
Buckley Yacht Design
Buckley Yacht Design have increased the size of the kit boat which is on offer. This 39′ Catamaran is the largest kit boat in the portfolio.
Oar / Paddle
17' 0" Solo Tripper
Designer
Steve Killing
For those beautiful days out for lunch on the river or an evening on the lake by yourself, this is the boat.
Sailboats - Racing
MAYDA 39
Designer
Luigi Consoli
Light displacement boat, that resume classic water lines into a modern conception.
Sailboats - Racing
SAM
Designer
Paolo Lodigiani
SAM is a pure racing boat built in composite with the sandwich technique. A prototype of this boat got a good result in World Championship of the class same years ago.
PALOMA OPEN
Designer
Paolo Lodigiani and Matteo Costa
PALOMA is a simple, traditional and versatile boat which has been designed in three versions, as a small cruiser, as an open daysailer and as a motorboat.
Motorboats - Outboard
Albury Runabout
Designer
Albury Brothers / plans by Doug Hylan
Built by eye in the Bahamas for the last 40 years, Doug Hylan’s drawings allow for strip-planking or cold-molding.Construction: Strip-planked over laminated frames.Alternative construction: Cold-molded, plans included.Lofting is required.Plans include 6 sheets.
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.
From Online Exclusives
Whiskey Plank
