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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 - Daysailers
Alden 18' O Boat
Designer
John Alden
A safe, versatile round-bottomed daysailer with generous freeboard and deep cockpit.
Construction Method: Carvel planked over steamed frames
Alternative construction: Cold-molded or strip
Lofting is required
Plans include 4 sheets.
Sailboats - Cruising
Spike Skiff 12' 3"
Designer
Iain Oughtred
Please note: this design was formerly known as Pike.
Construction - Glue-lap-plywood flat bottom.
Alternative construction - Traditional plank.
No Lofting required.
Plans include 3 sheets with instructions.
Sail Area - Sprit 60 sq. ft.
Sailboats - Cruising
Half Model Plan MADGE
Designer
George L. Watson
British plank-on-edge cutter designed by George L.
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
Sailboats - Cruising
15' 8 OUGHTRED Stickleback Dory (Amberjack)
Designer
Iain Oughtred
Good dories have a reputation for being difficult to design but easy to build. Iain Oughtred has taken care of the hard work here-you can’t go wrong with his detailed plans for this lapstrake (plywood) Swampscott derivative.Construction: Glued lapstrake plywood over sawn frames.Alternative constr
Oar / Paddle
DINGO
Designer
Alex Bogdanov
With a length of 6′-6″ (2m) “Dingo” is our shortest boat weighing only 28lb (13kg). Easy to car top, easy to take to the water and back, easy to launch from the mothership without breaking your back. With a beam of 4′ (1.20m) the boat is stable enough to stand up in.
Woodenwidget Stasha super lightweight nesting dinghy
Designer
woodenwidget
Woodenwidget Stasha super light weight nesting dinghy. Weighs just ten kilos, as much as a baby Albatross! Rows and sails very well. Can take an outboard.
Can be quickly assembled on deck, on land or even in the water.
Oar / Paddle
Thomson 11' Skiff
Designer
Asa Thomson
Flat-bottomed rowing skiff elegant enough for a yacht tender.
Construction: Cross-planked bottom, lapstrake sides
No lofting is required
Plans include 1 sheet.
Oar / Paddle
Northwest Passage XL
Designer
Dave Kuperstein
NWP XL is a very low drag touring kayak for paddlers weighing 180-250 pounds. Built from 4mm plywood in a garage, you can build two for the price of one kit with these plans. Weigh less? see NWP.
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Arch Davis Jiffy V22 Skiff 2011
Arch Davis Jiffy V22 Skiff 2011. 8'-6 beam, meranti plywood, douglas fir framing, MAS expoxy.
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Boat for sale, 19' Lightning sailboat
19' Lightning sailboat (hull #4444). Cedar plank hull restored.
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