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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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Lobster Boat 26
Designer
Jacques Mertens
The Lobster Boat 26 (LB26) is a plan for amateur builders like no other!
Sailboats - Cruising
Badger
Designer
Jay Benford
Badger gained widespread fame as the subject of the book Voyaging On A Small Income. The concept of this design was to use the basic interior accommodation plan that worked so well on the 34′ Topsail Ketch Sunrise, which was evolved and improved on during the decade that I lived aboard her.
Oar / Paddle
Colvos Passage
Designer
Dave Kuperstein
20' expedition size, double kayak, accommodates big people with big feet in an efficiently paddled hull.
Sailboats - Cruising
FireBug
Designer
John Spencer/Peter Tait
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!
Oar / Paddle
Luonteri
Designer
Perttu Korhonen
Luonteri is a “trail hiking kayak”, that can be divided into three parts. It makes storage and transportation more easy. In addition, the kayak can be transported as a “cart” with one wheel along roads or trails.
Sailboats - Daysailers
BLUEMOTION 550
Designer
Keith Callaghan
BlueMotion is a new 5.5m dayboat (or large dinghy) design for 2013.
Panga25
Designer
Jacques Mertens
We designed a simple to build work boat with a vee-hull based on a proven work boat type, the Panga.
Oar / Paddle
Eureka 155 15'6" Canoe
Designer
Michael Storer
The Eureka is a pretty, simple to build plywood canoe built in stitch and glue, (44lbs down to 34) and paddles nicely. Very comprehensive plans - a boatbuilding course in a book.
From the Community
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Freelance 38' wooden cutter
Freelance: a geilow design, built by New York yacht and engine company in 1935, fully restored an
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1935 Cape Cod Knockabout-Lake George version
Full restoration completed 2024. Health issues force sale at reduced price. Bronze fastened.
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