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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
Motorboats - Outboard
Compass Skiff
Designer
Clint Chase / Chase Small Craft
Easy To Build | Cartoppable | Build With The FamilySpecifications:
- LOA 9′ 6″
- LWL 8' Beam 49″
- Draft 3″
- Depth amidships 17 1/2″
- Power 6 hp outboard
Oar / Paddle
Yankee Tender
Designer
WoodenBoat
Capacious, seaworthy, flat-bottomed skiff weighing less than 150 lbs. Construction: Cross-planked bottom, lapstrake sides. No lofting is required. Plans include 5 sheets.
Lobster Boat 26
Designer
Jacques Mertens
The Lobster Boat 26 (LB26) is a plan for amateur builders like no other!
Sailboats - Cruising
20' 3" Sloop LITTLE GULL
Designer
Winthrop Warner
Round-bottomed pocket cruiser with room for an inboard auxiliary and accommodations for two.
Construction: Carvel planked over steamed frames.
Alternative construction: Cold-molded or strip
Lofting is required.
Plans include 11 sheets.
Sailboats - Daysailers
Rooster
Designer
Michael P. Smith
Michael P. Smith, Commander, United States Navy (retired) designed and built boats all of his life, from boats on the Clinton River in Michigan to prams and skiffs on Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.
Oar / Paddle
Chesapeake 18
Designer
Chesapeake Light Craft
The Chesapeake touring kayaks are icons in the sea kayaking world. Built in the thousands in dozens of countries around the world, the Chesapeakes are solid-tracking, comfortable kayaks.
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 - Cruising
11' 2" Shellback Dinghy
Designer
Joel White
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
Jon Buoy
Designer
Warren Jordan
A 12 ft. outboard-powered multipurpose jonboat.
From the Community
Classified
Classified
2018 Wooden Seaskiff
Custom built at Madisonville Maritime Museum. 2019 19' magic tilt galvanized trailer.
Classified
Custom John Brooks 10' Rowing/Sailing Dinghy with Plexiglass Bottom
Custom row boat built by Brooks Boats in Mt. Desert, Maine.
Classified
Wooden ElToro 8' pram
El Toro one design in nice shape. Go sailing or refinish for a showpiece.
Classified
Fenwick Williams 18' Catboat Alden No. 838 with Tender and Brand New Trailer
1958 Fenwick Williams 18' wooden catboat with tender and new 2023 galvanized trailer with stainle
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