Plans & Kits

We designed a simple to build work boat with a vee-hull based on a proven work boat type, the Panga.

Feel the difference a proportionally correct sized kayak can make in your paddling enjoyment.

Our Deben Class designs are inspired by the original Deben 4-tonner, which my father commissioned from W. M. Blake in 1936 and the Deben 6-tonner, designed by my father in 1950. At least 35 of the 4-tonners and 3 of the 6-tonners were built between 1937 and 1960.

We are proud to introduce Li’l Longship, the latest addition to our extensive cradle boat fleet. Designed in the spirit of the classic Viking Longship, her sweeping lines and imposing figureheads embody the spirit of adventure and exploration when Norse sailors ruled the waterways of Europe.

Harbor Woodworks offers custom kits and boats, tailored to your specifications and desired level of completion. We ship to the U.S.

High performance beach cat which is striking to look at and exciting to sail. Well-detailed plans of simple and rugged stitch-and-glue plywood hulls.

Construction: Stitch-and-glue plywood over bulkhead frames.

No lofting is required.

Plans include 2 sheets.

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

Lapstrake-plywood daysailer with a shapely wineglass transom, unstayed sprit rig, and wide, flat, keels for easy trailering.

Construction: Lapstrake plywood planking over steam bent frames.

Alternative construction: Cold-molded or strip.

No lofting is required.

Didi 23 radius chine plywood trailer-sailer

Athelas is a 17'-2" open water recreational rower for one or two based on a lines sketch by N. G. Herreshoff. Built from 6 and 9 mm glued lapstrake plywood, she weighs 81 pounds and can be cartopped