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.
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Harbor Woodworks offers custom kits and boats, tailored to your specifications and level of completion. We ship to the U.S.
Before the advent of the outboard motor, rowing/sailing skiffs were common on Chesapeake Bay. They were used for crabbing, fishing, transporting goods, and enjoying summer evenings with a friend.
Round-bottomed, outside-ballasted cruiser with accommodations for two.Construction: Carvel planked over steamed frames.Alternative construction: Strip.Lofting is required.Plans include 4 sheets.Please note: plans call for an engine long ago discontinued.You'll want to find a suitable alternative.
Backsplash = backpack kayak.
Combine hiking and paddling
Go to fishing on remote lakes,
Build when storage space is limited.
Living on city? – take a boat on your back and walk to shore to for paddling?
An oceangoing auxiliary cruiser featuring stout but simple carvel construction.
Construction: Carvel planked over steamed frames
Lofting is required
Plans include 5 sheets.
Kingfisher’s shape was inspired by famous Chestnut Prospector. Hull width of 93cm, flat bottom and slim shape gives good stability and maneuverability. It is designed for crew of 2 with additional equipment (tents, fishing rods…).
This boat is a larger version of my popular POINT COMFORT 18, a traditional Chesapeake Bay workboat type reinterpreted for simpler and more modern construction.
The design of the boat comes by request of a customer who already owns a Charles W. Wittholz’s catboat and wanted to have a beautiful tender for his yacht.
Master craftsman glued 1 “ strips over form, epoxied, varnished this strong but lightweight 50 lb
