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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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Fast Launch 26

Designer

Jacques Mertens

Commuter style launch with diesel inboard and a small cabin.

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

Chesapeake 17

Designer

Chesapeake Light Craft

The Chesapeake 17 is one of our most popular kits. Its handling qualities and speed combined with a large cockpit and voluminous stowage make it one of the most capable touring boats around.

Oar / Paddle

Norwegian Sailing Pram

Designer

Simon Watts

Simon found an older version of this boat back in the eighties and realized that its thousand-year-old design could be copied and preserved without too much difficulty. He measured it out in ’89 and Bill Nielsen lofted it and drew up the plans in ’91.

Sailboats - Cruising

Half Model Plan PAPOOSE

Designer

Edward Burgess

Cutter designed by Edward Burgess in 1887, and the inspiration for the 40′ class.The plans produce a model that is 22″ long.You’ll receive 3 pages of plans, historical information about the boat, step-by-step instructions and full-sized patterns for each lift, as well as template for you to shape

Sailboats - Cruising

Pathfinder

Designer

John Welsford

Pathfinder is a big, classic, stable daysailer with space on board to set out two airbeds and sleeping bags on a flat floor, designed for home boatbuilders she is an exceptional performer under sail.

Oar / Paddle

Peace Canoe

Designer

John C. Harris

A great family boatbuilding project! Build it in a weekend from a kit, or build it from plans using local materials.

Oar / Paddle

15' 0" Bob's Special

Designer

modified by Ted Moores and Steve Killing

An extremely light weight canoe of good carrying capacity, it is very steady and easy to portage through the brush.

Steve Davis artwork of the Great Pyramid Rig.

Sailboats - Cruising

Sunrise

Designer

Jay Benford

Sunrise was my home for a decade. She has a typical New England Pinky hull with their extended bulwarks and mini-transom at their conclusion. She has comfortable accommodations for a couple to live aboard, with occasional guests.