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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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Sailboats - Daysailers
Paper Jet 14
Designer
Dudley Dix
Paper Jet 14 plywood stitch and glue sailing skiff
Oar / Paddle
15' 0" Hiawatha
Designer
Ted Moores
The Hiawatha is a general purpose recreational canoe of light displacement, designed in the tradition of contemporary American cruisers. A good solo canoe, it is also very fast and responsive.
Sailboats - Cruising
BRIO 555
Designer
Paolo Lodigiani and Matteo Costa
The BRIO 555 is a fast and easy to handle boat, suitable to be sailed sportively by a crew of two or quietly and safely by a larger crew.
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.
Sailboats - Cruising
Young Baggie
Designer
Paolo Lodigiani
YOUNG BAGGIE, with a hull length of 4 m, is the medium size of the three boats we designed drawing inspiration from the traditional sandbaggers.
Motorboats - Outboard
Sponge Docks Skiff 19
Designer
JF Bedard
The Sponge Docks Skiffs are designed for first-time builders, due to their simple stitch and glue assembly, yet on the water these good looking boats are versatile, stable and dry.The SDS19 is the latest in the series, and includes:
- Removable sole panels simplify construction.
From the Community
Classified
Classified
20' Surf Dory with Electric Motor and Trailer
Fantastic, well cared-for boat built by Lowell’s Boat Shop in 2020—perfect for coastal adventures
Classified
2013 8' Chesapeake Light Craft Cocktail Class Racer
Wood hull built with meticulous and painstaking detail from a kit using a "stich-and-glue" method
Classified
Sailing skiff
12' wooden sailing/rowing skiff. Owner built in 1985 from King and Davis design.
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