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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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L20 Trimaran
Designer
Lorenzo B. Acompañado II
A modern iteration of Philippine double outrigger canoe. Adapting to present-day construction method, the wooden facetted hull still has the silhouette of the Austronesian “Bangka”.
Sirene du Saloum
Designer
Paolo Lodigiani and Matteo Costa
We have been totally inspired by the traditional, beautiful and extraordinarily functional Senegalese pirogues for the design of the hulls of the SIRENE DU SALOUM.
Oar / Paddle
7' 7" Nutshell Rowing Kit
Designer
Joel White
Our pre-cut kits are cut by computer-guided routers to provide you with extremely accurate parts. And, the kits come with just about everything needed except the elbow grease.The ladder frame—the “foundation” of the boat—is included with the kit.
Sailboats - Daysailers
Start 42
Designer
ACDesign
The Start 42 is designed to sail very very fast as a 14 ft international.
Sailboats - Daysailers
16' Quattro Catamaran
Designer
Richard and Lilian Woods
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.
Oar / Paddle
Eureka 155 15'6" Canoe
Designer
Michael Storer
The Eureka is a pretty, simple to build plywood canoe built in stitch and glue, (44lbs down to 34) and paddles nicely. Very comprehensive plans - a boatbuilding course in a book.
Sailboats - Daysailers
Puur 17
Designer
Scott Davis
The Puur 17 is a trailerable performance daysailer that’s been featured in Small Craft Advisor. The modern design is unsinkable, self-righting from knock-down, easy to solo, and comfortable for 2 adults with 2 kids.
From the Community
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1947 Cypress-On-Oak 46 ft Centerboard Ketch
Anchor Where Other Sailboats Can't! One-off design resembling a Munroe-sharpie, Montreal 1947.
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Core Sound Sink Netter style round stern
Core Sound Sink Netter style-round stern, Length 32’, Beam 9’, built 1946 Mildon W Willis Boat Wo
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