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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. 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 - Racing

Flash 50

Designer

Erik Lerouge

Short handed cruiser-racer

Oar / Paddle

Trixie

Designer

Andrew Walters

“Trixie” began as an idea for a small and simple to build plywood tender, able to get out to a mooring with two or three on board, that was very light, incorporated wheels to enable transport to the slipway, was designed to provide the maximum space from two sheets of 1/4″ plywood, and could be p

Oar / Paddle

Baby Tender

Designer

Warren Jordan

The cradle boat Baby Tender is an adaptation of the classic yacht tender carried aboard many of the finest yachts during the time when wooden boatbuilding was truly an art. The boat has a length of 45 in. and a beam of 22 in.

18' 6" Redwing

Designer

Karl Stambaugh

Redwing- a gentle, shoal-draft, low-powered
(5 to 10-hp), sheet-plywood outboard cruiser - can live on her trailer.

Whenever you wish, she'll be ready to go exploring.

Oar / Paddle

PRAM 220

Designer

Paolo Lodigiani

Designed for a boat owner who wanted a rigid tender for his 24’ meter yacht, PRAM 220 has the minimum dimensions to be used at this scope. It may be used by children for sailing in protected waters.

Point Comfort 18

Designer

Doug Hylan

Here is another little skiff inspired by a Chesapeake Bay working craft.

Oar / Paddle

Thomson 11' Skiff

Designer

Asa Thomson

Flat-bottomed rowing skiff elegant enough for a yacht tender.

Construction: Cross-planked bottom, lapstrake sides

No lofting is required

Plans include 1 sheet.

18' 7" Utility Launch, BARBARA ANNE

Designer

Robert M. Steward

Rugged carvel construction, round bottomed. Driven by a small inboard. Construction: Carvel planked over steamed frames. Alternative construction: Cold-molded, Strip. Lofting is required. Plans include 3 sheets.

Sailboats - Cruising

FireBug

Designer

John Spencer/Peter Tait

The FireBug is a small sailboat or yacht that you can amateur build at home, sailing club or school, then learn to sail. It's easy to sail and will be the fastest boat on the bay. Low cost too!

Sailboats - Racing

Simon Watts International 14

Designer

Simon Watts

The time of England’s racing dinghies was dominated by Uffa Fox’s boat the “Alarm”. Simon's take on the expert design is a tribute to an age of lightning-quick wooden racing boats.