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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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To refine your search, add quote marks. If you search Nutshell Pram Kit, you will get all the listings which include Nutshell, Pram, and Kit. To refine, search “Nutshell Pram Kit” and you’ll see just Nutshell Pram Kit results.
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Headwater Transport 9.9
Designer
Tracy O'Brien
Most Pram dinghies are essentially rowing or sailing boats, which limits their speed potential to a mere 3 or 4 knots.
Oar / Paddle
Egret: A Wetlands Punt
Designer
Robert Reynolds
L.O.A. : 14'-9" - Beam 54"
For Rowing or Electric Outboard.
Sailboats - Cruising
Half Model Plan SCHEMER
Designer
Isaac P. Wilkins
Late 19th-century skimming-dish sloop designed by Isaac P.
Sailboats - Cruising
Wittholz 11' Dinghy
Designer
Charles Wittholz
Beamy yet fine-lined rowing/sailing boat designed for lightweight construction.
Construction: Cold-molded.
Lofting is optional.
Plans include 5 sheets.
Oar / Paddle
Sea Hawk
Designer
Mark Rogers
The first in the series of Hawks.The Sea Hawk, an excellent choice for the weekend warrior in all of us. Ideal for day paddles with the carrying capacity for overnight journeys.Good initial stability with exceptional secondary stability.
Sailboats - Cruising
Mini Skeeter Iceboat
Designer
John Eisenlohr
The Mini Skeeter was made primarily as a fun leisure iceboat that I could use on smaller lakes. The goal I was aiming for is a small, comfortable, warm iceboat that looks elegant. The fuselage is about slightly more than10′ long. The beam is 82″.
Motorboats - Outboard
Fast Skiff 12
Designer
Jacques Mertens
The Fast Skiff 12, a simple, economical, easy to build and fast small planing boat.
Sailboats - Cruising
14' Maine Coast Peapod
Designer
Joel White
Full-sized patterns for molds, so lofting is not required. Construction: Carvel-planked over steamed frames. Alternative construction: Lapstrake or strip. Plans include 4 sheets.
From the Community
Register of Wooden Boats
Register of Wooden Boats
CHIEF UNCAS
The CHIEF UNCAS is a classic, electric-powered boat built by the Electric Launch Company (ELCO) i
Classified
Classified
51' 1956 Vic Franck Built Custom Ben Seaborn Sloop - Sea Fever
“Sea Fever” is a true classic designed by Ben Seaborn and built by Vic Franck in 1956.
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