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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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747 Results
Oar / Paddle
Sectional Canoe
Designer
Young S Chung
You can enjoy paddling easier and funnier with less budget because it’s made of plywood, sectional and you can build one in a week.
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.
Sailboats - Cruising
ZEN
Designer
Paolo Lodigiani
ZEN is a very simple 10 Foot boat (www.diecipiedi.it) particularly narrow and therefore unstable. It is not the right boat for a beginner but, in the hands of a good helmsman, it may be fast.
Sailboats - Daysailers
Catboat Tom Cat
Designer
William Garden
Tom Cat is a shoal draft catboat of plank-on-frame construction, but strip construction would do as well.
Lofting is required.
Sail area is 120 sq. ft.
Plan includes 9 sheets.
Oar / Paddle
Egret: A Wetlands Punt
Designer
Robert Reynolds
L.O.A. : 14'-9" - Beam 54"
For Rowing or Electric Outboard.
Sailboats - Daysailers
KIS 4.2S
Designer
Paolo Lodigiani and Matteo Costa
We designed KIS dinghies in order to meet a very practical need of amateur boatbuilders.
Oar / Paddle
15' 0" Freedom 15
Designer
Steve Killing
Like its sisterships, the Freedom 15 features an asymmetrical hull with a fine bow and slightly fuller stern. Great for camping, day trips, fishing and just playing around.
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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