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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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Vik 105

Designer

Erik Lerouge

Offshore cruising catamaran

Oar / Paddle

EGRET

Designer

robert reynolds

Here is a fine little working type punt that feels at home in the marshlands, as well as the open bay waters.She is 14′-9″ long and was designed around a working load, with a draft of about 3″.

32' Lobstercruiser

Designer

Alan McInnis

Round-bottomed, carvel-planked powerboat with two berths and a single 300-hp engine.

Construction: Carvel planked over steamed frames.

Alternative construction: Strip or cold-molded

Lofting is required.

Plans include 5 sheets.

Sailboats - Cruising

Simplicity 35

Designer

Mark Smaalders

A 35' centerboard cruising boat designed for long-distance cruising and living aboard. Simplicity’s raised deck and 11’ beam result in a spacious interior, with standing headroom throughout. Construction is plywood over plywood bulkheads and frames.

Oar / Paddle

Simon Watts Petaluma Rowing Shell

Designer

Gregg Sabourin, Bill Nielsen, and Simon Watts

Wooden rowing shells are rare in the age of carbon fiber, but if you’re not trying to win the Charles they’re a joy to row and a great way to exercise. Simon’s design comes from the 1920s, and his digital plans bring a modern eye to a classic design.

Sailboats - Cruising

Eider

Designer

Sam Devlin

The Eider is a wonderful 17′ 3″ cabin sailboat. It is a great step up in size and function from the 15′ Nancy's China.

Simmons Sea-Skiff Boat Plans

Designer

T. N. Simmons

Interested in building your own boat? Cape Fear Museum in Wilmington, NC sells Simmons Sea-Skiff boat plans in 18′, 20′ and 22′.Thomas Norwood Simmons was born in 1908 in Wilmington and lived most of his life on Myrtle Grove Sound. He was a carpenter by trade.

Oar / Paddle

Coot

Designer

Nick Schade

The Coot is a handy little yacht tender with a lot of capacity.

Oar / Paddle

17' 9" Freedom

Designer

Steve Killing

The Freedom series has gained back the turning ability found in traditional canoe shapes, without sacrificing the speed of the modern hull

Oar / Paddle

Northwest Passage

Designer

Dave Kuperstein

NWP is a very low-drag touring kayak intended for paddlers weighing 150-200 pounds. Built from 4 mm plywood, in a garage, you can build two for the price of one kit! Heavier? try NWP XL.