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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.
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749 Results
Oar / Paddle
Shearwater Double
Designer
Eric Schade
The Shearwater double design abounds in interesting and innovative features.
Sailboats - Cruising
27' 6" Sloop, Controversy
Designer
Mt. Desert Yacht Yard
This design has a built-down keel to provide a deeper bilge, a centerboard housed entirely within the ballast keel, and a straight sheer.
Construction: Strip-planked over bulkhead / frames
Lofting is required.
Plans include 8 sheets.
Motorboats - Outboard
Jericho Bay Lobster Skiff
Designer
Joel White
Designed by Joel White, the original boat was built plank-on-frame by Jimmy Steele (of Peapod fame), but no plans were ever drawn-until now.
Gypsy
Designer
Woods Designs
The GYPSY 28 was the Woods Designs’ own cruising boat for five very successful years. It was designed as an easy-to-build budget ocean cruiser and many are now sailing in all corners of the world.
Sailboats - Cruising
Sharpie 31.5 EGRET
Designer
Reuel B. Parker
Sharpie 31.5′ EGRETL.O.A.: 31′ 6 ½″SPARRED LENGTH: 35′ 6″L.W.L.: 26′ 3″BEAM: 8′ 6″DRAFT: 1′ 2 ¼″ /4′ 8″SAIL AREA : (Depends on rig)DISP.: 5,000# (approximate, for cruising)BALLAST: 1,500 lbs. lead, inside; additional to trim as needed.
Motorboats - Outboard
16' Gentleman's Runabout
Designer
Nelson Zimmer & John Hacker
A low-power, moderate-speed inboard runabout for protected waters. Designed for sawn frames and batten-seam planking.Construction: Battened-seam planking over sawn frames. Lofting required. Plans include 5 sheets.Please note: the Westerbeke 26G engine spec’d in the plans is no longer manufactured
Oar / Paddle
Mill Creek 13
Designer
Chesapeake Light Craft
The Mill Creek 13 looks good, they're easy to build, and even though they are more stable than most kayaks, the Mill Creek 13 offer good speed and handling that you'll never get tired of.
Motorboats - Inboard
Trawler Yacht 585 AFT CABIN
Designer
Bruce Roberts
BUILD FROM PLANS AND FULL SIZE PATTERNS IN WOOD / EPOXY
Oar / Paddle
Ozona Pram
Designer
JF Bedard, AMRINA
A stitch & glue tender that can be rowed, motored and that sails like a charm.
From the Community
Classified
Classified
Handcrafted Cedar Strip Canoe- 18'
Master craftsman glued 1 “ strips over form, epoxied, varnished this strong but lightweight 50 lb
From Online Exclusives
Whiskey Plank
