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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.
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Sailboats - Racing
START 80
This boat, with a LOA of 8 mt,develops an internal volume such as to allow 6 crew members a sailing cruise.The hull lines and deck lines are to corner for simplicity of construction, and are harmonized with the hull volume.
Sailboats - Cruising
11' 9" Acorn Skiff
Elegant, lightweight, sailing/rowing skiff. Construction: glued lapstrake plywood. Alternative construction: carvel, strip. No lofting is required. Plans include 6 sheets and instruction booklet.
Oar / Paddle
9' 6" Nutshell Rowing Kit
Our pre-cut kits have been cut by computer-guided routers to provide you with extremely accurate parts. And, the kits come with just about everything needed except the elbow grease.The ladder frame—the “foundation” of the boat—is included with the kit.
Oar / Paddle
Yankee Tender
Capacious, seaworthy, flat-bottomed skiff weighing less than 150 lbs. Construction: Cross-planked bottom, lapstrake sides. No lofting is required. Plans include 5 sheets.
Sailboats - Daysailers
Start 42
The Start 42 is designed to sail very very fast as a 14 ft international.
Motorboats - Outboard
Kalostyn
Kalostyn was designed as the subject matter of a book that I had planned to write called, How to design a boat using SketchUp 3D software.I created a design that had lots of curves in order to demonstrate how to put these curved forms into a 3D model, and then create and export the the f
Motorboats - Outboard
Jon Buoy
A 12 ft. outboard-powered multipurpose jonboat.
Sailboats - Cruising
Lion 870
Lion 870 comfortable yacht composite structures is a continuation of a series of yachts developed by the company Unik Yachts.
NAVCAT Limousine
The “NAVCAT Limousine” is a premium mode of transport with chauffeur.
Designed for 18 km/hr top speed with a range of approx. 10hrs at 8km/hr.
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STEPHENS 43' Bridge Deck Cruiser 1930 Project Boat
The bridge deck cruiser was built in 1930 by the Stephens Brothers of Stockton California.
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First Light open powerboat
Nancy Lee is a 2008 First Light open powerboat that was featured on the cover of Wood
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Haven 12-1/2 - Price Reduced: $25,500
A Joel White Haven 12-1/2 built by E.M. Crosby Boatworks in 2009.