Frequently Asked Questions
For DesignersOnce your registration is complete and you have received and activated your confirmation by email, login and click (on the left) “Add a Listing.”
Please note that this Directory is for plans and kits of boats of ANY MATERIALS.
All postings are subject to our approval, and you must indicate your acceptance of our Terms & Conditions before you enter your details. We will NEVER abuse your identity by using it for purposes other than service upgrades and routine maintenance notifications.
- You may list your plans and kits by selecting the link “Create Account” and then registering for an account. Once you have registered and confirmed your account you may then login and add your listing.
- Once your registration is complete and you have received and activated your confirmation by email, login and click (on the left) “Add a Listing.”
- The first window to come up is “Create a New Plans and Kits Listing.” Click on the “Lifetime” account, and “Submit.
- Select your “Primary Category” and then “Submit.”
- Now you can enter details about your listing(s). Add all your descriptive text there, including the specific url of the boat you are featuring in this listing. At the bottom, at “Logo,” please enter a sailplan or profile here. Press “Submit” at the bottom. Now it is time to add your images....
- Once you submit a listing you will be taken to a window that shows your listing(s). On the right side of each listing are icons that will enable you to add large images to your listing. You will also be able to view your listing, edit your listing, add a document to your listing such as a PDF, and the last icon will show you that listings statistics.
PLEASE NOTE: To upload lines drawings -- You will get best results if they are NOT bitmap. Instead, make them RGB jpgs. Continuous tone images will resize and show details better than black and white bitmaps. Images that are uploaded will look best if the longest demension is at least 540 pixels. If you upload an image and don't like the results, you can delete it and try again.
Logo/Product Image: Your logo/product image thumbnail will appear in listing results with maximum size of 120x120px. Full logo/image size is 300x300 px and will appear on your dedicated page. Your image will be scaled to size with original proportion.
Photos (Images): Thumbnails will be cropped to 120x120px and will open on click to full size of 540x540px. The proportion of the images will be preserved. Please note: The maximum size that is allowed for uploading must be smaller than 2MB per image.
Online Photo Editors: You can resize your images before uploading so they aren’t rejected by our system. Here are a couple of links to resize your images:
You may go back and edit your listings at any time. And you may keep adding as many listings as you wish.
If you have any technical problems during the posting process, please email me at carl at woodenboat.com or carl at proboat.com.
We look forward to being a productive source of new business for you, in this new format. I look forward to learning your feedback.
My best wishes to you, Carl
Viewers / Visitors
Dear Viewers,
The plans and kits posted here are the lawful property of the designers or heirs who posted them.
Neither WoodenBoat nor Professional BoatBuilder nor any of our staff or agents bear any liability concerning the correct ownership or inherent safety of these designs or boats.
But we are certain you will do a good job of exploring the efficacy of the parties offering them for sale.
We hope you find this directory a great resource. Please don't hesitate to contact us or the designers.