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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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Sailboats - Cruising
11' 2" Shellback Dinghy
Designer
Joel White
This beautiful 11′ 2″ dinghy is similar in construction to the Nutshell Pram, although it is slightly larger, with a pointed bow.Construction: Glued-lapstrake plywood.Alternative construction: Traditional lapstrake.No lofting is required.Plans include 5 sheets.
Smith Island Crab Skiff
Designer
Rick Loheed
The Chesapeake Bay is home to many wonderful work boats, one of the most unique is the tiny Smith Island Crab Skiff. Our team race boat the “Twisted Oyster”, built and raced by a consortium of three friends, has been very successful.
Motorboats - Outboard
Mark V 20
Designer
Mark Van Abbema
the Mark V 20 is a trailereble outboard powered cruiser.
Sailboats - Cruising
Sea Bright 18
Designer
Reuel B. Parker
SEA BRIGHT (MICROCRUISER) 18LOA: 18′ BEAM: 5′ 1″ DRAFT: 8 ½″WEIGHT: 350 to 500 lbs depending on construction & use.RIG: Ketch—Sprit main, balance jib and sprit mizzenTYPE: New Jersey Beach Skiff. Suitable for sailing and rowing with one or two oarsmen in the open ocean and coastal waters.
Sailboats - Daysailers
20' Catboat, MADAM TIRZA
Designer
Charles Wittholz
A small daysailer/cruiser with berths for two. Construction: Plywood planking over sawn frames. Lofting is required. Plans include 8 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.
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.
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Handcrafted by Wooden Boat USA, the Wooden Canoe with Ribs and Curved Bow is a striking 12-foot p
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Wooden Kayak Miramichi 17' - 1 person
Crafted for elegance and performance, the Wooden Kayak Miramichi 17 Ft is a one-person vessel des
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