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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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Oar / Paddle
Taiga Wilderness Tripper (wooden canoe kit)
Designer
John Lockwood
Designed with extended wilderness paddlers in mind, her easy handling, good stability and low weight (only 60 lbs) make the Taiga an excellent choice for weekend and day excursions as well.
Sailboats - Daysailers
Wittholz 14' 11'' Catboat
Designer
Charles Wittholz
V-bottomed seaworthy pocket daysailer/cruiser designed for plywood construction...
Motorboats - Outboard
Compass Skiff
Designer
Clint Chase / Chase Small Craft
Easy To Build | Cartoppable | Build With The FamilySpecifications:
- LOA 9′ 6″
- LWL 8' Beam 49″
- Draft 3″
- Depth amidships 17 1/2″
- Power 6 hp outboard
Sailboats - Daysailers
Start 42
Designer
ACDesign
The Start 42 is designed to sail very very fast as a 14 ft international.
Sailboats - Cruising
Mist
Designer
Karl Stambaugh
This cozy pocket cruiser combines simple sheet-plywood construction with more than a touch of elegance.Her board-up draft of 1′6″ lets you explore secluded coves and is easy to haul with a trailer.Construction: Plywood planking over sawn frames.Lofting is required.Plans include 6 sheets.
Sailboats - Daysailers
Paper Jet 14
Designer
Dudley Dix
Paper Jet 14 plywood stitch and glue sailing skiff
Sailboats - Cruising
Babson 14
Designer
Tom Hill and Jon Wilson
Build the Babson 14 from scratch! Plans include three variations on the hull: sheet ply (like our kits), glue-lap-ply, power, suitable for up to a 2 horsepower outboard.Plans contain 16 sheets of drawings, full-sized mold patterns so no lofting is required (no offsets are included with the plans)
From the Community
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KAYAK AND TRAILER
15’ Chesapeake Light Craft Sea Kayak, built of 4mm-okoume plywood hulls and decks, both sheathed
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"VICTORIA" 1963 Cheoy Lee, Ronald Carter, Traditional Cat
19.5' Teak planked and deadwood. Copper riveted. Hull is tight, sound and pretty.
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Catbird 24
Cruising sharpie designed and built by Karl Stambaugh Chesapeake Marine Design, LLC
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