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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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Skoota 28
Designer
Woods Designs
The Skoota 28 is a 28 ft plywood demountable coastal cruising power catamaran for a couple. Ideal for the European canals, the PNW or the Great Loop. It will demount for transport on a flat bed lorry/truck or could even be towed by a large car but should not be considered “trailable”.
Oar / Paddle
Chesapeake 17
Designer
Chesapeake Light Craft
The Chesapeake 17 is one of our most popular kits. Its handling qualities and speed combined with a large cockpit and voluminous stowage make it one of the most capable touring boats around.
4.5m Bass Boat
Designer
Shayne Young
This is a fast easy, light weight, modern bass boat. It is small by today's comercial standards but has all the modern features.
- Big flat casting decks
- Intergrated live bait tank
- Internal rod storage
- Removeble fuel tank
- High freeboard
Sailboats - Cruising
18' Swampscott, JOHN DORY
Designer
Iain Oughtred
A refinement of the traditional Swampscott working dory for recreational use.
Plans include nine different rigs.
Construction: Glued lapstrake plywood over sawn frames.
Alternative construction: Traditional dory construction.
No lofting required.
Oar / Paddle
Pulling Boat, LIZ
Designer
Ken Bassett
Elegant, high-performance, sliding-seat pulling boat designed to mitigate the speed-robbing pitching associated with some sliding-seat craft.
Construction: Lapstrake planked over steamed frames.
Alternative construction: Cold-molded, strip or glued lapstrake.
Oar / Paddle
Dispro 16
Designer
Paolo Lodigiani and Matteo Costa
We included in our catalog this boat for a request of one of our customers who identified in this model the traditional American boat, whose designs were published in WoodenBoat magazine, with the strange name “Dispro”, which meant the “Disappearing propeller boat”.
Sailboats - Cruising
Garvey 33
Designer
Reuel B. Parker
LOA: 33′ 1″LBP: 32′10″LWL: 26′ 8″BEAM: 10′ 0″DRAFT: 2′ 3½″/5′ 3½″DISPLACEMENT: 9,000lbs (approx)BALLAST: 2,000lbs lead under the settees.1,000lbs additional lead for trim.SAIL AREA: 388 sq.
Concordia 33'
Designer
Concordia Company
A roomy, comfortable auxiliary cruiser with sufficient headroom, two cabins and an enclosed head.
Construction: Carvel planked over steamed frames
Alternative construction: Cold-molded or strip
Lofting is required
Plans include 5 sheets.
From the Community
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DOUG HYLAN DESIGN 13' BEACH PEA
Built by professional Vermont furniture maker. In exceptional condition.
Classified
Venetian Gondola Wooden Boat 15'
This Venetian Gondola (K208) by Wooden Boat USA (2025) captures the elegance of traditional Venet
Boat Launchings
Boat Launchings
1885 cutter revival
This is the launch of my cutter based a design by C P Kunhardt from 1885.
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