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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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Oar / Paddle
Chesapeake Sport Tandem
Designer
Chesapeake Light Craft
This very narrow, very fast double is perfect for athletic couples who want to really cover the miles, whether it's for excercise, super-fast touring, or winning races.
Sailboats - Daysailers
Strike 18 sailing trimaran
Designer
Woods Designs
The 18ft STRIKE is a sailing trimaran design that uses a 16ft beach cat as the outriggers/amas and rig. The main hull is plywood and has a dory shape that is extremely easy to build.
Sailboats - Daysailers
Navigator
Designer
John Welsford
Classic daysailing yacht of glued plywood lapstrake construction suitable for first time builders. Choice of sloop, yawl or lugsail rigs, carries up to six and is suitable for coastal cruising.
Sailboats - Racing
Redneck Duck
Designer
David Gray
This is a 64 page construction guide for building a class legal PDRacer from PolySail International. The guide includes plans and is illustrated with multiple photographs taken as the prototype was being built over a period of six days.
Oar / Paddle
Wood Duck 10
Designer
Eric Schade
The Wood Duck 10 is a beautiful, easy to use recreational kayak - Here we have beautiful little kayak designed for just about everyone to enjoy on the water.
Sailboats - Cruising
DP 14'
Designer
Paolo Lodigiani
The main priorities which lie at the base of the DP 14' design are: simplicity of construction, user friendliness (for single or double crew) and good performance - all of this with reasonable costs.
From the Community
Classified
Classified
1956 20ft 6inch pretty utility runabout
Built by Whittaker Boat Building Marine Railway Noank CT.
Classified
1928 Herreshoff 12 1/2
1928 Herreshoff Herreshoff 12 1/2 (No. 1084, Alouette) in excellent condition.
Classified
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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