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. To refine your search of this directory, use quotation marks. If you search Nutshell Pram Kit, you’ll receive all the listings that include the words Nutshell, Pram, and Kit. To refine your search, enter “Nutshell Pram Kit”; you’ll then see only the results for Nutshell Pram kits.

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Baby Tender

Designer

Warren Jordan

The Cradle Boat Baby Tender, for the newborn sailor.

Sailboats - Cruising

Design No. 165

Designer

George Whisstock

A development from our very successful and popular Design No.

Sailboats - Cruising

Sandy

Designer

Mark Smaalders

Sandy is a husky centerboard cutter designed for extended coastal cruising in such areas as the east coasts of the U.S. or Australia, the Pacific Northwest, or Europe.

MULTI 6

Designer

ACDesign

The Multi 6 is a multihull with a simple construction and good performance. The construction is extremely simplified by the drift absence. The good hulls volume allows to spend pleasant days and moving along the coasts with other friends, having the opportunity to carry up to six people.

Oar / Paddle

"Mighty Mouse" - 8'(2.40m) One and a Half Sheet Mini Punt

Designer

Alex Bogdanov

If you enjoy rowing and need a boat which can be built quickly, doesn’t cost much, and is easy for transportation and storage then this tiny vessel might be for you. “Mighty Mouse” is the adult version of our one sheet mini punt “Mickey Mouse”.

Sailboats - Daysailers

16' Melonseed Skiff

Designer

Marc Barto

Lapstrake-plywood daysailer with a shapely wineglass transom, unstayed sprit rig, and wide, flat, keels for easy trailering.

Construction: Lapstrake plywood planking over steam bent frames.

Alternative construction: Cold-molded or strip.

No lofting is required.

Oar / Paddle

Night Heron

Designer

Nick Schade

An Inuit inspired strip planked sea kayak. Fast, efficient and responsive. A graceful design that paddles beautifully

Sailboats - Daysailers

Penny Fee

Designer

Iain Oughtred

Construction - Glued lapstrake plywood.

Alternative construction - Traditional, cold-molded and strip plank.

No Lofting required.

Plans include 8 sheets.

Sail Area - Lug 87 sq. ft.

Sloop 104 sq. ft.

Yawl 121 sq. ft.

Motorboats - Outboard

Talon 11' by Anders Boats

Designer

Tim-Anders

Our Talon Series boats are designed to handle good seas with speed and comfort. We use a 30 degree dead rise found on production speed boats to make a soft ride.

Start Building ... Get Floating!!

Oar / Paddle

F1830 Tandem Sit On Top Kayak

Designer

JF Bedard

The F1830 is the newest BYD design and the tandem version of the F1430 Sit On Top kayak. It is a second generation boat, with an optimized hull and simplified kit. This boat will easily carry 2 adults and a big cooler, or 2 adults and a couple of small kids.