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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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749 Results
Oar / Paddle
16' Double-Ended Pulling Boat, SHEARWATER
Designer
Joel White
Norwegian-influenced rowing/sailing craft designed for glued-lap plywood construction.
Constuction: Glued lapstrake plywood
No lofting is required.
Plans include 8 sheets.
PALOMA OPEN
Designer
Paolo Lodigiani and Matteo Costa
PALOMA is a simple, traditional and versatile boat which has been designed in three versions, as a small cruiser, as an open daysailer and as a motorboat.
Sailboats - Cruising
Pathfinder
Designer
John Welsford
Pathfinder is a big, classic, stable daysailer with space on board to set out two airbeds and sleeping bags on a flat floor, designed for home boatbuilders she is an exceptional performer under sail.
Oar / Paddle
15' 0" Freedom 15
Designer
Steve Killing
Like its sisterships, the Freedom 15 features an asymmetrical hull with a fine bow and slightly fuller stern. Great for camping, day trips, fishing and just playing around.
Narrowboat Semi Trad
Designer
Nick Branson
Bow and stern of English traditional narrowboat. Cutting files to produce a kit of steel parts for assembly. The midsection is a parralel box that can vary between 20 and 40ft. The midsection is produced by folding steel plate then adding the bow and stern.
Oar / Paddle
Long Lake
Designer
Dave Kuperstein
Light and fast, a 20' tortured plywood, decked dayboat: both a double kayak and a single scull in one hull. Her 'midship' section is similar to Aleut kayaks.
Lumber Yard Skiffs
Designer
Walter Baron
Rugged, simple, stable, and economical to build, the Lumber Yard skiffs are based on traditional New England flat bottom work skiffs.
Motorboats - Outboard
Holly Point Skiff
Designer
Al Picardi
FREE plans — Holly Point Skiff, aka Holly Point Open Fisherman.It’s time we got back to the fuel efficient hull forms, and here’s one that will give the thrill of planing speeds, with the economy of a skiff.
Sailboats - Cruising
Goat Island Skiff
Designer
Michael Storer kits by Clint Chase | Chase Small Craft
Fast / Lightweight / Easy-to-BuildSpecifications:
- LOA 15′ 6″
- LWL 14′ 9″
- Beam 5′
- Draft (board up/down) 4″/36″
- Depth amidships 20″
- Sail Area 105 (lug) 14 sf (sprit)
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18' Port Townsend Skiff
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