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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
16' 6" Resolute
Designer
Steve Killing
Developed in response to requests from heavier and wider paddlers who also wanted a shorter boat, this stable load carrier is excellent for the novice kayaker.
Sailboats - Cruising
Wittholz 35' Departure Class
Designer
Charles Wittholz
An oceangoing V-bottomed auxiliary with accommodations for four to six people.
Construction: Carvel planked over sawn frames.
Alternative construction: Plywood (plans included).
Lofting is required.
Plans include 15 sheets.
Motorboats - Outboard
Lumber Yard Skiffs
Designer
Walter Baron
LYS stands for Lumber Yard Skiff. These rugged flat bottom work skiffs were originally designed to be built using materials readily found in most lumber yards- underlayment plywood and spruce framing.
Motorboats - Outboard
Dillon Mini Vee Racing Outboard V-bottom
Designer
Robert Dillon
The Mini Vee is a simple-to-build v-bottom racing boat designed for APBA Mini GT and GT Pro racing. Also an excellent high-performance boat for the non-racer and a great boat building project for an individual or the whole family.
Oar / Paddle
Sail Kit for kayaks
Designer
Paolo Lodigiani and Matteo Costa
The Sail kit allows you to transform the canoes NINFA, NAIADE and ONDINA, in small sailing trimarans for coastal cruising with minimal efforts.
Motorboats - Outboard
Kastri
Designer
Andrew Walters
In the spring of 2013, I started to write a book called, How to Design a Boat using SketchUp 3D Software. The subject matter was my design, ‘Kalostyn’.
Sailboats - Daysailers
Alden 21' Indian Class
Designer
John Alden
A Swampscott dory-type daysailer with generous side decks and inside ballast.
Construction Method: Lapstrake over sawn frames
Lofting is required: Partial
Plans include 4 sheets.
Sailboats - Cruising
ETTA MAY
Designer
Peterson Associates, Inc.
Auxiliary cruising sloop evolving from the Hudson River and Friendship sloops.
Excellent for single handling with 450 sq. ft. of working sails, open decks and large cockpit.
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FREE 16' Thompson Brothers 1941 Snipe Class Day Sailer
PLEASE save our 94 year old Mother's beloved sailboat from the burn pile!
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Classic Staempfli Single Scull--1976
Iconic Spanish Cedar rowing shell for oarsman / oarswoman weighing up to 175 lbs is 25'-9" length
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MORNING SONG
MORNING SONG is the sistership to Lin and Larry Pardey's TALEISIN and was meticulously built by K
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