Plans & Kits

Here is another little skiff inspired by a Chesapeake Bay working craft.

Fliptail 6, 7 and 9 foot lightweight folding dinghies. They row well and can plane with an outboard up to 3.3hp and can be adapted to sail using an Optimist sailing rig.

Easy to build, well proven, great looking, tough and stable.

A shoal-draft, two-sail bateau from the Chesapeake - comfortable cruising for a couple and a daysailing party.

Construction: Traditional Chesapeake bateau construction.

Lofting is required.

Plans include 7 sheets.

The SAMPAN 36 HOUSEBOAT is a simple, pragmatic floating home suitable for a couple with a child. It is self-contained and intended for use in a marina or at anchor. It may employ an outboard motor, or simply be towed to a semi-permanent mooring.

Lightweight, reasonably seaworthy recreational single with a sliding seat and outriggers.

Construction: Cold molded

Lofting is required

Plans include 5 sheets.

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.

First launched in 2000, the Atlantic 17 is a double-ended, modified dory designed for one or two rowers.

This boat has a comfortable feel to it and a stability that makes kayaking in any weather comfortable.

Introducing Wee Pumpkin, the newest addition to our cradle boat fleet! Featuring full size patterns for all parts, a complete construction booklet, and a unique building system that is builder and baby-friendly.

Designed by John C. Harris, this light but sturdy fishing and utility skiff—a “crab skiff,” as they’re known on the Chesapeake Bay—has been dubbed the “Peeler” after the Chesapeake slang for a local delicacy, soft-shell crabs.