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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.
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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749 Results
Oar / Paddle
Joansa
Designer
John Welsford
Light plywood lapstrake sports rowing boat, can carry a small outboard motor, quick and easy build. Built in bouyancy tanks.
Sailboats - Racing
Mayda 24
Designer
Luigi Consoli
Strip Planking red cedar building, boat with skill : light, carrellable, fashion lines.
Sailboats
Origami 6 and 8 foot folding dinghy
Designer
woodenwidget
An easy to build, lightweight and well proven design which rows well and can even plane at speed of up to 14 knots! It can also be adapted to sail.
Woodenwidget plant 5 trees for every set of plans sold!
Motorboats - Outboard
Flats River Skiff 12
Designer
Salt Boatworks
The Flats River Skiff is a light, compact and stable solo skiff to access shallow water. The boat combines the features of a paddle board (SUP), kayak, and jon boat to deliver a multi-purpose boat that can be handled by one person.
Oar / Paddle
Kiska
Designer
Orca Canoes & Kayaks Ltd.
Kiska is a wood strip/epoxy single kayak. Based on Greenland kayak lines, this low volume kayak is playful but tracks well
Sailboats - Cruising
Half Model Plan MADGE
Designer
George L. Watson
British plank-on-edge cutter designed by George L.
Oar / Paddle
Norwegian Sailing Pram
Designer
Simon Watts
Simon found an older version of this boat back in the eighties and realized that its thousand-year-old design could be copied and preserved without too much difficulty. He measured it out in ’89 and Bill Nielsen lofted it and drew up the plans in ’91.
Sailboats - Daysailers
13' 9" Willy Winship
Designer
John Atkin
Flat-bottomed sailing skiff. Plans options include cross-planked or plywood bottom.
Construction: Cross-planked bottom, lapstrake sides
Alternative constuction: Plywood, glued lapstrake plywood
Lofting is required
Plans include 4 sheets.
Sailboats - Daysailers
18' 8" Mackinaw
Designer
Nelson Zimmer
An open shoal-draft centerboarder suitable for rowing, daysailing, or coastal cruising.
Construction: Carvel planked over steamed frames
Alternative construction: Lapstrake, strip, or cold-molded
Lofting is required
Plans include 3 sheets.
From the Community
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Wooden ElToro 8' pram
El Toro one design in nice shape. Go sailing or refinish for a showpiece.
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Fenwick Williams 18' Catboat Alden No. 838 with Tender and Brand New Trailer
1958 Fenwick Williams 18' wooden catboat with tender and new 2023 galvanized trailer with stainle
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"Pintail" 25' Cold-molded Sloop Daysailer
Rigged for high performance sailing or a relaxing afternoon in the bay, this handcrafted wooden s
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