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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.

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HEADWATER LS16D Whitewater GuideBoat

Designer

Tracy O'Brien

Oar / Paddle

Shearwater 17 Hybrid

Designer

Eric Schade

The Shearwater Hybrid combines the best qualities of stitch-and-glue plywood kayaks with the beauty of a cedar strip deck.

Simon's canoe fits two men, and a dog — Simon Watts

Oar / Paddle

Simon Watts’ Lapstrake Canoe

Designer

Simon Watts

Lapstrake is a forgiving building method. The overlapping spruce planks allow for a little error when installing, which gives the classic canoe an extra layer of peace of mind when you’re on the water.

Oar / Paddle

Pinocchio

Designer

Alex Bogdanov

“Pinocchio” was commissioned by my 7 year old son who wanted to learn paddling. He saw these kids paddling in small plastic kayaks which looked more like “bricks” or “barges” rather than boats.

Sailboats - Daysailers

Caledonia Yawl II

Designer

Iain Oughtred

Construction: Glued lapstrake plywood.

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

No Lofting required.

Plans include 10 sheets.

Sailboats - Cruising

PUCK 550

Designer

Paolo Lodigiani

The PUCK reflects the spirit of the original class which was to create a boat used in regattas but also suitable for coastal cruising, easy to carry and inexpensive.

Oar / Paddle

Martha's Tender

Designer

Joel White

An easy-towing, easy-rowing tender featuring simple plywood construction and good capacity.

Construction: Plywood

No lofting is required

Plans include 3 sheets.

Simmons Sea-Skiff Boat Plans

Designer

T. N. Simmons

Interested in building your own boat? Cape Fear Museum in Wilmington, NC sells Simmons Sea-Skiff boat plans in 18′, 20′ and 22′.Thomas Norwood Simmons was born in 1908 in Wilmington and lived most of his life on Myrtle Grove Sound. He was a carpenter by trade.