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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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To refine your search, add quote marks. If you search Nutshell Pram Kit, you will get all the listings which include Nutshell, Pram, and Kit. To refine, search “Nutshell Pram Kit” and you’ll see just Nutshell Pram Kit results.
747 Results
Sailboats - Cruising
Malabar II
Designer
John Alden
An oceangoing auxiliary cruiser featuring stout but simple carvel construction.
Construction: Carvel planked over steamed frames
Lofting is required
Plans include 5 sheets.
Oar / Paddle
8 ft Dinghy
Designer
Colin Wood
This is a simple 8ft stitch and glue sail/row pram. It requires only 3 sheets of marine plywood and should be very fast, easy, and inexpensive to build. It should end up just over 80lb so easy to transport as well.
Sailboats - Cruising
Half Model Plan MADGE
Designer
George L. Watson
British plank-on-edge cutter designed by George L.
Sailboats - Daysailers
15' Cold Molded Catboat--MARSH CAT
Designer
Joel White
Her 6′ 11″ beam makes for a big 15-footer. Cold-molded, lightweight and trailerable. Construction: Cold-molded. Alternative construction: Carvel, lapstrake or strip. No lofting is required. Plans include 6 sheets.
Sailboats - Daysailers
Rooster
Designer
Michael P. Smith
Michael P. Smith, Commander, United States Navy (retired) designed and built boats all of his life, from boats on the Clinton River in Michigan to prams and skiffs on Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.
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.
From the Community
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14' Oyster Sharpie - Howard Chapelle design
A classic boat built by the East End Classic Boat Society in Amagansett, NY in 2014.
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1934 Dodge Special Utility
This stunning 16' mahogany inboard runabout is model 202, the “Special Utility Boat.” Built in 19
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SOLD APRIL 2026 Iain Oughtred Eun Na Mara built in Port Townsend
SOLD APRIL 2026 - NO MORE INQUIRIES
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