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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GOZZO 650, whose design is based on a typical Italian traditional boat (gozzo) combines classical lines with ease of handling and comfort.
Based on Tom Gillmer and Iver Franzen’s New Moon (an enlargement on Gillmer’s Blue Moon), this sailing vessel is intended to be a stout, seaworthy, offshore-capable passagemaker, with an emphasis on the balance between comfortable sea-keeping and good sailing abilities.
A trim, rugged, carvel-planked cruiser with simple accommodations for two and a choice of gaff or marconi rig.Construction: Carvel planked over steamed framesAlternative construction: Cold-molded or strip Lofting is requiredPlans include 7 sheets
Full-sized patterns for molds, so lofting is not required. Construction: Carvel-planked over steamed frames. Alternative construction: Lapstrake or strip. Plans include 4 sheets.
A development from our very successful and popular Design No.
Resembling her 8′ cousin more than the sleeker 12′ Acorn, this chunky dinghy will be a good load carrier for her length—and she looks very, very British.Oughtred saves you from guess work by showing precisely how her planking should be lined off.Construction: Glued lapstrake plywood.Alternative c
A refinement of the traditional Swampscott working dory for recreational use.
Plans include nine different rigs.
Construction: Glued lapstrake plywood over sawn frames.
Alternative construction: Traditional dory construction.
No lofting required.
Sunrise was my home for a decade. She has a typical New England Pinky hull with their extended bulwarks and mini-transom at their conclusion. She has comfortable accommodations for a couple to live aboard, with occasional guests.
ALBATROS 32' is a modern classic yacht, seaworthy and comfortable, which can be built by an expert builder.
SPHERA is a simple cruising boat, studied for the maximum ease of construction in relation to its size.
Freelance: a geilow design, built by New York yacht and engine company in 1935, fully restored an
Full restoration completed 2024. Health issues force sale at reduced price. Bronze fastened.
