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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. There is no charge for listing, but the FEATURED BOATS MUST BE BUILT OF WOOD.
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15' 0" Bob's Special
An extremely light weight canoe of good carrying capacity, it is very steady and easy to portage through the brush.
Oar / Paddle
PT Eleven nesting dinghy
The PT 11 is a very versatile boat. It rows, sails, and motors and it does all those things exceptionally well. It also nests for carrying on the deck of your sailboat or in the back of a vehicle.
Oar / Paddle
15' 3" / 16' 2" Freedom Solo
Freedom 15′3″ or 16′2″ — modern efficient pleasure canoe. The Freedom Solo is the result of a unique project initiated in the spring of 2006.
Sailboats - Daysailers
16' Melonseed Skiff
Lapstrake-plywood daysailer with a shapely wineglass transom, unstayed sprit rig, and wide, flat, keels for easy trailering.
Construction: Lapstrake plywood planking over steam bent frames.
Alternative construction: Cold-molded or strip.
No lofting is required.
Oar / Paddle
LONG WEEKEND
After numerous requests for a larger version of our “Happy Hour” fishing kayak here is the result. “Long Weekend” is not a mere scale up. Bottom is V-shaped which improves tracking and ability to handle small waves. The slightly narrower beam makes the hull fast. Stability is great.
Oar / Paddle
Shearwater 17 Hybrid
The Shearwater Hybrid combines the best qualities of stitch-and-glue plywood kayaks with the beauty of a cedar strip deck.
Sailboats - Cruising
ROBERTS SPRAY 27
ROBERTS SPRAY 27 TRAILERABLE CRUISER You can build this boat in wood epoxy and other materials too.
Titicat
TITICAT is a 9-meter sailing catamaran designed with a modern style for the transport of tourists and to build in strip planking. It was designed to sail on Lake Titicaca (Bolivia).
Oar / Paddle
Solo Packette
The Solo Packette is designed for those searching for pack canoe that they can carry to even through the most difficult approaches.
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John Welsford Seagull Dory
Custom Builder. Length 15' 3",; beam 4' 1", weight 93#. Marine grade Okoume plywood.
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New England Classic $8,500
Excellent condition and freshly painted, custom 16’ Amesbury Skiff 2003, Oak Frame, lapstrake ced
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Classic 1903 Wooden Yawl "Witchcraft II"
Own a rare piece of sailing history! Witchcraft II, designed by B.B.