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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.
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Oar / Paddle
Yankee Tender
Capacious, seaworthy, flat-bottomed skiff weighing less than 150 lbs. Construction: Cross-planked bottom, lapstrake sides. No lofting is required. Plans include 5 sheets.
Oar / Paddle
ATHELAS
Athelas is a 17'-2" open water recreational rower for one or two based on a lines sketch by N. G. Herreshoff. Built from 6 and 9 mm glued lapstrake plywood, she weighs 81 pounds and can be cartopped
Sailboats - Cruising
Half Model Plan WAVE
Wide, shallow racing sloop designed by Cornelius Gorman in 1878.
Candlefish 13
The candlefish is a versatile small fishing boat. Originally designed to be a cartoppable fishing skiff for high latitude rivers and lakes, she has also proven to be an excellent yacht tender.
Sailboats - Cruising
SPHERA 980
SPHERA is a simple cruising boat, studied for the maximum ease of construction in relation to its size.
Sailboats - Cruising
29' Gartside Cutter
Displacing more than 18,000 lbs, this is a big 29′ boat. She has a set of lines you can fall in love with. Construction: Carvel-planked over laminated frames. Alternative construction: Cold-molded or strip. Lofting is required. Plans include 5 sheets.
Oar / Paddle
Chester Yawl
Traditional "Whitehall" elegance in a stitch-and-glue kit. For casual single and tandem rowing, we do not believe there is a better build-your-own-boat kit than the Chester Yawl.
Motorboats - Outboard
28' Bermuda Runabout
The longest runabout we offer, this 28' high-speed, triple cockpit runabout will also require highly skilled builders, but oh, the rewards...
Construction: Battened-seam planking over sawn frames.
Lofting is required.
Plans include 3 sheets.
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48' William Hand Ketch-Rigged Motorsailer (1989) built by Covey Island Boatworks for present owner
CHANTEY II - Douglas Fir Strip Planking, West System Epoxy construction. 51' overall.
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Classic Racing Sloop
“SEVERN II” International 8 metre class, Sira cup division. LOA 14.86, Beam 2.56, Draft 1.95.
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54' Authentic Chinese Junk Boat
The Ruby Seadragon (formerly Mei Wen Ti) is an authentic, one-of-a-kind, wooden Chinese junk boat