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Boat Plans & Kits

If you are a designer who offers plans, or kit boats, we invite you to enter your information in the Directory of Boat Plans & Kits. There is no charge! This is for boats of WOOD hull material. And if you’re in the market for a boat to build, this is a fine place to start.

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714 results for All Boat Plans & Kits

Newt

Designer: 
Warren Jordan
Skill Level to Build: 
Beginner

A quickly, easily and inexpensively built solo canoe, that can be built by one person with hand tools in three days. Complete plans and step-by-step instructions. A great family boatbuilding project.

POLLY

Designer: 
Paolo Lodigiani
Skill Level to Build: 
beginner

POLLY, designed to compete in Diecipiedi (10 Foot) Class (www.diecipiedi.it) is rather large and stable. Quite comfortable for its size it may be used also for sailing excursions.

Rifleman

Designer: 
John Welsford
Skill Level to Build: 
Basic woodworking skills

Rifleman was intended as an economical planing hulled speedboat suited for coastal inshore fishing. She is built of plywood and is intended for 15/20 hp outboard motors.

Sampan 36 Houseboat

Designer: 
Reuel B. Parker
Skill Level to Build: 
Low

The SAMPAN 36 HOUSEBOAT is a simple, pragmatic floating home suitable for a couple with a child. It is self-contained and intended for use in a marina or at anchor. It may employ an outboard motor, or simply be towed to a semi-permanent mooring...

Tricky Five

Designer: 
Paolo Lodigiani and Matteo Costa
Skill Level to Build: 
amateur

The TRICKY FIVE has been conceived for a precise scope: to realize a boat, which in relation to its size would maximize the ratio between speed and cost. This means that for a determined cost for materials and hours of construction required, it...

Olga 28

Designer: 
Mark Smaalders
Skill Level to Build: 
Moderate

The Olga 28 is a trailerable power cruiser constructed with plywood and epoxy. The design was inspired by the classic power boats of the Pacific Northwest, while her construction takes advantage of modern materials to produce a lightweight,...

Hanze Yawl

Designer: 
Bert van Baar/Pepijn van Schaick
Skill Level to Build: 
intermediate

The Hanze Yawl was designed some years ago during a course on lofting at the Bootbouwschool in the Netherlands.

Bert van Baar, the owner of the school was very pleased about a Swedish design he had build previously in a project on the...

Northwest Passage XL

Designer: 
Dave Kuperstein
Skill Level to Build: 
intermediate

NWP XL is a very low drag touring kayak for paddlers weighing 180-250 pounds. Built from 4mm plywood in a garage, you can build two for the price of one kit with these plans. Weigh less? see NWP.