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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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Sailboats - Cruising
FireBug
Designer
John Spencer/Peter Tait
The FireBug is a small sailboat or yacht that you can amateur build at home, sailing club or school, then learn to sail. It's easy to sail and will be the fastest boat on the bay. Low cost too!
Sailboats - Cruising
JUNIOR
Designer
Paolo Lodigiani
JUNIOR, designed to compete in Diecipiedi (10 Foot) Class (www.diecipiedi.it), is norrower and therefore less stable than other boats but it is one of the fastest monohulls of the class.
Sailboats - Cruising
Sunrise
Designer
Jay Benford
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.
Oar / Paddle
ATHEY
Designer
Dave Kuperstein
Athey is a 15' open water recreational rower for one or two based on a lines sketch by N. G. Herreshoff. Built from 4, 6 and 9mm glued lapstrake plywood, she weighs just 65 pounds and is cartopped.
Sailboats - Cruising
ROBERTS 19
Designer
Bruce Roberts-Goodson
Roberts 19 Trailerable gunkholing and coastal cruiser. Plans and full size frame patterns available for wood epoxy construction.
Oar / Paddle
17' 0" Freedom
Designer
Steve Killing
Modern and efficient, the Freedom 17 is a fast responsive tripping canoe that's also easy to build.
Motorboats - Outboard
Almaguin 500
Designer
Matthew Marsh
A versatile, 5-metre utility runabout for cottagers, anglers and day trippers, ideal for the first-time builder.
From the Community
Classified
Classified
18' Port Townsend Skiff
"While Aweigh" is an 18' 6" Port Townsend Skiff, lovingly built and cared for, a head-turner on e
Classified
Handcrafted Cedar Strip Canoe- 18'
Master craftsman glued 1 “ strips over form, epoxied, varnished this strong but lightweight 50 lb
Boat Launchings
Boat Launchings
Willow: 25 ft Custom Sloop
Willow, a 25 ft strip planked sloop, is the third sailboat designed and built by Matt Greytak, af
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