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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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749 Results
Oar / Paddle
Wood Duck 10 Hybrid
Designer
Eric Schade
The Wood Duck 10 Hybrid combines the best qualities of stitch-and-glue plywood kayaks with the beauty of a cedar strip deck.
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.
Sailboats - Cruising
ALBATROS 26’
Designer
Paolo Lodigiani
ALBATROS 26’ is the smallest sister of the ALBATROS family, our modern classic yachts. Far its size it cannot be defined a “blue water yacht” but it is a seaworthy boat.
Motorboats - Outboard
Talon 11' by Anders Boats
Designer
Tim-Anders
Our Talon Series boats are designed to handle good seas with speed and comfort. We use a 30 degree dead rise found on production speed boats to make a soft ride.
Start Building ... Get Floating!!
D'ANNA
Designer
Doug Hylan
D'ANNA is a 30' cold-molded evolution of the 29' Beals Island lobster boat, DIANA
Sailboats - Daysailers
16' Quattro Catamaran
Designer
Richard and Lilian Woods
High performance beach cat which is striking to look at and exciting to sail. Well-detailed plans of simple and rugged stitch-and-glue plywood hulls.
Construction: Stitch-and-glue plywood over bulkhead frames.
No lofting is required.
Plans include 2 sheets.
Sailboats - Daysailers
Penny Fee
Designer
Iain Oughtred
Construction - Glued lapstrake plywood.
Alternative construction - Traditional, cold-molded and strip plank.
No Lofting required.
Plans include 8 sheets.
Sail Area - Lug 87 sq. ft.
Sloop 104 sq. ft.
Yawl 121 sq. ft.
Oar / Paddle
Kiska
Designer
Orca Canoes & Kayaks Ltd.
Kiska is a wood strip/epoxy single kayak. Based on Greenland kayak lines, this low volume kayak is playful but tracks well
Oar / Paddle
Beaver Canoe
Designer
Iain Oughtred
Construction: Strip planked and glass/epoxy sheathed.
Alternative construction: Cold molded, traditional wood and canvas lapstrake plywood.
No Lofting required.
Plans include 4 sheets.
From the Community
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Handcrafted Cedar Strip Canoe- 18'
Master craftsman glued 1 “ strips over form, epoxied, varnished this strong but lightweight 50 lb
