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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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749 Results
Oar / Paddle
Joansa
Designer
John Welsford
Light plywood lapstrake sports rowing boat, can carry a small outboard motor, quick and easy build. Built in bouyancy tanks.
Sailboats - Daysailers
Wittholz 14' 11'' Catboat
Designer
Charles Wittholz
V-bottomed seaworthy pocket daysailer/cruiser designed for plywood construction...
Sailboats - Daysailers
Rooster
Designer
Michael P. Smith
Michael P. Smith, Commander, United States Navy (retired) designed and built boats all of his life, from boats on the Clinton River in Michigan to prams and skiffs on Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.
Sailboats - Cruising
15' RoG Micro-Cruiser
Designer
JF Bedard
An expedition micro that will accommodate 2 adults for a week-end or a single-hander for up to 5 days. Ability to take on some weather and deliver solid performance while doing so. For the crew: forgiving and predictable but fast & fun. Launch time should be kept to a minimum.
Sailboats - Cruising
Y-DS 650
Designer
Carsten Weber
day- weekendsailer for coastal cruising in radial chine plywood construction
Oar / Paddle
Backsplash
Designer
Perttu Korhonen
Backsplash = backpack kayak.
Combine hiking and paddling
Go to fishing on remote lakes,
Build when storage space is limited.
Living on city? – take a boat on your back and walk to shore to for paddling?
Oar / Paddle
Sandy Point Boat Works Whitehall 14
Designer
Sandy Point Boat Works
This 14′ pulling boat was inspired by the Typical Whitehall Designs uses as work boats of the harbors of New York a century ago. Altered to be more of a recreational boat, you will find that pulling the oars on this boat is a delight.
Sailboats - Racing
MINUETTO SPRINT
Designer
Paolo Lodigiani and Matteo Costa
MINUETTO SPRINT has been designed according to the rules of the Mini Transat Class as a fast, but not extreme, boat.
From the Community
Classified
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Handcrafted Cedar Strip Canoe- 18'
Master craftsman glued 1 “ strips over form, epoxied, varnished this strong but lightweight 50 lb
