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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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746 Results
Oar / Paddle
Runner Fast Touring Sea Kayak
Designer
Nick Schade
This 17' x 20" [5.2m x49cm] strip planked kayak is designed for comfort and speed in rough water. With a lot of capacity for gear, it can be used as an efficient expedition vessel while being fast, quick and fun as a day tripper. It will excel at downwind runs.
Sailboats - Cruising
Austral
Designer
Mark Smaalders
Austral’s design is an outgrowth of my 26' Wynfall design, intended to provide additional space below decks, including standing headroom. She is slightly heavier, longer and wider, and has more freeboard than her smaller sister.
PALOMA OPEN
Designer
Paolo Lodigiani and Matteo Costa
PALOMA is a simple, traditional and versatile boat which has been designed in three versions, as a small cruiser, as an open daysailer and as a motorboat.
Sailboats - Cruising
William H. Short
Designer
William H. Short
SF Pelican 12 foot: Three sheets of drawings, step-by-step building instructions, sail plans, lists for materials and hardware, and sailing handling information.
Note: Drawing plans come in pdf format and can be printed to full hard copy format.
Sailboats - Cruising
11' 2" Shellback Dinghy
Designer
Joel White
This beautiful 11′ 2″ dinghy is similar in construction to the Nutshell Pram, although it is slightly larger, with a pointed bow.Construction: Glued-lapstrake plywood.Alternative construction: Traditional lapstrake.No lofting is required.Plans include 5 sheets.
Sailboats
Origami 6 and 8 foot folding dinghy
Designer
woodenwidget
An easy to build, lightweight and well proven design which rows well and can even plane at speed of up to 14 knots! It can also be adapted to sail.
Woodenwidget plant 5 trees for every set of plans sold!
Sailboats - Cruising
Day - Mower 25' Sea Bird Yawl
Designer
T.F. Day and C.D. Mower
Oceangoing carvel-planked cruiser with a choice of centerboard or ballast keel configurations.
Construction: Carvel planked over sawn frames.
Alternative construction: Strip.
Lofting is required.
Plans include 7 sheets.
Oar / Paddle
The Tandem Ashes Day
Designer
Trevor Paetkau
A Light and Elegant Tandem for Day Paddlers and Light Overnighters. Easily driven, with moderate rocker and good initial stability.
The Ashes Tandem Day is quick to come up to speed, she’s maneuverable, and she’s beautiful.
From the Community
Classified
Classified
Classic 1948 19-foot Hurricane designed by Philip Rhodes
Own a beautiful and fast piece of nautical history.
Classified
OLIN STEPHENS 6-METRE RACING SLOOP
Historic 1929 Olin Stephens 6-metre racing sloop. Located near Lake Champlain.
From Online Exclusives
Whiskey Plank
