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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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747 Results
Sailboats - Cruising
Half Model Plan SHADOW
Compromise sloop designed by N.G.
Motorboats - Outboard
Riva Scoiattolo
At 14 feet this is Riva’s only outboard powered design. Originally designed in the 1950s, only some 150 were ever produced.
Sailboats - Racing
ACYD MINI
October 8th, 1977, twenty-four “21 feet sailing boats” single handed left Penzance (United Kingdom) for Antigua with a stopover in Tenerife.The smallest offshore racing boats were born and so was favourite race: the Mini Transat.
Oar / Paddle
Shearwater 16
The Shearwater is an eye-catching, light and fast cruiser that does many things well. It is a strong contender for the budget-minded paddler looking to answer the 'if I could only have one kayak' need
Oar / Paddle
Baby Tender
The cradle boat Baby Tender is an adaptation of the classic yacht tender carried aboard many of the finest yachts during the time when wooden boatbuilding was truly an art. The boat has a length of 45 in. and a beam of 22 in.
Oar / Paddle
Hawk GT
GT stands for Grand Touring and that is just what this kayak delivers.
Sailboats - Cruising
27' 6" Sloop, Controversy
This design has a built-down keel to provide a deeper bilge, a centerboard housed entirely within the ballast keel, and a straight sheer.
Construction: Strip-planked over bulkhead / frames
Lofting is required.
Plans include 8 sheets.
Sailboats - Daysailers
Start 42
The Start 42 is designed to sail very very fast as a 14 ft international.
Oar / Paddle
Outboard Skiff, Sprite
An outboard skiff with a wide bottom and moderate rocker that contribute to stability and the ability to carry weight back aft.
- Construction: Cross-planked bottom, lapstrake sides
- Alternative construction: Plywood or glued-lapstrake plywood
- Lofting is required
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From the Community
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20' Surf Dory with Electric Motor and Trailer
Fantastic, well cared-for boat built by Lowell’s Boat Shop in 2020—perfect for coastal adventures
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2013 8' Chesapeake Light Craft Cocktail Class Racer
Wood hull built with meticulous and painstaking detail from a kit using a "stich-and-glue" method
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Sailing skiff
12' wooden sailing/rowing skiff. Owner built in 1985 from King and Davis design.