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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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Motorboats - Outboard
VILA 570
VILA 570 is the smallest of a family of three small planing cruisers boats ranging from 19’ to 22’.
Sailboats - Cruising
DIAPASON 750
DIAPASON is a small cabin cruiser 7,50 m length. It is a modern, simple boat with racy lines, good performances and internal accommodations suitable for cruising.
Motorboats - Outboard
Mark V 20
the Mark V 20 is a trailereble outboard powered cruiser.
Oar / Paddle
Pinguino 145 Wooden Kayak Kit
Stable, comfortable, and well-mannered, the Pinguino is great for fishing, bird watching and photography. She is the perfect kayak for messing about in mild rivers, lakes, ponds, wetlands, and coast.
Sailboats - Cruising
12' Catspaw Dinghy
An open boat that rows with ease and swiftness and is stiff enough under sail to stand up to a breeze.
Construction: Carvel planked over steamed frames
Alternative construction: Lapstrake or strip
No lofting is required
Plans include 6 sheets
Oar / Paddle
17' 0" Solo Tripper
For those beautiful days out for lunch on the river or an evening on the lake by yourself, this is the boat.
32' Lobstercruiser
Round-bottomed, carvel-planked powerboat with two berths and a single 300-hp engine.
Construction: Carvel planked over steamed frames.
Alternative construction: Strip or cold-molded
Lofting is required.
Plans include 5 sheets.
Motorboats - Outboard
Pretty Marsh
Good performance with modest horsepower, a soft and predictable ride. I/O or outboard, 80-200hp.
Sailboats - Racing
START 60
The project, despite its small size, develops a discrete internal volume allowing to nr. 4 crew members to spend short cruises with good speed and pleasant navigation.The hull lines and the deck are to corner for simplicity of construction, and are harmonized with the hull volume.
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From the Community
Boat Launchings
Boat Launchings
A new 11.6 pound canoe named Pheather2
Having made a 25lb canoe previously, I wanted to play with how light I could go for my next canoe
Boats Plans and Kits
Boats Plans and Kits
VOYAGER PUNT
My first boat building Project (not counting a couple of door-skin surfboards) was a Bolger
Classified
Classified
2013 PACIFIC COAST FISHING DORY $17,500
24' Long 8' Beam 115 HP Evinrude E-Tech 17.5 HRS
V Berth
Stove
Classified
RESCUE MINOR 2007
2007 Rescue Minor in excellent condition.
Manufactured by Schleiff Boat Works.