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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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Sailboats - Daysailers
Puur 17
The Puur 17 is a trailerable performance daysailer that’s been featured in Small Craft Advisor. The modern design is unsinkable, self-righting from knock-down, easy to solo, and comfortable for 2 adults with 2 kids.
Sailboats - Daysailers
PIXIE, Beach Catamaran
A fast daysailer of stitch-and-glue plywood construction. Dismantles for cartopping. Deep V-hulls, no centerboard. Construction: Stitch-and-glue plywood over bulkhead frames. No lofting required. Plans include 3 sheets.
Oar / Paddle
Jolly Boat Rocker
Jolly Boat is a rocking toy boat designed to provide years of make-believe nautical adventure for the young sailor, It is an adaptation of the classic flatiron skiff, a type that generations of “old salts” remember fondly as their first “real” boat.Jolly Boat has a length of 48″ and a beam of 23″
Motorboats - Outboard
Point Comfort 23
This boat is a larger version of my popular POINT COMFORT 18, a traditional Chesapeake Bay workboat type reinterpreted for simpler and more modern construction.
WP 500
The recent America’s Cup has proven what is the potential of fast acceleration with a trimaran hull “piercing bow,” that is designed to penetrate the wave and not to float on the waves. Beyond the result the difference in behavior between Oracle and Alinghi was bright watching the races.
Sailboats - Daysailers
Passagemaker Dinghy
Here's a handy boat that can be rowed, sailed, and powered with up to three large adults. The Passagemaker Dinghy is easy to build but looks great and performs beautifully
Oar / Paddle
Sailing Canoe, Piccolo
Light, lapstrake-planked open canoe for sailing or double-paddling. Construction: Lapstrake planking over steamed frames. Lofting is required. Plans include 4 sheets.
Motorboats - Outboard
Kalostyn
Kalostyn was designed as the subject matter of a book that I had planned to write called, How to design a boat using SketchUp 3D software.I created a design that had lots of curves in order to demonstrate how to put these curved forms into a 3D model, and then create and export the the f
Motorboats - Outboard
Dillon Mini Vee Racing Outboard V-bottom
The Mini Vee is a simple-to-build v-bottom racing boat designed for APBA Mini GT and GT Pro racing. Also an excellent high-performance boat for the non-racer and a great boat building project for an individual or the whole family.
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Melonseed Day Sailer
13' "Melonseed" daysailer. Okume marine plywood with fiberglass/epoxy skin. Home built 2023.
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13' Peapod
12'10" edge glued (no frames) light weight Peapod. Sweet skiff that always gets comments.
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Catspaw Dinghy strip Plank Versian
Deja Vu is an adaptation of the original Catspaw Dinghy carvel plank design to strip plank constr