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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Designed by Joel White, the original boat was built plank-on-frame by Jimmy Steele (of Peapod fame), but no plans were ever drawn-until now.
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.
Fliptail 6, 7 and 9 foot lightweight folding dinghies. They row well and can plane with an outboard up to 3.3hp and can be adapted to sail using an Optimist sailing rig.
Easy to build, well proven, great looking, tough and stable.
In the spring of 2013, I started to write a book called, How to Design a Boat using SketchUp 3D Software. The subject matter was my design, ‘Kalostyn’.
This is a centerboard cruising boat for couples and small families. Lightweight and strong, it can be easily hauled with a trailer. Construction: Plywood topsides over bulkheads and stringers; strip planked bottom Lofting is required. Plans include 6 sheets.
Round-bottomed, transom stern, centerboard, 2-4 daysailing.
Contruction: Carvel planked over steamed frames
Alternative contruction: Lapstrake, strip or cold-molded
Lofting is required
Plans include 3 sheets
SPHERA is a simple cruising boat, studied for the maximum ease of construction in relation to its size.
Didi Cruise-Mini radius chine plywood cruising sailboat
Morgaine is a 17 ½’ overall centerboard sloop constructed by a professional cabinetmaker.
Built by owner in 2023 to lines and offsets in The Dory Book by John Gardner.
8’6 Beam, 5’6 draft. Survey from Gil Fleming Yacht Design, 2004. Yanmar 2 cylinder, 13-hp.
