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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.
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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749 Results
Oar / Paddle
Breeze
“Breeze” is a 10′ (3m) double paddle canoe. Two sheets of plywood needed. Stitch and glue construction using 3″(75mm) fiberglass tape in epoxy for all seams inside and out. The deciding factors when designing the boat were mostly the same as with all my designs - seaworthiness and lightweight.
Oar / Paddle
MicroCatboat
The design of the boat comes by request of a customer who already owns a Charles W. Wittholz’s catboat and wanted to have a beautiful tender for his yacht.
Oar / Paddle
Luonteri
Luonteri is a “trail hiking kayak”, that can be divided into three parts. It makes storage and transportation more easy. In addition, the kayak can be transported as a “cart” with one wheel along roads or trails.
Oar / Paddle
Original Gloucester Rocker
It’s hard to imagine you could make a nicer gift for your favorite munchkin. Created by Buckley Smith (author of Moonsailors) this animated rocking dory is oozing with personality.
Sailboats - Racing
MINUETTO SPRINT
MINUETTO SPRINT has been designed according to the rules of the Mini Transat Class as a fast, but not extreme, boat.
Sailboats - Cruising
SPRITZ
SPRITZ, an essential and simple boat, has been studied and designed to be the ideal boat for novices in boatbuilding or in sailing.
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.
Oar / Paddle
9' 6" Nutshell Pram
Glued-lap plywood rowing or sailing tender with plenty of capacity. Construction: Glued lapstrake plywood. No lofting required. Plans include 5 sheets.
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New England Classic $8,500
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Classic 1903 Wooden Yawl "Witchcraft II"
Own a rare piece of sailing history! Witchcraft II, designed by B.B.