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Sailboats - Cruising

Didi 40cr

Designer

Dudley Dix

Didi 40cr radius chine plywood cruiser/racer

Headwater Transport 9.9

Designer

Tracy O'Brien

Most Pram dinghies are essentially rowing or sailing boats, which limits their speed potential to a mere 3 or 4 knots.

Zimmer 21' Utility Launch

Designer

Nelson Zimmer

A fuel-efficient, carvel planked, displacement launch designed to be powered by a 6 to 8-hp diesel.

Comfortable for 2 people cruising or 6-8 people day running.

Construction: Carvel planked over steamed frames

Alternative construction: Cold-molded, strip

Oar / Paddle

Sassafras 16

Designer

Chesapeake Light Craft

Like many traditional canoes, the Sassafras 16 is symmetrical, bow and stern. This allows a solo paddler to sit facing backwards on the forward seat for better trim. An elegant lapstrake canoe for two

Oar / Paddle

Stitch & Glue Night Heron

Designer

Nick Schade

Stitch & Glue Night Heron is at home out on the open water and exploring the shores of distant islands.

Panga25

Designer

Jacques Mertens

We designed a simple to build work boat with a vee-hull based on a proven work boat type, the Panga.

Sailboats - Cruising

18' Catboat

Designer

Fenwick Williams

Construction: Carvel planked over sawn & steamed frames. Alternative construction: Cold-molded or strip. Lofting is required. Plans include 11 sheets.

Sailboats - Cruising

20' Yawl, SALLEE ROVER

Designer

Samuel S. Crocker

A handy clipper-bowed centerboard yawl, this boat is a heavily built, smart sailor with sparten accommodations for two.

Construction: Carvel planked over steamed frames

Alternative construction: Cold-molded or strip

Lofting is required.

Plans include 6 sheets.

Oar / Paddle

15' Alford Sea Kayak, Tursiops

Designer

Michael B. Alford

With her 28″ beam, substantial flare, and sweetly shaped ends, she loves rough water. Her plywood hull is one of the prettiest we’ve seen.Construction: Plywood over web frames. Lofting is required.Plans include 4 sheets.