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Plans & Kits
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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Sailboats - Racing
Optimist Club Racer
Designer
Clark Mills
Our version of the Optimist Pram, the "Club Racer"
Sailboats - Cruising
Raven Lady
Designer
Mike Camp
Designed as a cat schooner; both sails have big round poles at their leading edges. Considering the performance potential of this hull, this rig is appropriate. The stayless rig is clean and will be cheap to build with solid fir poles.
Sailboats - Cruising
Half Model Plan WAVE
Designer
Cornelius Gorman
Wide, shallow racing sloop designed by Cornelius Gorman in 1878.
Motorboats - Outboard
Mark V 39
Designer
Mark Van Abbema
The Mark V 39 is an outboard powered Sharpie houseboat.
WP 500
Designer
Paolo Lodigiani and Matteo Costa
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
Goat Island Skiff
Designer
Michael Storer
Harbor Woodworks offers custom kits and boats, tailored to your specifications and desired level of completion. We ship to the U.S. and Canada.The Goat Island Skiff is a brilliant combination of simplicity and competence.
Oar / Paddle
Solo Packette
Designer
Trevor Paetkau
The Solo Packette is designed for those searching for pack canoe that they can carry to even through the most difficult approaches.
Sailboats - Cruising
ALBATROS 32’
Designer
Paolo Lodigiani
ALBATROS 32' is a modern classic yacht, seaworthy and comfortable, which can be built by an expert builder.
Point Comfort 18
Designer
Doug Hylan
Here is another little skiff inspired by a Chesapeake Bay working craft.
From the Community
Classified
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Handcrafted Cedar Strip Canoe- 18'
Master craftsman glued 1 “ strips over form, epoxied, varnished this strong but lightweight 50 lb
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