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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 - Cruising
William H. Short
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.
Oar / Paddle
DINGO
With a length of 6′-6″ (2m) “Dingo” is our shortest boat weighing only 28lb (13kg). Easy to car top, easy to take to the water and back, easy to launch from the mothership without breaking your back. With a beam of 4′ (1.20m) the boat is stable enough to stand up in.
Motorboats - Outboard
Navcat Camper
Naviculus has teamed up with well known Australian Camper supplier Trayon to provide the camping experience on a boat. The boat is a simple open deck catamaran of wooden construction and with Torqeedo electric propulsion.
Oar / Paddle
27' 2 Person Rowing Shell, Kookaburra
A double version of the popular Kingfisher, the best recreational shells for both rough and smooth water.
Construction: Plywood planking over bulkhead-type frames
No lofting is required
Plans include 4 sheets.
Sailboats - Racing
START 55
Start 55 expands the range of self-construction project of our Studio.
Oar / Paddle
Wineglass Wherry (Row Boat Kit)
The Wineglass Wherry possesses the wineglass transom and smooth double-ended waterline of a classic rowing boat. A versatile craft, that's easy to build, lightweight (90 lbs) and rugged.
Oar / Paddle
Papoose
This charming addition to our cradle boat fleet is adapted from a type known as a pram. Prams have transoms at both bow and stern, and are used extensively as tenders for larger vessels because of their roominess in a relatively short length.
Oar / Paddle
Dulcibella
A 10 ft. traditional lapstrake-planked Norwegian style pram. Strikingly elegant but very practical rowing tender.
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Boats Plans and Kits
Boats Plans and Kits
NEMAH SHARPY SKIFF
NEMAH features a stable, flat bottomed, sharpie type hull that can handle up to 3 passenger
Classified
Classified
Rowboat and Trailer
10’ rowboat with aluminum trailer. Full cover and oars.
Asking $2,000
Classified
GROOTE BEER, classic flat bottomed Dutch Botteryacht
GROOTE BEER, has been in the US in the past for many years.