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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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Motorboats - Inboard

Roberts 246

Designer

Bruce Roberts

Roberts 246

Sailboats - Cruising

FireBug

Designer

John Spencer/Peter Tait

The FireBug is a small sailboat or yacht that you can amateur build at home, sailing club or school, then learn to sail. It's easy to sail and will be the fastest boat on the bay. Low cost too!

Motorboats - Outboard

18' Plywood Runabout, DOWNEASTER

Designer

Charles Wittholz

A deep-V bottomed, open runabout built of plywood over sawn frames.

Construction: Plywood planking over sawn frames

Lofting is required.

Plans include 5 sheets.

Simon's canoe fits two men, and a dog — Simon Watts

Oar / Paddle

Simon Watts’ Lapstrake Canoe

Designer

Simon Watts

Lapstrake is a forgiving building method. The overlapping spruce planks allow for a little error when installing, which gives the classic canoe an extra layer of peace of mind when you’re on the water.

Sailboats - Cruising

POLLY

Designer

Paolo Lodigiani

POLLY, designed to compete in Diecipiedi (10 Foot) Class (www.diecipiedi.it) is rather large and stable. Quite comfortable for its size it may be used also for sailing excursions.

Simmons Sea-Skiff Boat Plans

Designer

T. N. Simmons

Interested in building your own boat? Cape Fear Museum in Wilmington, NC sells Simmons Sea-Skiff boat plans in 18′, 20′ and 22′.Thomas Norwood Simmons was born in 1908 in Wilmington and lived most of his life on Myrtle Grove Sound. He was a carpenter by trade.

Motorboats - Outboard

Sportfish 570

Designer

Paolo Lodigiani and Matteo Costa

The design of Sportfish 570 comes from a collaboration with a Senegalese society, with the aim of creating fishing vessels for inland waters of modern conception.

Oar / Paddle

DINGO

Designer

Alex Bogdanov

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.