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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.
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Oar & Paddle
Woodenwidget Foldak 12 foot folding kayak
Woodenwidget folding 12 foot kayak. Folding to just a few inches in moments. All the parts remain attached to the boat so you won't arrive at the water missing any vital parts. Tracks well, stable and buoyant. Easy to build. The drop down floors ensure you never get a wet bottom.
Sailboats - Cruising
Half Model Plan PAPOOSE
Cutter designed by Edward Burgess in 1887, and the inspiration for the 40′ class.The plans produce a model that is 22″ long.You’ll receive 3 pages of plans, historical information about the boat, step-by-step instructions and full-sized patterns for each lift, as well as template for you to shape
Sailboats - Cruising
Sundowner
My client wanted to circumnavigate, Cape Horn and all! He wished to build the boat himself and had limited skills in boatbuilding, limits on his budget, and a space about the size of a double garage.
Oar / Paddle
15' 3" / 16' 2" Freedom Solo
Freedom 15′3″ or 16′2″ — modern efficient pleasure canoe. The Freedom Solo is the result of a unique project initiated in the spring of 2006.
Sailboats - Cruising
Folkboat 16
Folkboat 16 is a light boat of simple design for those who like classic Folkboat, but do not want to have a lot of problems. In the cabin enough space to sleep two people and large lockers for storage.The project included the files for cutting parts on a CNC or a plotter.
Sailboats - Cruising
20' Yawl, SALLEE ROVER
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.
Sailboats - Cruising
37' 3" Yawl, Controversy 36
Designed for strip-planking, the Controversy 36 features light displacement and good headroom, with light and open space throughout.
Construction: Strip-planked over bulkheads and frames
Lofting is required.
Plans include 16 sheets.
32' Lobstercruiser
Round-bottomed, carvel-planked powerboat with two berths and a single 300-hp engine.
Construction: Carvel planked over steamed frames.
Alternative construction: Strip or cold-molded
Lofting is required.
Plans include 5 sheets.
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48' William Hand Ketch-Rigged Motorsailer (1989) built by Covey Island Boatworks for present owner
CHANTEY II - Douglas Fir Strip Planking, West System Epoxy construction. 51' overall.
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Classic Racing Sloop
“SEVERN II” International 8 metre class, Sira cup division. LOA 14.86, Beam 2.56, Draft 1.95.
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54' Authentic Chinese Junk Boat
The Ruby Seadragon (formerly Mei Wen Ti) is an authentic, one-of-a-kind, wooden Chinese junk boat