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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
19' Cat Schooner
The latest in Bill Garden’s idea of the perfect kid’s cruising boat. Simple enough to be put together in the garage, salty enough to daydream on, and safe enough as well. She’s quite a handsome double-ender, with a fixed keel. This is an “oh my” boat.Construction: Plywood planking over sawn frame
Motorboats - Outboard
VILA 570
VILA 570 is the smallest of a family of three small planing cruisers boats ranging from 19’ to 22’.
MULTI 5
The Multi 5 is a multihull with a simple construction and good performance. The construction is extremely simplified by the drift absence. The good hulls volume allows to spend pleasant days and moving along the coasts with other friends, having the opportunity to carry up to four people.
Sailboats - Cruising
Spray 52
Spray 52 is available as a Wood / Epoxy plan and full size frame patterns.
Oar / Paddle
Hawk GT
GT stands for Grand Touring and that is just what this kayak delivers.
Oar / Paddle
Eureka 155 15'6" Canoe
The Eureka is a pretty, simple to build plywood canoe built in stitch and glue, (44lbs down to 34) and paddles nicely. Very comprehensive plans - a boatbuilding course in a book.
Motorboats - Outboard
"The Zip" Wood Parts Kit
This custom kit was developed using Glen-L Zip plans .The precision CNC cut complete wood kit allows you to begin assembling your boat the minute you unpack it...no tracing, measuring, or cutting needed! Thanks to Glen-L Marine Design!
Oar / Paddle
The Open Boat
This is a design for a basic hull made from one piece of closed cell foam 1m x 4m x 50mm thick.
Pagination
From the Community
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Gaff rigged wooden sailboat with trailer
Morgaine is a 17 ½’ overall centerboard sloop constructed by a professional cabinetmaker.
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17' Gardner Nahant/Swampscott Rowing Dory
Built by owner in 2023 to lines and offsets in The Dory Book by John Gardner.
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1964 Marconi-rigged 37' Wooden Sailboat
8’6 Beam, 5’6 draft. Survey from Gil Fleming Yacht Design, 2004. Yanmar 2 cylinder, 13-hp.