Plans & Kits

The Cradle Boat Baby Tender, for the newborn sailor.

Very simple workboat for outboard motor power. Suits 8 to 30 hp motors,carry up to six persons, can be built longer or shorter as required.

Small blue water cruiser with Junk rig, inside steering station, and accommodation for up to four persons.
Suitable for home boatbuilders, all wood construction, lead ballast cast in small pigs.

high performance sea kayak

A working Friendship Sloop, or Maine sloop-boat, documented by Martin C. Erismann at the turn of the century.

20' expedition size, double kayak, accommodates big people with big feet in an efficiently paddled hull.

Designed by John C. Harris, this light but sturdy fishing and utility skiff—a “crab skiff,” as they’re known on the Chesapeake Bay—has been dubbed the “Peeler” after the Chesapeake slang for a local delicacy, soft-shell crabs.

V-bottomed cruiser designed for plywood construction with accommodations for two and inside ballast.Construction: Plywood planking over sawn frames.Lofting is required.Plans include 11 sheets.Please note: gaff rig version’s mast measurements are taken by scaling from the plans.Notice the below de

26′ Auxiliary KetchBased on a traditional fishing vessel type called a “Cowhorn” this design features an inboard engine and ballast keel.The arrangement provides two berths, a head and modest galley.