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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.
To refine your search of this directory, use quotation marks. If you search Nutshell Pram Kit, you’ll receive all the listings that include the words Nutshell, Pram, and Kit. To refine your search, enter “Nutshell Pram Kit”; you’ll then see only the results for Nutshell Pram kits.
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749 Results
Oar / Paddle
Stitch & Glue Night Heron
Designer
Nick Schade
Stitch & Glue Night Heron is at home out on the open water and exploring the shores of distant islands.
Oar / Paddle
Solo Packette
Designer
Trevor Paetkau
The Solo Packette is designed for those searching for pack canoe that they can carry to even through the most difficult approaches.
Titicat
Designer
Paolo Lodigiani and Matteo Costa
TITICAT is a 9-meter sailing catamaran designed with a modern style for the transport of tourists and to build in strip planking. It was designed to sail on Lake Titicaca (Bolivia).
Oar / Paddle
Sparrow Hawk
Designer
Mark Rogers
The Sparrow Hawk is proportionally downsized for the smaller paddler.
Oar / Paddle
Cradle boat "Joey"
Designer
Manta Marine Design
Nice little cradle boat with rocking option. For more information please visit the website and look under portfolio/small boats
Oar / Paddle
F1830 Tandem Sit On Top Kayak
Designer
JF Bedard
The F1830 is the newest BYD design and the tandem version of the F1430 Sit On Top kayak. It is a second generation boat, with an optimized hull and simplified kit. This boat will easily carry 2 adults and a big cooler, or 2 adults and a couple of small kids.
Motorboats - Outboard
Point Comfort 23
Designer
Doug Hylan
This boat is a larger version of my popular POINT COMFORT 18, a traditional Chesapeake Bay workboat type reinterpreted for simpler and more modern construction.
Oar / Paddle
Sassafras 12
Designer
Chesapeake Light Craft
An ultralight solo pack canoe weighing in at 26 lbs. Carry the boat in one hand, your paddle in the other.
Sailboats - Cruising
18' Catboat
Designer
Fenwick Williams
Construction: Carvel planked over sawn & steamed frames. Alternative construction: Cold-molded or strip. Lofting is required. Plans include 11 sheets.
From the Community
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Fenwick Williams 18' Catboat Alden No. 838 with Tender and Brand New Trailer
1958 Fenwick Williams 18' wooden catboat with tender and new 2023 galvanized trailer with stainle
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SOLD January 2026 NO more inquiries SHELLBACK SAILING DINGHY
SOLD January 2026 NO more inquiries
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1947 Cypress-On-Oak 46 ft Centerboard Ketch
Anchor Where Other Sailboats Can't! One-off design resembling a Munroe-sharpie, Montreal 1947.
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