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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 - Outboard
Tolman Skiff Widebody
Tolman Skiffs are thoroughly modern, ocean capable, vee bottom stitch and glue plywood boats with a dory ancestry. These skiffs are designed for Alaskan waters and are ideal for sport fishing, beach camping, cruising and general work or recreation.
Sailboats - Racing
Optimist Club Racer
Our version of the Optimist Pram, the "Club Racer"
Sailboats - Daysailers
14' 6" Whilly Boat
Considered a smaller version of the well-loved Calendonia Yawl, the Whillyboat also takes its cues from traditional Norwegian small craft, and is an ideal daysailer.
Building won't be at all daunting, as she's glue-lap-ply construction, and upkeep will be a snap.
Sailboats - Racing
Technè
Techne is a pure double trapeze skiff, fast, exciting and for amateur boat building.
Sailboats - Daysailers
13' 9" Willy Winship
Flat-bottomed sailing skiff. Plans options include cross-planked or plywood bottom.
Construction: Cross-planked bottom, lapstrake sides
Alternative constuction: Plywood, glued lapstrake plywood
Lofting is required
Plans include 4 sheets.
Oar / Paddle
Portland Yawlboat
The traditional yawlboat is a hard-working boat, carried on the stern davits of a larger working vessel. They have sweet shapes to be easily driven and as was befitting the pride of workmanship that went into their construction.This latter day version is much lighter and smaller in size.
Sailboats - Daysailers
BLUEMOTION 550
BlueMotion is a new 5.5m dayboat (or large dinghy) design for 2013.
Sailboats - Daysailers
Hanze Yawl
The Hanze Yawl was designed some years ago during a course on lofting at the Bootbouwschool in the Netherlands.Bert van Baar, the owner of the school was very pleased about a Swedish design he had build previously in a project on the streets of Old Amsterdam.
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From the Community
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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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BOAT SOLD! Engine still available. Boat built in 1958, Evinrude big twin motor, electric start
BOAT SOLD! ENGINE STILL AVAILABLE