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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
Wittholz 17' Catboat
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
19' Garvey, BIG BEN
Fine boatyard skiff or small harbor ferry. Construction: Plywood planking over bulkheads. Lofting is required. Plans include 4 sheets.
Sailboats - Cruising
18' Swampscott, JOHN DORY
A refinement of the traditional Swampscott working dory for recreational use.
Plans include nine different rigs.
Construction: Glued lapstrake plywood over sawn frames.
Alternative construction: Traditional dory construction.
No lofting required.
Sailboats - Daysailers
BLUEMOTION 550
BlueMotion is a new 5.5m dayboat (or large dinghy) design for 2013.
Woodenwidget Stasha super lightweight nesting dinghy
Woodenwidget Stasha super light weight nesting dinghy. Weighs just ten kilos, as much as a baby Albatross! Rows and sails very well. Can take an outboard.
Can be quickly assembled on deck, on land or even in the water.
Sailboats - Daysailers
Milford 20
The Milford 20 is a trailer-able shoal draft sharpie schooner modelled on the New Haven sharpies of the late 19th. century. It was inspired by Mark Fitzgerald’s FLORIDAYS design, as published in Reuel Parker’s Sharpie Book and featured in Watercraft Magazine.
Motorboats - Outboard
Deep V Inboard - Donzi Inspired
Based on the Donzi Sweet 16, this little treasure boasts a generous deep V at the transom allowing for smoother running and bad weather handling.
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Howard Hughes’ personal yacht. 71', built to Trumpy’s exacting standards in 1939
Eleanor is for sale. Howard Hughes’ personal yacht.
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Great Wooden Boats Available for Sale & Charter
Discover our collection of wooden boats, lovingly donated and well maintained.
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Chebacco 20, Cat Yawl
Offered for sale is the very desirable plywood- Lapstrake version of the popular Chebacco cat yaw