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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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To refine your search, add quote marks. If you search Nutshell Pram Kit, you will get all the listings which include Nutshell, Pram, and Kit. To refine, search “Nutshell Pram Kit” and you’ll see just Nutshell Pram Kit results.
747 Results
Oar / Paddle
16' 0" Canadien
Designer
Ted Moores
A narrow beam and shallow arch hull make the Canadien ideal for general-purpose paddling and light tripping.
Oar / Paddle
Coot
Designer
Nick Schade
The Coot is a handy little yacht tender with a lot of capacity.
Fantail Launch, by Bolger
Designer
Philip C. Bolger
This exquisite launch leaves little wake at five knots. Her plans show both cold-molded and plank-on-frame construction. Construction: Cold-Molded or Carvel planked over steamed frames. Alternative construction: Lapstrake. Lofting is required. Plans include 5 sheets.
Sailboats - Cruising
ROBERTS SPRAY 22
Designer
Bruce Roberts-Goodson
Roberts SPRAY 22 trailerable cruising sailboat you can build in wood epoxy using the plans and full size frame patterns.
Sailboats - Daysailers
13' 4" Melonseed skiff
Designer
Marc Barto
Lapstrake-plywood daysailer with a shapely wineglass transom, unstayed sprit rig, and wide, flat, keels for easy trailering.
Construction: Lapstrake plywood planking over steam-bent frames.
Alternative construction: Cold-molded or strip.
No lofting is required.
Sailboats - Cruising
13' Sailing Peapod
Designer
Doug Hylan
A most elegant lapstrake, plywood peapod for oar and sail.
Full-sized mold patterns are included.
Construction: Glued-lapstrake plywood.
Alternative construction: Traditional lapstrake.
No lofting is required.
Sailboats - Daysailers
Exploration Ketch Tern
Designer
Tad Roberts
Tern is a lengthened (to 23'9') version of my earlier 20' design Ratty.
Oar / Paddle
8 ft Dinghy
Designer
Colin Wood
This is a simple 8ft stitch and glue sail/row pram. It requires only 3 sheets of marine plywood and should be very fast, easy, and inexpensive to build. It should end up just over 80lb so easy to transport as well.
Sailboats - Daysailers
Alden 18' O Boat
Designer
John Alden
A safe, versatile round-bottomed daysailer with generous freeboard and deep cockpit.
Construction Method: Carvel planked over steamed frames
Alternative construction: Cold-molded or strip
Lofting is required
Plans include 4 sheets.
From the Community
Classified
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Acorn Skiff
Sweet-lined Acorn skiff designed by Iain Oughtred, completed in 1999 but still like new.
Classified
FREE 16' Thompson Brothers 1941 Snipe Class Day Sailer
PLEASE save our 94 year old Mother's beloved sailboat from the burn pile!
Register of Wooden Boats
Register of Wooden Boats
MORNING SONG
MORNING SONG is the sistership to Lin and Larry Pardey's TALEISIN and was meticulously built by K
