On the Newstand and Digital Library Now — January/February 2026, Issue No. 308 Preview
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.
746 Results
Sailboats - Cruising
Schooner JACK EVERYMAN
Designer
John Truelove
This schooner is intended as a comfortable cruising yacht for a couple with occasional guests, and to be of simple construction so that Jack everyman can build it. It has a twin keel / centreline rudder configuration.
Oar / Paddle
Wood Duck 12
Designer
Eric Schade
The Wood Duck 12 is a beautiful, easy to use recreational kayak - Here we have beautiful little kayak designed for just about everyone to enjoy on the water.
Sailboats - Racing
Redneck Duck
Designer
David Gray
This is a 64 page construction guide for building a class legal PDRacer from PolySail International. The guide includes plans and is illustrated with multiple photographs taken as the prototype was being built over a period of six days.
Sailboats - Cruising
Caravelle Skiff
Designer
Clint Chase / Chase Small Craft
Tandem Row & Sail | CartoppableSpecifications:
- Overall Length 14′ 4″
- Waterline Length 10′ 10″
- Beam 48 1/2″
- Draft (board up/down) 5"/27″
- Depth amidships 14 3/4″
- Bare hull weight 115 lbs
Oar / Paddle
Noank Pulling Boat
Designer
Nick Schade
The Noank Pulling Boat is an 18′ x 36″ [5.5m x 91cm] sliding seat rowing boat suitable for open water travel.
Oar / Paddle
Kiska
Designer
Orca Canoes & Kayaks Ltd.
Kiska is a wood strip/epoxy single kayak. Based on Greenland kayak lines, this low volume kayak is playful but tracks well
Sailboats - Racing
Technè
Designer
Matteo Costa
Techne is a pure double trapeze skiff, fast, exciting and for amateur boat building.
From the Community
Classified
Classified
Hand Dolly to Move Small Boat
Lightweight hand dolly for moving small boat up to 21' across yard or beach. TRAILEX SUT-300U.
Classified
1946 44' Island Clipper Sloop Nirvana
San Francisco Bay birthed 1946 Fellow & Stewart Island Clipper, Nirvana (44 ft LOA, 9 ½ beam,
Classified
International Penguin 2008 Bristol Seacraft Penguin
International Penguin
2008 Bristol Seacraft Penguin
11'5" LOA
Classified
33' Friendship Sloop, #64, "Amicitia"
33' Friendship Sloop, #64, "Amicitia", LOA 42', designed by John Alden, built by Lash Bros.
