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Sailboats - Cruising

Didi 34

Designer

Dudley Dix

Didi 34 radius chine plywood cruiser/racer

Sailboats - Cruising

25' 9" Lubec Boat

Designer

Brewer, Wallstrom and Assoc.

A double-ended boat legendary for its sea keeping abilities. These plans provide very complete drawings covering everything from backbone to masthead. Construction: Strip-planked over steam-bent frames. Alternative construction: Carvel or cold-molded. Lofting is required.

Sailboats - Cruising

30' Malabar Jr

Designer

John Alden

Carvel-planked, outside ballasted cruiser with choice of three or four berths.

Construction: Carvel planked over steamed frames

Alternative construction: Cold-molded or strip

Sail Area : Sloop - 528 sq. ft., Yawl - 579 sq. ft.

Lofting is required.

Zimmer 21' Utility Launch

Designer

Nelson Zimmer

A fuel-efficient, carvel planked, displacement launch designed to be powered by a 6 to 8-hp diesel.

Comfortable for 2 people cruising or 6-8 people day running.

Construction: Carvel planked over steamed frames

Alternative construction: Cold-molded, strip

Motorboats - Outboard

SILVER 45

Designer

Paolo Lodigiani

SILVER 45 is a very classical small runabout capable of planing at full charge with a 25 to 40 HP outboard engine.

4.5m Bass Boat

Designer

Shayne Young

This is a fast easy, light weight, modern bass boat. It is small by today's comercial standards but has all the modern features.

Big flat casting decks
Intergrated live bait tank
Internal rod storage
Removeble fuel tank
High freeboard

Sailboats - Cruising

Wittholz 35' Departure Class

Designer

Charles Wittholz

An oceangoing V-bottomed auxiliary with accommodations for four to six people.

Construction: Carvel planked over sawn frames.

Alternative construction: Plywood (plans included).

Lofting is required.

Plans include 15 sheets.

Motorboats - Outboard

16' Gentleman's Runabout

Designer

Nelson Zimmer & John Hacker

A low-power, moderate-speed inboard runabout for protected waters. Designed for sawn frames and batten-seam planking.Construction: Battened-seam planking over sawn frames. Lofting required. Plans include 5 sheets.Please note: the Westerbeke 26G engine spec’d in the plans is no longer manufactured

Oar / Paddle

Eureka 155 15'6" Canoe

Designer

Michael Storer

The Eureka is a pretty, simple to build plywood canoe built in stitch and glue, (44lbs down to 34) and paddles nicely. Very comprehensive plans - a boatbuilding course in a book.

Oar / Paddle

Shellback Rowing Kit

Designer

Joel White

Our pre-cut kits are cut by computer-guided routers to provide you with extremely accurate parts. And, the kits come with just about everything needed except the elbow grease. The ladder frame—the “foundation” of the boat—is now included with the kit.