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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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749 Results
Sailboats - Cruising
MANDOLINO DAY SAILER
MANDOLINO is an elegant, classical seaworthy small boat that we propose in two versions, one for day-sailing and one for cruising.
TRILLO
TRILLO is a fast but non-extreme trimaran that we designed with the aim of making it as simple as possible for amateur boatbuilders.
Sailboats - Cruising
Sharpie 31.5 EGRET
Sharpie 31.5′ EGRETL.O.A.: 31′ 6 ½″SPARRED LENGTH: 35′ 6″L.W.L.: 26′ 3″BEAM: 8′ 6″DRAFT: 1′ 2 ¼″ /4′ 8″SAIL AREA : (Depends on rig)DISP.: 5,000# (approximate, for cruising)BALLAST: 1,500 lbs. lead, inside; additional to trim as needed.
Sailboats - Cruising
North Sea 29
The North Sea 29 is a centerboard boat designed for sailing in the rough North Sea. She’s a fairly heavy displacement boat that will prove a very capable ocean cruiser.
Sailboats - Daysailers
Puur 17
The Puur 17 is a trailerable performance daysailer that’s been featured in Small Craft Advisor. The modern design is unsinkable, self-righting from knock-down, easy to solo, and comfortable for 2 adults with 2 kids.
Motorboats - Outboard
Tolman Skiff Jumbo
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 - Daysailers
Coquina
Under license from the MIT's Hart Nautical Collections, Doug Hylan and Maynard Bray have collaborated to produce a highly detailed builder's package for this N. G. Herreshoff classic daysailer.
Buckley Multi 39
Buckley Yacht Design have increased the size of the kit boat which is on offer. This 39′ Catamaran is the largest kit boat in the portfolio.
Oar / Paddle
The Open Boat
This is a design for a basic hull made from one piece of closed cell foam 1m x 4m x 50mm thick.
Pagination
From the Community
Boat Launchings
Boat Launchings
Willow: 25 ft Custom Sloop
Willow, a 25 ft strip planked sloop, is the third sailboat designed and built by Matt Greytak, af
Classified
Classified
Handcrafted Cedar Strip Canoe- 18'
Master craftsman glued 1 “ strips over form, epoxied, varnished this strong but lightweight 50 lb
Classified
RESCUE MINOR 2007
2007 Rescue Minor in excellent condition.
Manufactured by Schleiff Boat Works.