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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 - Racing
ACYD 950
The project of Acyd 950 was born on the regulation of “class 950”.These boats have an extremely light weight and high performance and they can safely be used on a cruise.The remarkable minimum lightness is only 2700kg and it is compensated by the strong bulb elongation that carries the maximum dr
16' San Juan Dory, Outboard
This rugged and able outboard-powered dory combines beauty with practicality and is easy to build.
Construction: Plywood planking over sawn frames.
Lofting is required.
Plans include 3 sheets.
Oar / Paddle
Chesapeake 17
The Chesapeake 17 is one of our most popular kits. Its handling qualities and speed combined with a large cockpit and voluminous stowage make it one of the most capable touring boats around.
Texas Sled 18
The TX18 is an inverted vee boat, Hickman sled type designed for fishing the flats along the Gulf of Mexico or anywhere a shallow draft boat must go long distance in choppy seas.
Motorboats - Outboard
Almaguin 500
A versatile, 5-metre utility runabout for cottagers, anglers and day trippers, ideal for the first-time builder.
Motorboats - Outboard
Jon Buoy
A 12 ft. outboard-powered multipurpose jonboat.
Oar / Paddle
Mystic River Tandem
Traditional Wood Strip CanoeThe Mystic River is a tidal estuary in southeast Connecticut. Starting in Old Mystic it runs through the pretty seaport town of Mystic, home to the Mystic Seaport Museum, out to Fishers Island Sound.
Oar / Paddle
22'6 Kingfisher Shell
V-bottomed single shell with sliding seat, outriggers and light plywood construction.
Construction: Plywood planking over bulkhead-type frames.
No lofting is required.
Plans include 4 sheets.
Sailboats - Cruising
Clyde One Design
The Clyde one-design 20-tonners as they were known were very popular and described by the Yacht Racing on the Clyde review of 1899 as "able and comfortable at sea, fairly speedy on the race course...
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Melonseed Day Sailer
13' "Melonseed" daysailer. Okume marine plywood with fiberglass/epoxy skin. Home built 2023.
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13' Peapod
12'10" edge glued (no frames) light weight Peapod. Sweet skiff that always gets comments.
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Catspaw Dinghy strip Plank Versian
Deja Vu is an adaptation of the original Catspaw Dinghy carvel plank design to strip plank constr