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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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747 Results
Sailboats - Cruising
Cape Cutter 19
Designer
Dudley Dix
Cape Cutter 19 lapstrake plywood trailer-sailer
Sailboats - Cruising
Wynfall
Designer
Mark Smaalders
Wynfall is a small but capable cruising boat -- although only 26' long, she has a waterline of almost 24', and displaces 9500 lbs.
Oar / Paddle
Newt
Designer
Warren Jordan
A quickly, easily and inexpensively built solo canoe, that can be built by one person with hand tools in three days. Complete plans and step-by-step instructions. A great family boatbuilding project.
Sailboats - Daysailers
25' Dark Harbor 17 1/2
Designer
B.B. Crowninshield
25′ LOA carvel-planked daysailer with small cabin. Construction: Carvel planked over steamed frames. Alternative construction: Cold-molded or strip. Lofting is required. Plans include 4 sheets.
Oar / Paddle
19' 3" True North XPD
Designer
Steve Killing
The True North XPD Expedition brings the thrilling performance and graceful styling of the Endeavour 17 to the big or tall paddler.
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.
Motorboats - Outboard
Talon 11' by Anders Boats
Designer
Tim-Anders
Our Talon Series boats are designed to handle good seas with speed and comfort. We use a 30 degree dead rise found on production speed boats to make a soft ride.
Start Building ... Get Floating!!
Sailboats - Daysailers
Rooster
Designer
Michael P. Smith
Michael P. Smith, Commander, United States Navy (retired) designed and built boats all of his life, from boats on the Clinton River in Michigan to prams and skiffs on Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.
From the Community
Classified
Classified
20' Surf Dory with Electric Motor and Trailer
Fantastic, well cared-for boat built by Lowell’s Boat Shop in 2020—perfect for coastal adventures
Classified
2013 8' Chesapeake Light Craft Cocktail Class Racer
Wood hull built with meticulous and painstaking detail from a kit using a "stich-and-glue" method
Classified
Sailing skiff
12' wooden sailing/rowing skiff. Owner built in 1985 from King and Davis design.
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