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.
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.
We designed a simple to build work boat with a vee-hull based on a proven work boat type, the Panga.
The i550 is a very popular 18 foot stitch and glue design. Simple construction and avid builder blogs and websites add a sense of community and support for the builder.
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.
Open daysailer featuring plywood construction.
Construction: Lapstrake plywood over sawn frames
No lofting is required
Rig: Sliding Gunter
Plans include 35 sheets
‘Volare’ comes in two versions. This is the utility version, the console version is available as a separate set of plans. They’re both 15′4″ long and 5′ wide.Her length is that of two sheets of 8′ plywood and she’s built in two halves (bow end and stern end).
The Hiawatha is a general purpose recreational canoe of light displacement, designed in the tradition of contemporary American cruisers. A good solo canoe, it is also very fast and responsive.
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.
This dinghy could be considered a big little boat.
She has a lot of excellent qualities: excellent rowing and sailing ability, easy construction, and mannerly towing habits.
Construction: Glued-lapstrake plywood.
Alternative Construction: Traditional lapstrake.
Compromise sloop designed by N.G.
A fast and able auxiliary cruiser with wheel steering and accommodations for three.
Construction: Carvel Planked over steamed frames.
Alternative construction: Cold-molded or strip.
Lofting is required.
Plans include 5 sheets.
Old Town Classic Lapstrake Runabout with 2022 30-hp Suzuki Outboard with minimal hours.
Length 18 ft
Beam 5 7”
Draft 5 “
Built from plans Cape Fear NC Museum
Built by Cottrell Boat Builders in Maine and shipped to San Diego, CA.
