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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.
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Wizard sailing catamaran
Designer
Woods Designs
The WIZARD is a 22ft sailing catamaran design that offers 5–6 berths in 3 cabins, standing headroom, easy trailing, stability AND performance. For the first time in a trailable catamaran there is a genuine double bunk.It is legally trailable world-wide behind a family car.
Sailboats - Cruising
Sea Bright 36
Designer
Reuel B. Parker
SEA BRIGHT 36L.B.P.: 36′BEAM: 10′ 11″DRAFT: 1′ 8″/4′ 7″DISPLACEMENT: 9,500 lbsBALLAST: 3,483 lbs, 2,000 lbs lead foil laminated in keel; 250 lbs trim; 633 lbs water; 600 lbs fuelWATER: 75 gallonsFUEL: 80 gallonsRIG: Gaff-rigged Cat SchoonerTYPE: New Jersey Sea Bright Skiff.
Sailboats - Cruising
Half Model Plan SCHEMER
Designer
Isaac P. Wilkins
Late 19th-century skimming-dish sloop designed by Isaac P.
Sailboats - Cruising
19' Cat Schooner
Designer
William Garden
The latest in Bill Garden’s idea of the perfect kid’s cruising boat. Simple enough to be put together in the garage, salty enough to daydream on, and safe enough as well. She’s quite a handsome double-ender, with a fixed keel. This is an “oh my” boat.Construction: Plywood planking over sawn frame
Oar / Paddle
Sparrow Hawk
Designer
Mark Rogers
The Sparrow Hawk is proportionally downsized for the smaller paddler.
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
Jericho Bay Lobster Skiff
Designer
Joel White
Designed by Joel White, the original boat was built plank-on-frame by Jimmy Steele (of Peapod fame), but no plans were ever drawn-until now.
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.
From the Community
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Hand Dolly to Move Small Boat
Lightweight hand dolly for moving small boat up to 21' across yard or beach. TRAILEX SUT-300U.
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1946 44' Island Clipper Sloop Nirvana
San Francisco Bay birthed 1946 Fellow & Stewart Island Clipper, Nirvana (44 ft LOA, 9 ½ beam,
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International Penguin 2008 Bristol Seacraft Penguin
International Penguin
2008 Bristol Seacraft Penguin
11'5" LOA
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33' Friendship Sloop, #64, "Amicitia"
33' Friendship Sloop, #64, "Amicitia", LOA 42', designed by John Alden, built by Lash Bros.
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