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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 - Cruising
Goat Island Skiff
Designer
Michael Storer
The Goat has become known worldwide for being a simple to build and simple to sail that delivers.
Sailboats - Cruising
Pilot Schooner 28
Designer
Reuel B. Parker
Swansea Pilot Schooner, flush-decked cruiser, based on the earliest type (late 18th/early 19th century). This vessel is intended for open ocean cruising.
Sailboats - Daysailers
16' Melonseed Skiff
Designer
Marc Barto
Lapstrake-plywood daysailer with a shapely wineglass transom, unstayed sprit rig, and wide, flat, keels for easy trailering.
Construction: Lapstrake plywood planking over steam bent frames.
Alternative construction: Cold-molded or strip.
No lofting is required.
Oar / Paddle
Rangeley Lake Boat
Designer
Michael Vermouth
Cedar strip rowboat kits:
A cedar strip version of the traditional Rangeley Lake boat, offsets from John Gardner.
Oar / Paddle
"Mouse Grande" - 7'6" (2.34m) two sheet rowboat
Designer
Alex Bogdanov
“Mouse Grande” is the last of the mouse family. As the name implies she is the biggest with most internal volume. Large cockpit with two small flotation chambers/storage compartments at both ends. Preference was given to stability. Anglers can stand up and cast.
Motorboats - Outboard
PF240
Designer
PF Yacht Design-Naval Architecture
This plywood/epoxy construction 24 ft motor boat was designed specially for amateurs boat builders.Plans are available in metric and includes construction drawings and full size patterns CAD files.All CNC files are optimized to use standard plywood sheets of 2400 x 1200 mm and every panel have a
Sailboats - Racing
Viola 14 Sailing Canoe. Dinghy stability with canoe compactness
Designer
Michael Storer
The idea was a boat that handles like a good racing dinghy, but is much easier to store and transport. Rooftop.
Sailboats - Cruising
Cape Henry 21
Designer
Dudley Dix
Cape Henry 21 lapstrake plywood trailer sailer
From the Community
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Classified
Solar Electric Trailerable Catamaran
Length: 18 feet, Beam: 8.25 feet, draft: about 1 foot.
Classified
John Marples design and built 21' folding trimaran
21’ long, 16’ beam (reduces to 8'5" for trailering), strip plank construction, 850lbs with all ge
Boat Launchings
Boat Launchings
PT 11
I built this PT 11 nesting dinghy from the CLC kit over this past winter, to replace a 9'6" Nutsh
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