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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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L20 Trimaran
A modern iteration of Philippine double outrigger canoe. Adapting to present-day construction method, the wooden facetted hull still has the silhouette of the Austronesian “Bangka”.
Concordia 33'
A roomy, comfortable auxiliary cruiser with sufficient headroom, two cabins and an enclosed head.
Construction: Carvel planked over steamed frames
Alternative construction: Cold-molded or strip
Lofting is required
Plans include 5 sheets.
Oar / Paddle
Ozona X Nesting Pram
Bedard Yacht Design’s Ozona X Nesting Pram evolved from the hugely popular Ozona Pram and a significant demand from cruisers for a nesting dinghy, slightly larger.
Sailboats - Daysailers
DP 14'
Simplicity of construction, user friendliness (both for single or double) and high performance – all of this with reasonable costs. These are the main priorities which lie at the base of the DP 14’ design and which justify the main choices made, in particular:
Sailboats - Cruising
Raven Lady
Designed as a cat schooner; both sails have big round poles at their leading edges. Considering the performance potential of this hull, this rig is appropriate. The stayless rig is clean and will be cheap to build with solid fir poles.
VOYAGER PUNT
My first boat building Project (not counting a couple of door-skin surfboards) was a Bolger Yellow Leaf pirogue, built from drawings in Bolger’s “Small Boats”.
Sailboats - Racing
START 30
The plan has been designed according to the regulations of the class “10 feet”. So was born a simple, light and very fast plan.Start 30 has a double life.
Oar / Paddle
Orca 21
A serious extended expedition touring kayak, double or triple, designed to carry a large load safely and with ample stability.
Pagination
From the Community
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Fenwick Williams 18' Catboat Alden No. 838 with Tender and Brand New Trailer
1958 Fenwick Williams 18' wooden catboat with tender and new 2023 galvanized trailer with stainle
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Always Draws a Crowd - Fully Restored and Modernized 1963 Chris-Craft Futura 33'
This one is ready for the grandkids or a dinner cruise.