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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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Sailboats - Cruising
32' 5" Sharpie Ketch, TWO LUCYS
Designer
Robert Beebe
Shallow-drafted V-bottomed cruiser with cross-planked bottom & berths for three. Construction: Carvel planked sides over sawn frames; cross planked bottom. Alternative: Strip-planked topsides. Lofting is required. Plans include 7 sheets.
Sailboats - Daysailers
20' Dark Harbor 12 1/2
Designer
B.B. Crowninshield
20' LOA carvel-planked open daysailer. Construction: Carvel planked over steamed frames. Alternative construction: Cold-molded or strip. Lofting is required. Plans include 4 sheets, and suggested for experienced builders only as the plans info is sparse.
Motorboats - Outboard
Almaguin 400
Designer
Matthew Marsh
A versatile 4-metre open utility / runabout for river and inland lake use, built in taped-seam plywood.
Sailboats - Cruising
Babson 14
Designer
Tom Hill and Jon Wilson
Build the Babson 14 from scratch! Plans include three variations on the hull: sheet ply (like our kits), glue-lap-ply, power, suitable for up to a 2 horsepower outboard.Plans contain 16 sheets of drawings, full-sized mold patterns so no lofting is required (no offsets are included with the plans)
Motorboats - Outboard
Westport Skiff
Designer
Doug Hylan
A simple-to-build 11' skiff, can be built up to 18' long. Originally modeled by Fred Tripp and documented by R. H. Baker.
Sailboats - Cruising
Williams 24' Gaff Yawl
Designer
Fenwick C. Williams
A simple, spacious, singlehanded cruiser designed for carvel construction. Construction: Carvel planked over steamed frames. Alternative construction: Cold-molded or strip. Lofting is required. Plans include 7 sheets
Oar / Paddle
13' 7" MACGREGOR Canoe
Designer
Iain Oughtred
Beamier, but no less elegant than the Wee Rob, this more stable double-paddle canoe can carry sail better.Any of the three lengths (13′ 6″, 15′ 8″, or 17′ 3″) can be built using the same plans.You’ll notice the different stem patterns on plans page 5...
Sailboats - Cruising
ROBERTS SPRAY 27
Designer
Bruce Roberts-Goodson
ROBERTS SPRAY 27 TRAILERABLE CRUISER You can build this boat in wood epoxy and other materials too.
From the Community
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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
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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
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Sailing skiff
12' wooden sailing/rowing skiff. Owner built in 1985 from King and Davis design.
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