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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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Motorboats - Outboard
Rustica 570
Rustica 570 is a cabin motor boat ideal for coastal cruising and camping. It’s particularly suitable for river tourism in protected waters. The shallow V hull, semi-displacement, is designed for an outboard motor hosted inside the cockpit with a power range between 10 HP and 15 HP.
W17 trimaran
A strong, capable folding trimaran with exceptional overall performance. Professionally designed to be dry and comfortable, yet fast and fun. Plans now in 33 countries and plywood kits available in the USA, Australia and Europe.
Motorboats - Outboard
Point Comfort 23
This boat is a larger version of my popular POINT COMFORT 18, a traditional Chesapeake Bay workboat type reinterpreted for simpler and more modern construction.
Oar / Paddle
Pinocchio
“Pinocchio” was commissioned by my 7 year old son who wanted to learn paddling. He saw these kids paddling in small plastic kayaks which looked more like “bricks” or “barges” rather than boats.
Sailboats - Daysailers
BLITZ 420
The Blitz420 sportive dinghy. The sleek lines and narrow hull makes it fast and fun, especially with weak and medium winds.
Sailboats - Cruising
ETTA MAY
Auxiliary cruising sloop evolving from the Hudson River and Friendship sloops.
Excellent for single handling with 450 sq. ft. of working sails, open decks and large cockpit.
Sailboats - Cruising
Half Model Plan WAVE
Wide, shallow racing sloop designed by Cornelius Gorman in 1878.
Tricky Five
The TRICKY FIVE has been conceived for a precise scope: to realize a boat, which in relation to its size would maximize the ratio between speed and cost. This means that for a determined cost for materials and hours of construction required, it would be the fastest possible.
Strumpet
Strumpet was designed for a very experienced yachtsman. He told us he wanted a boat based on the Scottish fishing trawlers distinctive double-ended hull forms for appearance and seaworthiness.
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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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SOLD January 2026 NO more inquiries SHELLBACK SAILING DINGHY
SOLD January 2026 NO more inquiries
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1947 Cypress-On-Oak 46 ft Centerboard Ketch
Anchor Where Other Sailboats Can't! One-off design resembling a Munroe-sharpie, Montreal 1947.