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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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To refine your search, add quote marks. If you search Nutshell Pram Kit, you will get all the listings which include Nutshell, Pram, and Kit. To refine, search “Nutshell Pram Kit” and you’ll see just Nutshell Pram Kit results.
746 Results
Motorboats - Outboard
SILVER 55
The classical hull shape of old wooden runabouts of the 70’s combines perfectly well with the use of marine plywood. This allows SILVER 55 to be in the same time elegant and simple to build.
Oar / Paddle
Kiska
Kiska is a wood strip/epoxy single kayak. Based on Greenland kayak lines, this low volume kayak is playful but tracks well
Motorboats - Outboard
Albury Brothers Runabout
A fine outboard, smooth riding, seaworthy, and rugged. 40-120hp outboard.
Motorboats - Outboard
Volare Console
‘Volare’ comes in two versions. This is the console version, the utility version is available as a separate set of plans. They’re both 15′4″ long and 5′ wide.Her length is that of two sheets of 8′ plywood and she’s built in two halves (bow end and stern end).
Sailboats - Daysailers
DragonFlyer 3.2 kit
DragonFlyer 3.2 is a great boat for all ages to build. We built the first boat, Zip, with our four kids, then aged seven to twelve and they all had a great time and learned along the way.
NAVCAT CANAL
A series of Catamaran Houseboats/canal boats has been designed with electric propulsion.
The boats have been designed to meet dimensional restrictions of the french canal waterways, however the design can be easily adapted to other inland waterway requirements.
Oar / Paddle
9' 6" Nutshell Pram
Glued-lap plywood rowing or sailing tender with plenty of capacity. Construction: Glued lapstrake plywood. No lofting required. Plans include 5 sheets.
Sailboats - Cruising
Malabar II
An oceangoing auxiliary cruiser featuring stout but simple carvel construction.
Construction: Carvel planked over steamed frames
Lofting is required
Plans include 5 sheets.
Sailboats - Daysailers
Ladva 500
During rise of the nautical tourism on east Adriatic coast in late 1980s, there was a lack in offer of smaller sailboats for day rent and sailing lessons.
Pagination
From the Community
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OLIN STEPHENS 6-METRE RACING SLOOP
Historic 1929 Olin Stephens 6-metre racing sloop. Located near Lake Champlain.
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1936 Blue Moon Alden Design Cutter/Sloop, A classic well worth saving!
Designed by: John G. Alden (Naval Architect). Alden Design No.