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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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749 Results
Oar / Paddle
15' 3" / 16' 2" Freedom Solo
Designer
Steve Killing
Freedom 15′3″ or 16′2″ — modern efficient pleasure canoe. The Freedom Solo is the result of a unique project initiated in the spring of 2006.
Oar / Paddle
Cypress Pirogue
Designer
Nicholas Poret
Everyone from Louisiana seems to remember that cypress pirogue boat Pawpaw kept in his barn. Cypress pirogues have since become a relic of the past. Pirogues are flat bottom boats designed to paddle shallow swamps and marshes.
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.
Motorboats - Inboard
COASTER SERIES, 27,28,32,36,39
Designer
Bruce Roberts
- Trawler Yachts & Work Boats
Oar / Paddle
"Happy Hour" - 9'(2.80m) Fishing Kayak
Designer
Alex Bogdanov
This design was inspired by Ross Lillistone’s “Water Rat”. The bow transom was replaced by a pointed stem. Also the internal volume and from there the displacement of the boat were increased by about 20%. Changes were made to the seating arrangement as well.
Oar / Paddle
Strip Kayak SKIMALONG II
Designer
Paul Ford
A stable (28 1/2″ beam) strip-built touring kayak.
Planked up with 1/4″ cedar strips.
Construction: Strip planked.
Lofting is required.
Plans include 4 sheets.
Sailboats - Racing
START 30
Designer
ACDesign
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.
From the Community
Classified
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Spirit 39' Sloop
39' sloop currently undergoing full cosmetic refit at Cutts and Case in Oxford, MD.
Classified
Pinaud 37 motor cruiser
Meraboire 1, one of the last known Pinaud motor yachts, is for sale.
Classified
2018 Wooden Seaskiff
Custom built at Madisonville Maritime Museum. 2019 19' magic tilt galvanized trailer.
