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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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Oar / Paddle
Optimist Dinghy Template Plans
If you are considering building a wood-epoxi Optimist dinghy, you will definitely need our Optimist Dinghy Template Plans.
Sailboats - Cruising
ALBATROS 26’
ALBATROS 26’ is the smallest sister of the ALBATROS family, our modern classic yachts. Far its size it cannot be defined a “blue water yacht” but it is a seaworthy boat.
Sailboats - Daysailers
19' 6" Caledonia Yawl
Derived from traditional Norwegian small craft, this handsome double-ender performs as well as a daysailer and beach cruiser.
Clean, frameless, glued-lapstrake plywood hull means, easy construction, happy trailering, and low maintenance.
Construction: Glued lapstrake plywood.
Sailboats - Cruising
BRIO 555
The BRIO 555 is a fast and easy to handle boat, suitable to be sailed sportively by a crew of two or quietly and safely by a larger crew.
Sailboats - Daysailers
7' 7" Nutshell Sailing Kit
Our pre-cut kits are cut by computer-guided routers to provide you with accurate parts. And, the kits come with just about everything needed except the elbow grease.The ladder frame—the “foundation” of the boat—is now included with the kit.
Sailboats - Cruising
32' 5" Sharpie Ketch, TWO LUCYS
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
Fox 16' Sloop LIVELY
Lively, fast, planing racer/daysailer. Construction: Double-diagonal planking over steamed frames. Alternative construction: Cold-molded. Lofting is required. Plans include 4 sheets.
Oar / Paddle
Northwest Passage
NWP is a very low-drag touring kayak intended for paddlers weighing 150-200 pounds. Built from 4 mm plywood, in a garage, you can build two for the price of one kit! Heavier? try NWP XL.
Oar / Paddle
Sectional Canoe
You can enjoy paddling easier and funnier with less budget because it’s made of plywood, sectional and you can build one in a week.
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Melonseed Day Sailer
13' "Melonseed" daysailer. Okume marine plywood with fiberglass/epoxy skin. Home built 2023.
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13' Peapod
12'10" edge glued (no frames) light weight Peapod. Sweet skiff that always gets comments.
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Catspaw Dinghy strip Plank Versian
Deja Vu is an adaptation of the original Catspaw Dinghy carvel plank design to strip plank constr