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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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TRILLO
Designer
Paolo Lodigiani and Matteo Costa
TRILLO is a fast but non-extreme trimaran that we designed with the aim of making it as simple as possible for amateur boatbuilders.
Oar / Paddle
15' Alford Sea Kayak, Tursiops
Designer
Michael B. Alford
With her 28″ beam, substantial flare, and sweetly shaped ends, she loves rough water. Her plywood hull is one of the prettiest we’ve seen.Construction: Plywood over web frames. Lofting is required.Plans include 4 sheets.
Oar / Paddle
Martha's Tender
Designer
Joel White
An easy-towing, easy-rowing tender featuring simple plywood construction and good capacity.
Construction: Plywood
No lofting is required
Plans include 3 sheets.
Oar / Paddle
17' 0" Nomad
Designer
Ted Moores
The Nomad is long, sleek, easy to plank and easier to paddle.
Motorboats - Outboard
Point Comfort 23
Designer
Doug Hylan
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.
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.
Sailboats - Daysailers
Meghan Sailing Skiff
Designer
Tracy O'Brien
Meghan has a constant deadrise V-bottom hull with a capacity of 1-2 passengers and features for & aft flotation chambers. Her rig consists of a 16ft free standing mast, 9′5″ wishbone boom and 65 square ft sail.
From the Community
Register of Wooden Boats
Register of Wooden Boats
MORNING SONG
MORNING SONG is a Lyle Hess Falmouth Cutter built over a 25 year period and launched new in 2016
Classified
Classified
New Adirondack Guide Boat for Sale
Newfound Adirondack Guide Boat - New 16' 2" long, 36.75" beam with (2) 8' Shaw & Tenney oars.
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