Fast Launch 26
Designer
Jacques Mertens
Commuter style launch with diesel inboard and a small cabin.
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Plans & Kits
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Oar / Paddle
Northwest Passage
Designer
Dave Kuperstein
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
SIRENETTA
Designer
Paolo Lodigiani
SIRENETTA is a mini kayak conceived for young people, but it may be used also by adults. The flat bottom and the reasonably large beam make it safe and suitable for beginner canoeists.
Oar / Paddle
Chesapeake 17
Designer
Chesapeake Light Craft
The Chesapeake 17 is one of our most popular kits. Its handling qualities and speed combined with a large cockpit and voluminous stowage make it one of the most capable touring boats around.
Sailboats - Cruising
35' Auxiliary Schooner
Designer
Daniel skira
This schooner is designed to be able to cruise offshore with a crew of four people.
Here heavy displacement and built down hull will make for a comfortable motion
Sailboats - Cruising
OLD BAGGIE
Designer
Paolo Lodigiani
OLD BAGGIE (4,6 m) is the biggest of the Baggie sisters boats a series of classic dinghies inspired by the traditional sandbaggers. It is an elegant fast and comfortable boat for a crew of two persons
Oar / Paddle
13' 9" Rice Lake Skiff
Designer
Ted Moores
The Rice Lake Skiff is sure to be a very useful boat at the cottage for fishing, rowing or just knocking about.
Sailboats - Daysailers
Catboat
Designer
Andrew Walters
In the winter of 2012 a very good friend leant me an old copy of Nautical Quarterly. An article about Catboats caught my attention — I was and still am taken by their beautiful lines.I decided to design one with the aim of building it in the summer.
From the Community
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1938 65' Chesapeake Bay Buyboat "Choptank"
This vessel is a 65' custom-design, custom-build Chesapeake Bay Oyster buyboat.
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Always Draws a Crowd - Fully Restored and Modernized 1963 Chris-Craft Futura 33'
This one is ready for the grandkids or a dinner cruise.
