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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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747 Results
Oar / Paddle
Seagull
Designer
John Welsford
Simple sheet plywood sports rowing boat, stitch and tape construction. As easy to build as it gets!
Oar / Paddle
27' 2 Person Rowing Shell, Kookaburra
Designer
Graeme King
A double version of the popular Kingfisher, the best recreational shells for both rough and smooth water.
Construction: Plywood planking over bulkhead-type frames
No lofting is required
Plans include 4 sheets.
Smith Island Crab Skiff
Designer
Rick Loheed
The Chesapeake Bay is home to many wonderful work boats, one of the most unique is the tiny Smith Island Crab Skiff. Our team race boat the “Twisted Oyster”, built and raced by a consortium of three friends, has been very successful.
Oar / Paddle
Simon Watts Sea Urchin Dinghy
Designer
Sam Manning, Bill Nielsen, and Simon Watts
These handsome, practical row boats were routinely built by Nova Scotia shipwright, Jim Smith in six days, painted and ready for the water.
Motorboats - Outboard
Memory
Designer
Brad Christensen
Beautiful 8 ft mahogany runabout with electric power. Great for children but will accommodate adult(s).
Sailboats - Daysailers
Ladva 500
Designer
Davor Premor
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.
Motorboats - Outboard
Flats River Skiff 12
Designer
Salt Boatworks
The Flats River Skiff is a light, compact and stable solo skiff to access shallow water. The boat combines the features of a paddle board (SUP), kayak, and jon boat to deliver a multi-purpose boat that can be handled by one person.
Sailboats - Daysailers
Little Crab
Designer
Doug Hylan
LITTLE CRAB is a smaller version of the Chesapeake Crab Skiff I drew several years ago.
Sailboats - Cruising
32' 5" Sharpie Ketch, TWO LUCYS
Designer
Robert Beebe
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.
From the Community
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1979 Beetle Cat #1844
All original parts. Original owner. Always winterized indoors. Trailer and cover.
Classified
60' 1939 Custom Danish Hajkutter Gaff Ketch For Sale
S/V Labora was built in 1939 in Esbjerg, Denmark, as a traditional Danish Hajkutter—one of the fa
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Fenwick Williams 18' Catboat Alden No. 838 with Tender and Brand New Trailer
1958 Fenwick Williams 18' wooden catboat with tender and new 2023 galvanized trailer with stainle
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