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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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To refine your search, add quote marks. If you search Nutshell Pram Kit, you will get all the listings which include Nutshell, Pram, and Kit. To refine, search “Nutshell Pram Kit” and you’ll see just Nutshell Pram Kit results.
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Headwater Transport 9.9
Designer
Tracy O'Brien
Most Pram dinghies are essentially rowing or sailing boats, which limits their speed potential to a mere 3 or 4 knots.
Sailboats - Cruising
Half Model Plan PAPOOSE
Designer
Edward Burgess
Cutter designed by Edward Burgess in 1887, and the inspiration for the 40′ class.The plans produce a model that is 22″ long.You’ll receive 3 pages of plans, historical information about the boat, step-by-step instructions and full-sized patterns for each lift, as well as template for you to shape
Hird Island Electric Skiff
Designer
Doug Hylan
An inshore skiff for sails, oars, or electric propulsion.
Sailboats - Cruising
BABY BAGGIE
Designer
Paolo Lodigiani
BABY BAGGIE is quite long and difficult to build for its size (10 Foot) but has been designed mainly to satisfy the desire of having a small elegant boat.
Sailboats - Cruising
GOZZO 400
Designer
Paolo Lodigiani
The “gozzo” is a traditional Italian fishing boat still very popular. With a length of 4 m our GOZZO 400 has the minimum size which allows to maintain all the advantages connected to this type of
Sailboats - Cruising
ALBATROS 36’
Designer
Paolo Lodigiani
ALBATROS 36’ is a true “blue water yacht”, classic in its aspect but modern in design and construction.
Motorboats - Outboard
SCHIZZO
Designer
Paolo Lodigiani
SCHIZZO is a simple, essential, versatil motorboat, suitable for novice boatbuilders.
Sailboats - Cruising
Swaggie
Designer
John Welsford
Small blue water cruiser with Junk rig, inside steering station, and accommodation for up to four persons.
Suitable for home boatbuilders, all wood construction, lead ballast cast in small pigs.
From the Community
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48' William Hand Ketch-Rigged Motorsailer (1989) built by Covey Island Boatworks for present owner
CHANTEY II - Douglas Fir Strip Planking, West System Epoxy construction. 51' overall.
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Classic Racing Sloop
“SEVERN II” International 8 metre class, Sira cup division. LOA 14.86, Beam 2.56, Draft 1.95.
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54' Authentic Chinese Junk Boat
The Ruby Seadragon (formerly Mei Wen Ti) is an authentic, one-of-a-kind, wooden Chinese junk boat
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