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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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Sailboats - Cruising
12' Catspaw Dinghy
Designer
Joel White and N.G. Herreshoff
An open boat that rows with ease and swiftness and is stiff enough under sail to stand up to a breeze.
Construction: Carvel planked over steamed frames
Alternative construction: Lapstrake or strip
No lofting is required
Plans include 6 sheets
Sailboats - Cruising
Babson 14
Designer
Tom Hill and Jon Wilson
Build the Babson 14 from scratch! Plans include three variations on the hull: sheet ply (like our kits), glue-lap-ply, power, suitable for up to a 2 horsepower outboard.Plans contain 16 sheets of drawings, full-sized mold patterns so no lofting is required (no offsets are included with the plans)
Sailboats - Daysailers
Whilly Tern
Designer
Iain Oughtred
Construction — Glued lapstrake clinker plywood. No Lofting required. Plans include 5 sheets with instructions. Sail Area — Lug 83 sq. ft. Sloop 95 sq. ft.
Oar / Paddle
15' 0" Bob's Special
Designer
modified by Ted Moores and Steve Killing
An extremely light weight canoe of good carrying capacity, it is very steady and easy to portage through the brush.
Sailboats - Daysailers
20' Catboat, MADAM TIRZA
Designer
Charles Wittholz
A small daysailer/cruiser with berths for two. Construction: Plywood planking over sawn frames. Lofting is required. Plans include 8 sheets.
Oar / Paddle
Coho
Designer
John Lockwood
The Coho is one of our best sellers for both day paddles and as a touring kayak. She has drawn high praise from a 5'2" woman and a 6'2" man alike, and is suited for both novice and advanced paddlers.
Sailboats - Cruising
MINUETTO CRUISER
Designer
Paolo Lodigiani and Matteo Costa
MINUETTO CRUISER is the moderate version of a Mini Transat. Even if designed according to the class rules it has no ambition to compete but is just a fast and safe day-cruiser.
VILA 620
Designer
Paolo Lodigiani
VILA 620 is the intermediate model of the VILA family of three small planing motor cruisers/fisherman designed for amateur boat builders.
Sailboats - Cruising
Half Model Plan MINERVA
Designer
William Fife, Jr.
Cutter designed by William Fife Jr., in 1888.The plans produce a model that is 28″ in length.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 the profile.
From the Community
Classified
Classified
Freelance 38' wooden cutter
Freelance: a geilow design, built by New York yacht and engine company in 1935, fully restored an
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1935 Cape Cod Knockabout-Lake George version
Full restoration completed 2024. Health issues force sale at reduced price. Bronze fastened.
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