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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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746 Results
Oar / Paddle
17' 9" Freedom
Designer
Steve Killing
The Freedom series has gained back the turning ability found in traditional canoe shapes, without sacrificing the speed of the modern hull
Sailboats - Cruising
Half Model Plan SHADOW
Designer
N. G. Herreshoff
Compromise sloop designed by N.G.
Wizard sailing catamaran
Designer
Woods Designs
The WIZARD is a 22ft sailing catamaran design that offers 5–6 berths in 3 cabins, standing headroom, easy trailing, stability AND performance. For the first time in a trailable catamaran there is a genuine double bunk.It is legally trailable world-wide behind a family car.
Great Alaskan
Designer
Brian Dixon / Glacier Boats of Alaska
The Great Alaskan is a very versatile inshore/offshore powerboat with a seaworthy semi-dory style hull. These fiberglass/wood stitch-n-tape boat plans give the builder the freedom to adapt the cuddy, pilothouse, and cockpit layout to his preference.
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.
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.
18' 7" Utility Launch, BARBARA ANNE
Designer
Robert M. Steward
Rugged carvel construction, round bottomed. Driven by a small inboard. Construction: Carvel planked over steamed frames. Alternative construction: Cold-molded, Strip. Lofting is required. Plans include 3 sheets.
Motorboats - Inboard
COASTER SERIES, 27,28,32,36,39
Designer
Bruce Roberts
- Trawler Yachts & Work Boats
Sailboats - Cruising
15' RoG Micro-Cruiser
Designer
JF Bedard
An expedition micro that will accommodate 2 adults for a week-end or a single-hander for up to 5 days. Ability to take on some weather and deliver solid performance while doing so. For the crew: forgiving and predictable but fast & fun. Launch time should be kept to a minimum.
From the Community
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Classified
Classic 1948 19-foot Hurricane designed by Philip Rhodes
Own a beautiful and fast piece of nautical history.
Classified
OLIN STEPHENS 6-METRE RACING SLOOP
Historic 1929 Olin Stephens 6-metre racing sloop. Located near Lake Champlain.
From Online Exclusives
Whiskey Plank
