VILA 650
Designer
Paolo Lodigiani
VILA 650 is the biggest of the VILA family of three small planning cruisers.
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Motorboats - Outboard
12' Flat Pack Utility
Designer
Colin Wood
An easy-to-build boat designed to ship as a kit in a flat pack box. Everything needed to complete the boat, except the motor, is included in the kit.
Motorboats - Outboard
PT Skiff
Designer
Bieker Boats/ Eric Jolley
The PT skiff is a very fuel efficient center console runabout that is good looking, has good handling, can carry a load, and is incredibly quick with only 20 horsepower.
Oar / Paddle
Sectional Canoe
Designer
Young S Chung
You can enjoy paddling easier and funnier with less budget because it’s made of plywood, sectional and you can build one in a week.
Oar / Paddle
Stickleback Canoe
Designer
Iain Oughtred
Construction: Glued lapstrake plywood. Alternative construction: Traditional planking, cold molded, strip plank, epoxy-fiberglass. No Lofting required. Plans include 5 sheets.
Sailboats - Cruising
Simplicity 35
Designer
Mark Smaalders
A 35' centerboard cruising boat designed for long-distance cruising and living aboard. Simplicity’s raised deck and 11’ beam result in a spacious interior, with standing headroom throughout. Construction is plywood over plywood bulkheads and frames.
Oar / Paddle
Sailing Canoe, Piccolo
Designer
Robert H. Baker
Light, lapstrake-planked open canoe for sailing or double-paddling. Construction: Lapstrake planking over steamed frames. Lofting is required. Plans include 4 sheets.
Motorboats - Outboard
Dillon Pro Tunnel Racing Outboard Powerboat
Designer
Robert Dillon
The Pro Tunnel is an outboard racing tunnelboat designed for APBA class GT Pro, but also makes an excellent small high-performance boat for the non-racer, and a great individual or family building project.The Pro Tunnel is capable of 50mph+ with recommended power.
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Spirit 39' Sloop
39' sloop currently undergoing full cosmetic refit at Cutts and Case in Oxford, MD.
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Pinaud 37 motor cruiser
Meraboire 1, one of the last known Pinaud motor yachts, is for sale.
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2018 Wooden Seaskiff
Custom built at Madisonville Maritime Museum. 2019 19' magic tilt galvanized trailer.
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