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Boats built from plans or a kit, by the people building them. Pick one to see every build log of it, how long they actually took, and where the hours went.

By builder
All Glen-L Marine  287 Devlin  142 Bateau  141 Chesapeake Light Craft  120 Dudley Dix Yacht Design  90 BCA Demco  64 Woods Designs  46 Boatkits  41 John Welsford  36 B&B Yacht Designs  35 Newfound Woodworks  32 Modern Wooden Boat  21 Bowdidge Marine Designs  21 Duck Trap Woodworking  20 Stevenson Projects  16 Woodenwidget  13 Arch Davis Design  12 James Bosman  4 Selway Fisher Design  3 Iain Oughtred  3 John Farlow  2 David Rogers  1 Echo-Craft  1 Ray Speck  1 Yannick Maignien  1 Albert Strange  1 Jim Michalak  1 Spira International  1 Phil Bolger  1 Pygmy Boats  1
By type
All Paddle  161 Row  151 Sail  268 Power  473 Multihull  87 Other  10
By length
Any Under 12′ 12–16′ 16–20′ 20–26′ Over 26′
By construction
Any stitch and glue  475 plywood on frame  199 plywood  122 strip planked  96 cold molded wood  40 lapstrake plywood  30 fiberglass  20 glued lapstrake plywood  17 radius chine plywood  17 composite  15 lapstrake  14 stitch and glue with strip deck  8
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Design Plans from Type LOA Construction Logs
16' 1" Abenaki Newfound Woodworks Paddle 16′ 1″ (4.9 m) strip planked 0
16' 6" Georgian Bay Newfound Woodworks Paddle 16′ 6″ (5.03 m) strip planked 0
16' 6" Shooting Star Newfound Woodworks Paddle 16′ 6″ (5.03 m) strip planked 0
16' Chestnut Kruger Newfound Woodworks Paddle 16′ 0″ (4.88 m) strip planked 0
16' Seekajak Boatkits Paddle 4.9 m (16′ 1″) stitch and glue 0
16' Tourenkanu Boatkits Paddle 5 m (16′ 5″) stitch and glue 0
17' 1" Nipmuc Newfound Woodworks Paddle 17′ 1″ (5.21 m) strip planked 0
17' 11" Outer Island Newfound Woodworks Paddle 17′ 11″ (5.46 m) strip planked 0
17' 2" Navigator Newfound Woodworks Paddle 17′ 2″ (5.23 m) strip planked with stitch and glue 0
17' 4" Trekker Newfound Woodworks Paddle 17′ 4″ (5.28 m) strip planked with stitch and glue 0
17' 8" Orion Newfound Woodworks Paddle 17′ 8″ (5.39 m) strip planked with stitch and glue 0
17' Disko Bay Newfound Woodworks Paddle 17′ 0″ (5.18 m) strip planked 0
17' Fire Star Newfound Woodworks Paddle 17′ 0″ (5.18 m) strip planked 0
17' Kanu Boatkits Paddle 5.28 m (17′ 4″) stitch and glue 0
17' Lapstrake Canoe Duck Trap Woodworking Paddle 17′ 0″ (5.18 m) lapstrake 0
17' Ruderkanu Boatkits Paddle 5.2 m (17′ 1″) stitch and glue 0
17' Sea Wolf Newfound Woodworks Paddle 17′ 0″ (5.18 m) strip planked 0
17' Spirit Newfound Woodworks Paddle 17′ 0″ (5.18 m) strip planked 0
17' Traveler Newfound Woodworks Paddle 17′ 0″ (5.18 m) strip planked 0
18' 2" White Guide Newfound Woodworks Paddle 18′ 2″ (5.54 m) strip planked 0
18' 4" North Star Newfound Woodworks Paddle 18′ 4″ (5.59 m) strip planked 0
Alenu 540 Modern Wooden Boat Paddle 5.4 m (17′ 9″) stitch and glue 0
Aleutesque Chesapeake Light Craft Paddle 18′ 0″ (5.49 m) strip planked 0
Bette 500 HV Modern Wooden Boat Paddle 5 m (16′ 5″) stitch and glue 0
Bette 500 LV Modern Wooden Boat Paddle 5 m (16′ 5″) stitch and glue 0
Chesapeake 17 Chesapeake Light Craft Paddle 17′ 0″ (5.18 m) stitch and glue 0
Chesapeake 17LT Chesapeake Light Craft Paddle 16′ 11″ (5.15 m) stitch and glue 0
Chesapeake 18 Chesapeake Light Craft Paddle 18′ 0″ (5.49 m) stitch and glue 0
Coho Pygmy Boats Paddle 17′ 6″ (5.33 m) stitch and glue 0
Expedition Single Chesapeake Light Craft Paddle 19′ 0″ (5.79 m) strip planked 0
Grand Diva Kayak B&B Yacht Designs Paddle 17′ 6″ (5.33 m) stitch and glue 0
Great Auk 17 Chesapeake Light Craft Paddle 17′ 0″ (5.18 m) strip planked 0
Greenland Night Heron Chesapeake Light Craft Paddle 18′ 0″ (5.49 m) strip planked 0
Guillemot Chesapeake Light Craft Paddle 17′ 0″ (5.18 m) strip planked 0
Guillemot "L" Chesapeake Light Craft Paddle 18′ 0″ (5.49 m) strip planked 0
Guillemot "S" Chesapeake Light Craft Paddle 16′ 0″ (4.88 m) strip planked 0
High-Capacity Great Auk Chesapeake Light Craft Paddle 18′ 0″ (5.49 m) strip planked 0
microBootlegger Chesapeake Light Craft Paddle 17′ 6″ (5.33 m) strip planked 0
Mill Creek 16.5 Chesapeake Light Craft Paddle 16′ 6″ (5.03 m) stitch and glue 0
Mill Creek 16.5 Hybrid Chesapeake Light Craft Paddle 16′ 6″ (5.03 m) stitch and glue with strip deck 0
Mystic River Canoe Chesapeake Light Craft Paddle 17′ 2″ (5.23 m) strip planked 0
Naiade BCA Demco Paddle 5.35 m (17′ 7″) stitch and glue 0
Night Heron Chesapeake Light Craft Paddle 18′ 0″ (5.49 m) strip planked 0
Night Heron - High Deck Chesapeake Light Craft Paddle 18′ 0″ (5.49 m) strip planked 0
Ondina BCA Demco Paddle 5.4 m (17′ 9″) stitch and glue 0
Orca 17 Bateau Paddle 17′ 0″ (5.17 m) stitch and glue 0
Peace Canoe Chesapeake Light Craft Paddle 18′ 0″ (5.49 m) plywood 0
Petrel Chesapeake Light Craft Paddle 17′ 0″ (5.18 m) strip planked 0
Petrel Sport SG Chesapeake Light Craft Paddle 16′ 0″ (4.88 m) stitch and glue 0
Play Chesapeake Light Craft Paddle 16′ 6″ (5.03 m) strip planked 0
PowerYak - Electric Kayak Glen-L Marine Paddle 16′ 10″ (5.13 m) stitch and glue 0
Raju 500 Modern Wooden Boat Paddle 5 m (16′ 5″) stitch and glue 0
Razor-Billed Auk Chesapeake Light Craft Paddle 19′ 0″ (5.79 m) strip planked 0
Runner Chesapeake Light Craft Paddle 17′ 0″ (5.18 m) strip planked 0
Sea Kayak Glen-L Marine Paddle 17′ 0″ (5.18 m) stitch and glue 0
Sea Kayak Two Glen-L Marine Paddle 19′ 9″ (6.02 m) stitch and glue 0
Shearwater 16 Chesapeake Light Craft Paddle 16′ 2″ (4.92 m) stitch and glue 0
Shearwater 16 Hybrid Chesapeake Light Craft Paddle 16′ 2″ (4.92 m) stitch and glue with strip deck 0
Shearwater 17 Chesapeake Light Craft Paddle 17′ 0″ (5.18 m) stitch and glue 0
Shearwater 17 Hybrid Chesapeake Light Craft Paddle 17′ 0″ (5.18 m) stitch and glue with strip deck 0

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