Plans and kits

Designs to build

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
Cabin Skiff	Glen-L Marine	Power	16′ 3″ (4.95 m)	stitch and glue	1
Hot Rod	Glen-L Marine	Power	16′ 6″ (5.03 m)	plywood on frame	1
Sea Strike 16	Bowdidge Marine Designs	Power	16′ 0″ (4.88 m)	plywood fiberglass composite	1
16' Seecruiser	Boatkits	Power	4.91 m (16′ 1″)	stitch and glue	0
17' Ausflugsboot	Boatkits	Power	5 m (16′ 5″)	stitch and glue	0
17' Motorboot	Boatkits	Power	5.24 m (17′ 2″)	stitch and glue	0
18' Jolle	Boatkits	Power	5.48 m (18′ 0″)	stitch and glue	0
18' Seecruiser	Boatkits	Power	5.59 m (18′ 4″)	stitch and glue	0
AF4	Jim Michalak	Power	18′ 0″ (5.49 m)	plywood	0
Aqua Cat	Glen-L Marine	Power	18′ 2″ (5.54 m)	plywood on frame	0
Audeen	Glen-L Marine	Power	16′ 3″ (4.95 m)	plywood on frame	0
Barrelback 19	Glen-L Marine	Power	19′ 1″ (5.82 m)	cold molded wood	0
Bay Pilot 18	Arch Davis Design	Power	18′ 0″ (5.49 m)	plywood on frame	0
Biscayne 18	Glen-L Marine	Power	18′ 2″ (5.54 m)	cold molded wood	0
Bluefin	Glen-L Marine	Power	19′ 6″ (5.94 m)	plywood on frame	0
Bo Jest	Glen-L Marine	Power	17′ 10″ (5.44 m)	plywood on frame	0
Bonanza	Glen-L Marine	Power	17′ 0″ (5.18 m)	plywood on frame	0
Bravado	Glen-L Marine	Power	17′ 0″ (5.18 m)	plywood on frame	0
Broadwater 5.1	Bowdidge Marine Designs	Power	16′ 9″ (5.11 m)	epoxy fiberglass plywood composite	0
Candlefish 16	Devlin	Power	16′ 2″ (4.93 m)	stitch and glue	0
Candlefish 16	Chesapeake Light Craft	Power	16′ 2″ (4.93 m)	stitch and glue	0
Candlefish 16 Casting Deck	Chesapeake Light Craft	Power	16′ 2″ (4.93 m)	stitch and glue	0
Candlefish 18	Devlin	Power	18′ 5″ (5.61 m)	stitch and glue	0
Candlefish 18	Chesapeake Light Craft	Power	18′ 5″ (5.61 m)	stitch and glue	0
Carioca	Glen-L Marine	Power	17′ 0″ (5.18 m)	plywood on frame	0
Chinook	Glen-L Marine	Power	19′ 0″ (5.79 m)	plywood on frame	0
Clarence River Dory	John Welsford	Power	6.04 m (19′ 10″)	plywood	0
Classic 17	Bateau	Power	17′ 2″ (5.23 m)	stitch and glue	0
Classic 19	Bateau	Power	19′ 2″ (5.84 m)	stitch and glue	0
Classic 19 Express	Bateau	Power	19′ 2″ (5.84 m)	stitch and glue	0
Crispy 520	Modern Wooden Boat	Power	5.2 m (17′ 1″)	plywood on frame	0
Cruise Control 5.2	Bowdidge Marine Designs	Power	17′ 1″ (5.21 m)	strip plank composite	0
CS-20	Glen-L Marine	Power	19′ 10″ (6.05 m)	stitch and glue	0
Desperado	Glen-L Marine	Power	18′ 0″ (5.49 m)	plywood on frame	0
Dipper 17	Devlin	Power	17′ 0″ (5.18 m)	stitch and glue	0
Dipper 19	Devlin	Power	18′ 8″ (5.69 m)	stitch and glue	0
Dipper 19	Chesapeake Light Craft	Power	18′ 8″ (5.69 m)	stitch and glue	0
Dragonfly	Glen-L Marine	Power	17′ 6″ (5.33 m)	stitch and glue	0
Dragster	Glen-L Marine	Power	18′ 6″ (5.64 m)	plywood on frame	0
Duck Trap Launch	Duck Trap Woodworking	Power	17′ 0″ (5.18 m)	n/a	0
EdgeTracker 487	Bowdidge Marine Designs	Power	16′ 0″ (4.88 m)	plywood composite	0
Fast Skiff 17	Bateau	Power	17′ 0″ (5.18 m)	stitch and glue	0
Fast Skiff 19	Bateau	Power	19′ 6″ (5.94 m)	stitch and glue	0
Flat Chat 16	Bowdidge Marine Designs	Power	16′ 0″ (4.88 m)	plywood composite	0
Flats Flyer	Glen-L Marine	Power	18′ 6″ (5.64 m)	plywood on frame	0
Flats Stalker 18	Bateau	Power	18′ 0″ (5.49 m)	stitch and glue	0
Garvey 17	Bateau	Power	16′ 8″ (5.08 m)	stitch and glue	0
Garvey 18	Bateau	Power	17′ 5″ (5.31 m)	stitch and glue	0
Gentry	Glen-L Marine	Power	17′ 4″ (5.28 m)	cold molded wood	0
Geronimo	Glen-L Marine	Power	16′ 1″ (4.9 m)	plywood on frame	0
Godzilli 16	Devlin	Power	16′ 7″ (5.06 m)	stitch and glue	0
Goliath	Glen-L Marine	Power	18′ 6″ (5.64 m)	plywood on frame	0
Gulf Explorer 16	Bowdidge Marine Designs	Power	16′ 0″ (4.88 m)	epoxy fiberglass plywood composite	0
Harbor Master 19	Bateau	Power	18′ 9″ (5.72 m)	stitch and glue	0
Harbor Master Displacement 19	Bateau	Power	18′ 5″ (5.61 m)	stitch and glue	0
Honker 18	Devlin	Power	18′ 3″ (5.56 m)	stitch and glue	0
Houseboat 16	Bateau	Power	16′ 0″ (4.88 m)	stitch and glue	0
Houseboat 18	Bateau	Power	18′ 0″ (5.49 m)	stitch and glue	0
Inlet Runner 16	Dudley Dix Yacht Design	Power	16′ 0″ (4.88 m)	plywood garvey	0
Inlet Runner 18	Dudley Dix Yacht Design	Power	17′ 11″ (5.46 m)	plywood garvey	0

Boat not listed? Start your log and type its name and it gets added to the catalog. Specs here are community-maintained; check them against the designer’s own drawings before you cut anything.