Boat designs
Wooden boat plans and kits, with the build logs attached
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.
1,600+ boat plans and kits from 94 designers are listed here in one place: Glen-L Marine, Chesapeake Light Craft, Devlin, Dudley Dix, John Welsford, Iain Oughtred, Bateau, Benford and the rest. Every design page carries the specs, where the plans or the kit come from, and every build log anyone here has kept of that boat, so you can see what it actually took before you buy the drawings.
Filter by who drew it, by what it is (kayaks, canoes, skiffs, dories, dinghies, sailboats, runabouts and cruisers), by length, or by how it goes together: stitch and glue, glued lapstrake, strip plank, plywood on frame, skin on frame. Most of the catalog is plywood, which is also where a first boat should start.
227 boats
Compare two boats| Design | Plans from | Type | LOA | Construction | Logs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Bill | Grandpa's Archive | Paddle | 13′ 6″ (4.12 m) | skin on frame | 0 |
| Breeze | Plyboat | Paddle | 3 m (9′ 10″) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Can-Yak | Glen-L Marine | Paddle | 12′ 0″ (3.66 m) | plywood | 0 |
| Cardboard Boat | The Cardboard Boat Book | Paddle | 8′ 0″ (2.44 m) | n/a | 0 |
| Chenoa 12 | Bateau | Paddle | 12′ 1″ (3.68 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Chenoa 14 | Bateau | Paddle | 14′ 0″ (4.27 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Chenoa 16 | Bateau | Paddle | 15′ 5″ (4.7 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Chesapeake 14 | Chesapeake Light Craft | Paddle | 14′ 0″ (4.27 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Chesapeake 16 | Chesapeake Light Craft | Paddle | 15′ 8″ (4.78 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Chesapeake 16LT | Chesapeake Light Craft | Paddle | 15′ 6″ (4.74 m) | 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 |
| Chesapeake Double | Chesapeake Light Craft | Paddle | 21′ 0″ (6.4 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Chesapeake Sport Tandem | Chesapeake Light Craft | Paddle | 21′ 8″ (6.6 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Chesapeake Triple | Chesapeake Light Craft | Paddle | 21′ 0″ (6.4 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Chippewa | Glen-L Marine | Paddle | 13′ 0″ (3.96 m) | cold molded wood | 0 |
| Coho | Pygmy Boats | Paddle | 17′ 6″ (5.33 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Columbia Star | White Salmon Boat Works | Paddle | 16′ 0″ (4.88 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| Colvos Passage | Long Lake Wooden Boats | Paddle | 19′ 6″ (5.94 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Cottage Cruiser | Steve Killing | Paddle | 15′ 6″ (4.74 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| Denali Solo | White Salmon Boat Works | Paddle | n/a | strip planked | 0 |
| Dentex 420 | Modern Wooden Boat | Paddle | 4.2 m (13′ 9″) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Diva Kayak | B&B Yacht Designs | Paddle | 15′ 8″ (4.78 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Endeavour | Steve Killing | Paddle | 17′ 0″ (5.18 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| Expedition Single | Chesapeake Light Craft | Paddle | 19′ 0″ (5.79 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| F1430 Sit-On-Top Kayak | Bedard Yacht Design | Paddle | 14′ 0″ (4.27 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| F1830 Sit-On-Top Tandem Kayak | Bedard Yacht Design | Paddle | 18′ 0″ (5.49 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Fast Double | Chesapeake Light Craft | Paddle | 25′ 6″ (7.77 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| Featherweight Foam Kayak | Grandpa's Archive | Paddle | n/a | n/a | 0 |
| Fisher Prospector | Selway Fisher Design | Paddle | 15′ 7″ (4.76 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Flyfisher 13 Canoe | B&B Yacht Designs | Paddle | 13′ 0″ (3.96 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Foldak | Woodenwidget | Paddle | 12′ 0″ (3.66 m) | skin on frame | 0 |
| Freedom 17 | Steve Killing | Paddle | 17′ 0″ (5.18 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| Freedom 17-9 | Steve Killing | Paddle | 17′ 9″ (5.41 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| Goldfish | Plyboat | Paddle | 2.3 m (7′ 7″) | stitch and glue | 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 |
| Great Auk Double | Chesapeake Light Craft | Paddle | 21′ 0″ (6.4 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 |
| Guillemot Double | Chesapeake Light Craft | Paddle | 20′ 0″ (6.1 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| Happy Hour | Plyboat | Paddle | 2.8 m (9′ 2″) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Hiawatha 12 | Bateau | Paddle | 12′ 1″ (3.68 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Hiawatha 14 | Bateau | Paddle | 14′ 0″ (4.27 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Hiawatha 16 | Bateau | Paddle | 15′ 5″ (4.7 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| High-Capacity Great Auk | Chesapeake Light Craft | Paddle | 18′ 0″ (5.49 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| Huron | Glen-L Marine | Paddle | 12′ 9″ (3.89 m) | plywood | 0 |
| Jaktkanot no. 5 | Båtritningar | Paddle | 4.05 m (13′ 3″) | n/a | 0 |
| Kaholo Stand-Up Paddleboard 12-6 | Chesapeake Light Craft | Paddle | 12′ 6″ (3.81 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Kaholo Stand-Up Paddleboard 14 | Chesapeake Light Craft | Paddle | 14′ 0″ (4.27 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Kayak | Glen-L Marine | Paddle | 13′ 0″ (3.96 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Kayak | Stevenson Projects | Paddle | 14′ 4″ (4.37 m) | plywood | 0 |
| Kenosha | White Salmon Boat Works | Paddle | n/a | strip planked | 0 |
| Kidyak | Glen-L Marine | Paddle | 9′ 0″ (2.74 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| King Canvasback | Grandpa's Archive | Paddle | 15′ 0″ (4.57 m) | n/a | 0 |
| Klickitat | White Salmon Boat Works | Paddle | 17′ 0″ (5.18 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| Kokanee | White Salmon Boat Works | Paddle | n/a | strip planked | 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.