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.
206 boats
Compare two boats| Design | Plans from | Type | LOA | Construction | Logs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crayfish 8 | Woods Designs | Row | 2.44 m (8′ 0″) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Daniels Boat | John Welsford | Sail | 3.2 m (10′ 6″) | plywood | 0 |
| Deckster | Woodenwidget | Row | 5′ 6″ (1.68 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Dinghy 360 | BCA Demco | Sail | 3.6 m (11′ 10″) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Dinghy 5 | Bateau | Row | 7′ 10″ (2.39 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Dingo | Plyboat | Row | 2 m (6′ 7″) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Dinky | Glen-L Marine | Row | 7′ 0″ (2.13 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Dixi Dinghy 8 | Dudley Dix Yacht Design | Sail | 8′ 2″ (2.5 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Dory Skiff | Duck Trap Woodworking | Row | 9′ 0″ (2.74 m) | lapstrake | 0 |
| Drift Pram | Glen-L Marine | Row | 8′ 0″ (2.44 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Duck Boat | Butler Projects | Row | 11′ 10″ (3.61 m) | plywood | 0 |
| Duo 10 | Woods Designs | Sail | 3.05 m (10′ 0″) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Dyno Jet | Glen-L Marine | Power | 11′ 1″ (3.38 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Dyno Mite | Glen-L Marine | Power | 11′ 1″ (3.38 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Eastport Nesting Pram | Chesapeake Light Craft | Row | 7′ 9″ (2.36 m) | lapstrake plywood | 0 |
| Eastport Pram | Chesapeake Light Craft | Row | 7′ 9″ (2.36 m) | lapstrake plywood | 0 |
| Eight Ball | Glen-L Marine | Row | 7′ 10″ (2.39 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Eight Ball S&G | Glen-L Marine | Row | 8′ 0″ (2.44 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| EZ Tunnel | Dillon Racing | Power | 10′ 10″ (3.3 m) | plywood | 0 |
| Fast Garvey 10 | Bateau | Power | 10′ 0″ (3.05 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Feather | Glen-L Marine | Sail | 11′ 0″ (3.35 m) | fiberglass | 0 |
| FireBug | John Spencer | Sail | 2.44 m (8′ 0″) | plywood | 0 |
| Fish Hook | John Welsford | Power | 3.05 m (10′ 0″) | plywood | 0 |
| Flat Skiff 12 | Bateau | Power | 11′ 7″ (3.53 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Flats River Skiff 12 | Salt Boatworks | Power | 11′ 8″ (3.56 m) | plywood | 0 |
| Fliptail | Woodenwidget | Row | 6′ 2″ (1.88 m) | skin on frame | 0 |
| Foamee | Glen-L Marine | Sail | 9′ 0″ (2.74 m) | fiberglass | 0 |
| Fold Up | Glen-L Marine | Row | 10′ 1″ (3.07 m) | plywood | 0 |
| Giormax | BCA Demco | Sail | 3 m (9′ 10″) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Glass Bottom | Glen-L Marine | Other | 9′ 6″ (2.9 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Glen-L 10 | Glen-L Marine | Sail | 9′ 11″ (3.02 m) | plywood | 0 |
| Glen-L 11 | Glen-L Marine | Sail | 11′ 2″ (3.4 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| Goldfish | Plyboat | Paddle | 2.3 m (7′ 7″) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Gosling 10 | Devlin | Row | 10′ 11″ (3.32 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Gosling 10 | Chesapeake Light Craft | Row | 10′ 11″ (3.32 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Grace's Tender | Arch Davis Design | Row | 8′ 0″ (2.44 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Guppy 9 | Devlin | Row | 9′ 1″ (2.77 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Handy Andy | Grandpa's Archive | Row | 10′ 0″ (3.05 m) | plywood | 0 |
| Happy Hour | Plyboat | Paddle | 2.8 m (9′ 2″) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Imp | Glen-L Marine | Row | 9′ 9″ (2.97 m) | plywood | 0 |
| Jiffy 9-7 | Arch Davis Design | Power | 9′ 7″ (2.92 m) | plywood | 0 |
| Johnboat | Butler Projects | Power | 8′ 0″ (2.44 m) | plywood | 0 |
| Jon Boat / Garvey 11 | Bateau | Power | 11′ 1″ (3.38 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Junior | BCA Demco | Sail | 2.9 m (9′ 6″) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Ke-Pau | Glen-L Marine | Row | 6′ 0″ (1.83 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Kid-Row | Glen-L Marine | Row | 6′ 1″ (1.85 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Kidyak | Glen-L Marine | Paddle | 9′ 0″ (2.74 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Kingfisher | Grandpa's Archive | Row | 9′ 0″ (2.74 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Kiwi PDR | John Welsford | Sail | 2.44 m (8′ 0″) | plywood | 0 |
| L Gato | Glen-L Marine | Sail | 11′ 11″ (3.63 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Lake Union Swift | Chesapeake Light Craft | Power | 10′ 0″ (3.05 m) | lapstrake plywood | 0 |
| Lit'l Petrel 9 | Devlin | Row | 9′ 0″ (2.74 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Little Fellow | Vintage Projects | Power | 6′ 6″ (1.98 m) | n/a | 0 |
| Lobsterman's Skiff | Duck Trap Woodworking | Row | 9′ 6″ (2.9 m) | lapstrake | 0 |
| Long Weekend | Plyboat | Paddle | 3.65 m (12′ 0″) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Lumberyard Punt | Duck Trap Woodworking | Row | 8′ 0″ (2.44 m) | plywood | 0 |
| Maine Skiff | Duck Trap Woodworking | Row | 9′ 7″ (2.92 m) | lapstrake | 0 |
| Matunuck Surf Kayak | Chesapeake Light Craft | Paddle | 8′ 6″ (2.59 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Mickey Mouse | Plyboat | Row | 2.4 m (7′ 10″) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Micro Petrel | Devlin | Row | 8′ 0″ (2.44 m) | stitch and glue | 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.