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.
135 boats
Compare two boats| Design | Plans from | Type | LOA | Construction | Logs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gozzo 4m | BCA Demco | Row | 4 m (13′ 1″) | strip planked | 0 |
| Gozzo 5.20m | BCA Demco | Row | 5.2 m (17′ 1″) | strip planked | 0 |
| Gozzo 6.50m | BCA Demco | Sail | 6.5 m (21′ 4″) | strip planked | 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 |
| Harbormaster | Glen-L Marine | Power | 23′ 2″ (7.06 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| High-Capacity Great Auk | Chesapeake Light Craft | Paddle | 18′ 0″ (5.49 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| Idea 19 | Modern Wooden Boat | Sail | 6 m (19′ 8″) | strip planked | 0 |
| Idea 850 | Modern Wooden Boat | Sail | 8.53 m (28′ 0″) | strip planked | 0 |
| Kenosha | White Salmon Boat Works | Paddle | n/a | strip planked | 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 |
| Mandolin Cruise | BCA Demco | Sail | 7.43 m (24′ 5″) | strip planked | 0 |
| Merlin | Woods Designs | Multihull | 7.65 m (25′ 1″) | strip planked | 0 |
| MI Bateau Round Chine | Bateau | Row | 12′ 6″ (3.81 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| microBootlegger | Chesapeake Light Craft | Paddle | 17′ 6″ (5.33 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| microBootlegger Solo | Chesapeake Light Craft | Paddle | 14′ 0″ (4.27 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| microBootlegger Sport | Chesapeake Light Craft | Paddle | 15′ 6″ (4.72 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| Mystery | Chesapeake Light Craft | Paddle | 20′ 0″ (6.1 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| Mystic River Canoe | Chesapeake Light Craft | Paddle | 17′ 2″ (5.23 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| Nereide | BCA Demco | Paddle | 4.8 m (15′ 9″) | strip planked | 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 |
| Noank Pulling Boat | Chesapeake Light Craft | Row | 18′ 0″ (5.49 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| Nymph 10 Canoe | Chesapeake Light Craft | Paddle | 10′ 0″ (3.05 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| Nymph 12 Canoe | Chesapeake Light Craft | Paddle | 12′ 0″ (3.66 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| Old Baggie | BCA Demco | Sail | 4.6 m (15′ 1″) | strip planked | 0 |
| Oppikat | Dudley Dix Yacht Design | Multihull | 9′ 0″ (2.75 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| Paloma 650 open | BCA Demco | Power | 6.5 m (21′ 4″) | strip planked | 0 |
| Paloma Cabinata | BCA Demco | Sail | 6.5 m (21′ 4″) | strip planked | 0 |
| Paloma Daysailer | BCA Demco | Sail | 6.5 m (21′ 4″) | strip planked | 0 |
| Petrel | Chesapeake Light Craft | Paddle | 17′ 0″ (5.18 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| Petrel Play | Chesapeake Light Craft | Paddle | 14′ 0″ (4.27 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| Play | Chesapeake Light Craft | Paddle | 16′ 6″ (5.03 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| Polar Star | White Salmon Boat Works | Paddle | 18′ 0″ (5.49 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| Pot Luck | Glen-L Marine | Power | 33′ 3″ (10.14 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| Razor-Billed Auk | Chesapeake Light Craft | Paddle | 19′ 0″ (5.79 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| Redwood Canoe | Grandpa's Archive | Paddle | n/a | strip planked | 0 |
| Reliance Tandem | Steve Killing | Paddle | 20′ 8″ (6.3 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| Resolute | Steve Killing | Paddle | 16′ 6″ (5.03 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| Runner | Chesapeake Light Craft | Paddle | 17′ 0″ (5.18 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| Sagitta | Woods Designs | Multihull | 9.14 m (30′ 0″) | strip planked | 0 |
| SAM | BCA Demco | Sail | 5.5 m (18′ 1″) | strip planked | 0 |
| Sango | Woods Designs | Multihull | 7.7 m (25′ 3″) | strip planked | 0 |
| Shell Star | White Salmon Boat Works | Paddle | 17′ 0″ (5.18 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| Skua | Woods Designs | Multihull | 9 m (29′ 6″) | strip planked | 0 |
| Small Fry | White Salmon Boat Works | Paddle | 11′ 6″ (3.51 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| Solo Day | Ashes Still Water Boats | Paddle | 15′ 0″ (4.57 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| Solo Day Tripper | Steve Killing | Paddle | 17′ 0″ (5.18 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| Solo Pack | Ashes Still Water Boats | Paddle | 13′ 0″ (3.96 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| Solo Packette | Ashes Still Water Boats | Paddle | 11′ 0″ (3.35 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| Solo Quick | Ashes Still Water Boats | Paddle | 16′ 6″ (5.03 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| Solo Trip | Ashes Still Water Boats | Paddle | 15′ 0″ (4.57 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| Stripper | Glen-L Marine | Paddle | 16′ 0″ (4.88 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| Takalak | White Salmon Boat Works | Paddle | 15′ 0″ (4.57 m) | 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.