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.
229 boats
Compare two boats| Design | Plans from | Type | LOA | Construction | Logs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Tar | Arch Davis Design | Row | 26′ 1″ (7.95 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Joansa | John Welsford | Row | 4.6 m (15′ 1″) | plywood | 0 |
| Junior Dinghy | Grandpa's Archive | Row | n/a | n/a | 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 |
| Kingfisher | Grandpa's Archive | Row | 9′ 0″ (2.74 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Krista-x Rower 24 | Devlin | Row | 24′ 0″ (7.32 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Krokeka no. 21 | Båtritningar | Row | 6.15 m (20′ 2″) | n/a | 0 |
| Landgångspråm no. 20 | Båtritningar | Row | 5.17 m (16′ 11″) | n/a | 0 |
| Light Dory | John Welsford | Row | 5.14 m (16′ 10″) | plywood | 0 |
| Lighthouse Tender Peapod | Chesapeake Light Craft | Row | 13′ 5″ (4.09 m) | lapstrake plywood | 0 |
| Linach 15 | Devlin | Row | 15′ 0″ (4.57 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Lincolnville Salmon Wherry | Duck Trap Woodworking | Row | 14′ 0″ (4.27 m) | lapstrake | 0 |
| Linnet 16 | Woods Designs | Row | 4.88 m (16′ 0″) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Lit'l Petrel 9 | Devlin | Row | 9′ 0″ (2.74 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Lobsterman's Skiff | Duck Trap Woodworking | Row | 9′ 6″ (2.9 m) | lapstrake | 0 |
| Long Lake | Long Lake Wooden Boats | Row | 20′ 2″ (6.15 m) | 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 |
| Mallard 13 | Devlin | Row | 13′ 0″ (3.96 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Matinicus Double Ender | Duck Trap Woodworking | Row | 16′ 0″ (4.88 m) | lapstrake | 0 |
| Maxi Mac | Butler Projects | Row | 14′ 0″ (4.27 m) | plywood | 0 |
| McDrift | Glen-L Marine | Row | 14′ 0″ (4.27 m) | aluminum | 0 |
| MI Bateau Multichine | Bateau | Row | 12′ 8″ (3.86 m) | plywood | 0 |
| MI Bateau Round Chine | Bateau | Row | 12′ 6″ (3.81 m) | strip planked | 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 |
| Mighty Mouse | Plyboat | Row | 2.4 m (7′ 10″) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Mini Mac | Butler Projects | Row | n/a | plywood | 0 |
| Mollyhawk | John Welsford | Row | 5.34 m (17′ 6″) | stitch and glue plywood | 0 |
| Montana Guide Boat | Butler Projects | Row | 11′ 6″ (3.51 m) | plywood | 0 |
| Montana Pram | Butler Projects | Row | 9′ 0″ (2.74 m) | plywood | 0 |
| Mouse Grande | Plyboat | Row | 2.34 m (7′ 8″) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Mr. John | Glen-L Marine | Row | 11′ 9″ (3.58 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Nesting Dinghy 11 | Bateau | Row | 10′ 6″ (3.2 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Nesting Expedition Dinghy | Chesapeake Light Craft | Row | 10′ 6″ (3.2 m) | plywood | 0 |
| Noank Pulling Boat | Chesapeake Light Craft | Row | 18′ 0″ (5.49 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| Norwegian Gunning Dory | Butler Projects | Row | 15′ 9″ (4.8 m) | plywood | 0 |
| Nutshell 7 | Bateau | Row | 7′ 6″ (2.29 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Oabåt no. 19 | Båtritningar | Row | 5.18 m (17′ 0″) | n/a | 0 |
| Oar Plans and Patterns | Glen-L Marine | Row | n/a | n/a | 0 |
| Oarling II 17 | Devlin | Row | 17′ 4″ (5.28 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Origami | Woodenwidget | Row | 6′ 2″ (1.88 m) | plywood | 0 |
| Oxford Shell II | Chesapeake Light Craft | Row | 20′ 10″ (6.35 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Paddlewheeler | Glen-L Marine | Row | 7′ 8″ (2.34 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Pålpråm no. 28 | Båtritningar | Row | 5.93 m (19′ 5″) | n/a | 0 |
| Passagemaker Standard | Chesapeake Light Craft | Row | 11′ 7″ (3.53 m) | lapstrake plywood | 0 |
| Peeper 12 | Devlin | Row | 11′ 11″ (3.63 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Pintail Duck Boat | Grandpa's Archive | Row | 10′ 0″ (3.05 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Plywood Dory | Butler Projects | Row | n/a | plywood | 0 |
| Plywood Rowboat | Vintage Projects | Row | 11′ 0″ (3.35 m) | n/a | 0 |
| POD Dory | Grandpa's Archive | Row | 15′ 5″ (4.7 m) | plywood | 0 |
| Poleboat 13 | Devlin | Row | 13′ 2″ (4.01 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Power Drifter | Glen-L Marine | Row | n/a | plywood | 0 |
| Power-Row Skiff 11.5 | Glen-L Marine | Row | 11′ 6″ (3.51 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Power-Row Skiff 13.5 | Glen-L Marine | Row | 13′ 6″ (4.12 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Power-Row Skiff 15.5 | Glen-L Marine | Row | 15′ 6″ (4.72 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Pram 220 | BCA Demco | Row | 2.2 m (7′ 3″) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Prameke 7'-8' | Bateau | Row | 7′ 8″ (2.34 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| PT Eleven Nesting Dinghy | Chesapeake Light Craft | Row | 11′ 0″ (3.35 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.