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.
371 boats
Compare two boats| Design | Plans from | Type | LOA | Construction | Logs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nereide | BCA Demco | Paddle | 4.8 m (15′ 9″) | strip planked | 0 |
| Nimrod | Glen-L Marine | Power | 15′ 0″ (4.57 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Nimrod 12 | Geodesic Airolite Boats | Paddle | 12′ 0″ (3.66 m) | skin on frame | 0 |
| Ninfa | BCA Demco | Paddle | 4.3 m (14′ 1″) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Norwegian Gunning Dory | Butler Projects | Row | 15′ 9″ (4.8 m) | plywood | 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 |
| Oolichan 13 | Devlin | Power | 13′ 2″ (4.01 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Orca 16 | Bateau | Paddle | 15′ 7″ (4.75 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Otter 16 | Bateau | Sail | 15′ 6″ (4.72 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Outboard Skiff 15 | Bateau | Power | 15′ 2″ (4.62 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Outrigger Junior | Chesapeake Light Craft | Sail | 15′ 5″ (4.7 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Overniter | Glen-L Marine | Power | 15′ 11″ (4.85 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Paper Tiger | Ron Given | Multihull | 14′ 0″ (4.27 m) | plywood | 0 |
| Peeler Skiff | Chesapeake Light Craft | Power | 15′ 2″ (4.62 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Penobscot 13 | Arch Davis Design | Sail | 12′ 9″ (3.89 m) | glued lapstrake plywood | 0 |
| Penobscot 14 | Arch Davis Design | Sail | 14′ 0″ (4.27 m) | glued lapstrake plywood | 0 |
| Petrel Play | Chesapeake Light Craft | Paddle | 14′ 0″ (4.27 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| Petrel Scout SG | Chesapeake Light Craft | Paddle | 12′ 0″ (3.66 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Phantom 15 | Bateau | Power | 14′ 6″ (4.42 m) | composite | 0 |
| Pirogue | Glen-L Marine | Paddle | 13′ 2″ (4.01 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Pixie 14 | Bateau | Multihull | 14′ 1″ (4.3 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Pixie 14 | Woods Designs | Multihull | 4.27 m (14′ 0″) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Play Pen | Glen-L Marine | Power | 15′ 5″ (4.7 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Playboy | Grandpa's Archive | Power | 13′ 6″ (4.12 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Ply-Flier | Stevenson Projects | Sail | 14′ 0″ (4.27 m) | plywood | 0 |
| Plyak 12 | Bateau | Paddle | 12′ 4″ (3.76 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| PocketShip | Chesapeake Light Craft | Sail | 14′ 10″ (4.52 m) | stitch and glue | 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 |
| Pond Skipper 14 | Devlin | Paddle | 13′ 10″ (4.2 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Power Skiff 12 | Glen-L Marine | Power | 12′ 0″ (3.66 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Power Skiff 14 | Glen-L Marine | Power | 14′ 0″ (4.27 m) | stitch and glue | 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 |
| Pro Vee | Dillon Racing | Power | 12′ 7″ (3.84 m) | plywood | 0 |
| Pug | Glen-L Marine | Power | 13′ 2″ (4.01 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Quattro 14 | Bateau | Multihull | 14′ 1″ (4.3 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Quattro 14 | Woods Designs | Multihull | 4.27 m (14′ 0″) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Ranger | Selway Fisher Design | Paddle | 12′ 0″ (3.66 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Rebel | Glen-L Marine | Power | 14′ 10″ (4.52 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Rhode Runner - The CLC Runabout | Chesapeake Light Craft | Power | 14′ 9″ (4.5 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Rifleman | John Welsford | Power | 4.5 m (14′ 9″) | glued lapstrake plywood | 0 |
| Ripple 4.2 | Spirited Designs | Multihull | 4.2 m (13′ 9″) | composite | 0 |
| RipTide XR-457 | Bowdidge Marine Designs | Power | 15′ 0″ (4.57 m) | strip plank composite | 0 |
| Rob Roy | Glen-L Marine | Paddle | 14′ 5″ (4.39 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Rob Roy 14 | Geodesic Airolite Boats | Paddle | 14′ 0″ (4.27 m) | skin on frame | 0 |
| Roberts 15 | Bruce Roberts | Sail | 15′ 0″ (4.58 m) | n/a | 0 |
| Rock Creek Drifter | Butler Projects | Row | 14′ 0″ (4.27 m) | plywood | 0 |
| RoG 15 Micro-cruiser | Bedard Yacht Design | Sail | 15′ 3″ (4.65 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Rogue | John Welsford | Sail | 4.45 m (14′ 7″) | glued lapstrake plywood | 0 |
| Row 13 | Bateau | Row | 13′ 4″ (4.06 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Rowme | Glen-L Marine | Row | 12′ 2″ (3.71 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Runabout 12 | Bateau | Power | 12′ 6″ (3.81 m) | composite | 0 |
| Runabout 14 | Bateau | Power | 14′ 0″ (4.27 m) | composite | 0 |
| Rundgatting no. 15 | Båtritningar | Sail | 4.45 m (14′ 7″) | n/a | 0 |
| Salmon Wherry 15.5 | Bartender Boats | Sail | 15′ 6″ (4.72 m) | n/a | 0 |
| Sande Ace | Sande | Power | 13′ 2″ (4.01 m) | plywood | 0 |
| Sassafras 12 Canoe | Chesapeake Light Craft | Paddle | 12′ 0″ (3.66 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Sassafras 16 Canoe | Chesapeake Light Craft | Paddle | 15′ 7″ (4.75 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.