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.
1626 boats
Compare two boats| Design | Plans from | Type | LOA | Construction | Logs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bon Voyage | Glen-L Marine | Power | 44′ 9″ (13.64 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Bonanza | Glen-L Marine | Power | 17′ 0″ (5.18 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Bora Bora 28 | B&G Yacht Design | Sail | 8.53 m (28′ 0″) | plywood | 0 |
| Bravado | Glen-L Marine | Power | 17′ 0″ (5.18 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Breeze | Plyboat | Paddle | 3 m (9′ 10″) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Breeze Baby | Grandpa's Archive | Sail | 12′ 0″ (3.66 m) | plywood | 0 |
| BRIO 555 | BCA Demco | Sail | 5.55 m (18′ 3″) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Broadbill 11 | Devlin | Power | 10′ 8″ (3.25 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Broadwater 5.1 | Bowdidge Marine Designs | Power | 16′ 9″ (5.11 m) | epoxy fiberglass plywood composite | 0 |
| Buckboard | Glen-L Marine | Sail | 11′ 11″ (3.63 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Budget Houseboat | Grandpa's Archive | Power | 20′ 0″ (6.1 m) | n/a | 0 |
| Bull's Eye | Glen-L Marine | Sail | 11′ 0″ (3.35 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Bullet | Glen-L Marine | Power | 11′ 3″ (3.43 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Bullfrog 20 | Devlin | Power | 20′ 3″ (6.17 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Cackler 14 | Devlin | Power | 14′ 3″ (4.36 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Cackler 14 | Chesapeake Light Craft | Power | 14′ 3″ (4.34 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Caledonia Yawl | Iain Oughtred | Sail | 19′ 6″ (5.94 m) | glued lapstrake plywood | 0 |
| Calypso | Glen-L Marine | Power | 27′ 0″ (8.23 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Camarone 34 | Devlin | Power | 33′ 5″ (10.19 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Camarone 40 | Devlin | Power | 40′ 0″ (12.19 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Can-Yak | Glen-L Marine | Paddle | 12′ 0″ (3.66 m) | plywood | 0 |
| Candlefish 13 | Devlin | Power | 13′ 4″ (4.06 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Candlefish 13 | Chesapeake Light Craft | Power | 13′ 2″ (4.01 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Candlefish 16 | Devlin | Power | 16′ 2″ (4.93 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Candlefish 16 | Chesapeake Light Craft | Power | 16′ 2″ (4.93 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Candlefish 16 Casting Deck | Chesapeake Light Craft | Power | 16′ 2″ (4.93 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Candlefish 18 | Devlin | Power | 18′ 5″ (5.61 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Candlefish 18 | Chesapeake Light Craft | Power | 18′ 5″ (5.61 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Canyon Cruiser | Glen-L Marine | Power | 21′ 3″ (6.48 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Cape Canso 23 | Dudley Dix Yacht Design | Sail | 22′ 5″ (6.84 m) | lapstrake plywood | 0 |
| Cape Charles 32 | Dudley Dix Yacht Design | Sail | 31′ 5″ (9.57 m) | lapstrake plywood | 0 |
| Cape Charles 32TC | Dudley Dix Yacht Design | Sail | 31′ 5″ (9.57 m) | lapstrake plywood | 0 |
| Cape Deseada 36TC | Dudley Dix Yacht Design | Sail | 36′ 1″ (11 m) | lapstrake plywood | 0 |
| Cape Henry 21 | Dudley Dix Yacht Design | Sail | 21′ 0″ (6.4 m) | lapstrake plywood | 0 |
| Cape Lookout 28 | B&B Yacht Designs | Power | 30′ 8″ (9.35 m) | cold molded wood | 0 |
| Cape May 25 | Dudley Dix Yacht Design | Sail | 25′ 4″ (7.73 m) | lapstrake plywood | 0 |
| Capriccio | BCA Demco | Power | 6.42 m (21′ 1″) | strip planked | 0 |
| Car Top Boat | Grandpa's Archive | Row | n/a | n/a | 0 |
| Caravelle 16 | Bateau | Sail | 14′ 4″ (4.37 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Cardboard Boat | The Cardboard Boat Book | Paddle | 8′ 0″ (2.44 m) | n/a | 0 |
| Cargo 50 | Dudley Dix Yacht Design | Sail | 52′ 3″ (15.92 m) | multi chine steel | 0 |
| Caribbea 30 | Dudley Dix Yacht Design | Sail | 30′ 2″ (9.2 m) | multi chine plywood | 0 |
| Carioca | Glen-L Marine | Power | 17′ 0″ (5.18 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Carolina 25 | Salt Boatworks | Power | 25′ 2″ (7.67 m) | plywood | 0 |
| Carolina Angler | Glen-L Marine | Power | 30′ 8″ (9.35 m) | cold molded wood | 0 |
| Carolina Bay 17 | Salt Boatworks | Power | 17′ 0″ (5.18 m) | plywood | 0 |
| Carolina Express 25 | Bateau | Power | 25′ 0″ (7.62 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Carolina Sportfish 23 | Bateau | Power | 23′ 2″ (7.06 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Carolina Sportfish 25 | Bateau | Power | 25′ 0″ (7.62 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Cat 22 | Bateau | Multihull | 21′ 6″ (6.55 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Cat Boat 12 | Bateau | Sail | 11′ 11″ (3.63 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Cat Ketch 17 | Bateau | Sail | 17′ 6″ (5.33 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Catalina Express | Glen-L Marine | Power | 27′ 0″ (8.23 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Catboat | Andrew Walters Design | Sail | 12′ 0″ (3.66 m) | n/a | 0 |
| Catspaw Pram | B&B Yacht Designs | Row | 6′ 6″ (1.98 m) | n/a | 0 |
| CC19 Dayboat | Dudley Dix Yacht Design | Sail | 19′ 0″ (5.79 m) | lapstrake plywood | 0 |
| Celerity | Glen-L Marine | Power | 14′ 6″ (4.42 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Centerfold | Glen-L Marine | Row | 7′ 10″ (2.39 m) | plywood | 0 |
| Chat 18 | Bateau | Multihull | 18′ 4″ (5.6 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Chat 18 | Woods Designs | Multihull | 5.6 m (18′ 4″) | plywood | 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.