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.
227 boats
Compare two boats| Design | Plans from | Type | LOA | Construction | Logs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shearwater Sport Hybrid | Chesapeake Light Craft | Paddle | 14′ 6″ (4.42 m) | stitch and glue with strip deck | 1 |
| 10-Foot Little Auk | Chesapeake Light Craft | Paddle | 10′ 0″ (3.05 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| 11-Foot Little Auk | Chesapeake Light Craft | Paddle | 11′ 0″ (3.35 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| 11' 4" Wee Lassie | Newfound Woodworks | Paddle | 11′ 4″ (3.45 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| 11' 9" Otter | Newfound Woodworks | Paddle | 11′ 9″ (3.58 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| 12' 8" Excursion | Newfound Woodworks | Paddle | 12′ 8″ (3.86 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| 13' 3" Wee Lassie II | Newfound Woodworks | Paddle | 13′ 3″ (4.04 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| 13' Kajak | Boatkits | Paddle | 4 m (13′ 1″) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| 13' Kanu | Boatkits | Paddle | 3.91 m (12′ 10″) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| 13' Kombi Kanu | Boatkits | Paddle | 3.96 m (13′ 0″) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| 13' Lapstrake Canoe | Duck Trap Woodworking | Paddle | 13′ 0″ (3.96 m) | lapstrake | 0 |
| 14-Foot Great Auk | Chesapeake Light Craft | Paddle | 14′ 0″ (4.27 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| 14' Motorkanu | Boatkits | Paddle | 4.3 m (14′ 1″) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| 14' Paddle Board | Boatkits | Paddle | 4.27 m (14′ 0″) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| 15' 11" Explorer | Newfound Woodworks | Paddle | 15′ 11″ (4.85 m) | strip planked with stitch and glue | 0 |
| 15' 6" Voyager | Newfound Woodworks | Paddle | 15′ 6″ (4.72 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| 15' 9" Osprey | Newfound Woodworks | Paddle | 15′ 9″ (4.8 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| 15' Doppelt Kajak | Boatkits | Paddle | 4.65 m (15′ 3″) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| 15' Kajak | Boatkits | Paddle | 4.7 m (15′ 5″) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| 15' Kanu | Boatkits | Paddle | 4.6 m (15′ 1″) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| 15' Lapstrake Canoe | Duck Trap Woodworking | Paddle | 15′ 0″ (4.57 m) | lapstrake | 0 |
| 15' Okwata-Kajak | Boatkits | Paddle | 4.6 m (15′ 1″) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| 15' Seekajak | Boatkits | Paddle | 4.6 m (15′ 1″) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| 16' 1" Abenaki | Newfound Woodworks | Paddle | 16′ 1″ (4.9 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| 16' 6" Georgian Bay | Newfound Woodworks | Paddle | 16′ 6″ (5.03 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| 16' 6" Shooting Star | Newfound Woodworks | Paddle | 16′ 6″ (5.03 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| 16' Chestnut Kruger | Newfound Woodworks | Paddle | 16′ 0″ (4.88 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| 16' Flachbuendiges Kanu | Boatkits | Paddle | 4.8 m (15′ 9″) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| 16' Seekajak | Boatkits | Paddle | 4.9 m (16′ 1″) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| 16' Tourenkanu | Boatkits | Paddle | 5 m (16′ 5″) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| 17' 1" Nipmuc | Newfound Woodworks | Paddle | 17′ 1″ (5.21 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| 17' 11" Outer Island | Newfound Woodworks | Paddle | 17′ 11″ (5.46 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| 17' 2" Navigator | Newfound Woodworks | Paddle | 17′ 2″ (5.23 m) | strip planked with stitch and glue | 0 |
| 17' 4" Trekker | Newfound Woodworks | Paddle | 17′ 4″ (5.28 m) | strip planked with stitch and glue | 0 |
| 17' 8" Orion | Newfound Woodworks | Paddle | 17′ 8″ (5.39 m) | strip planked with stitch and glue | 0 |
| 17' Disko Bay | Newfound Woodworks | Paddle | 17′ 0″ (5.18 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| 17' Fire Star | Newfound Woodworks | Paddle | 17′ 0″ (5.18 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| 17' Kanu | Boatkits | Paddle | 5.28 m (17′ 4″) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| 17' Lapstrake Canoe | Duck Trap Woodworking | Paddle | 17′ 0″ (5.18 m) | lapstrake | 0 |
| 17' Ruderkanu | Boatkits | Paddle | 5.2 m (17′ 1″) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| 17' Sea Wolf | Newfound Woodworks | Paddle | 17′ 0″ (5.18 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| 17' Spirit | Newfound Woodworks | Paddle | 17′ 0″ (5.18 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| 17' Traveler | Newfound Woodworks | Paddle | 17′ 0″ (5.18 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| 18' 2" White Guide | Newfound Woodworks | Paddle | 18′ 2″ (5.54 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| 18' 4" North Star | Newfound Woodworks | Paddle | 18′ 4″ (5.59 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| Aerowood 310 SUP | Modern Wooden Boat | Paddle | 3.1 m (10′ 2″) | plywood | 0 |
| Alenu 540 | Modern Wooden Boat | Paddle | 5.4 m (17′ 9″) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Aleutesque | Chesapeake Light Craft | Paddle | 18′ 0″ (5.49 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| All Water Fifteen | Ashes Still Water Boats | Paddle | 15′ 0″ (4.57 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| All Water Seventeen | Ashes Still Water Boats | Paddle | 17′ 0″ (5.18 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| All Water Thirteen | Ashes Still Water Boats | Paddle | 13′ 0″ (3.96 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| Amanda | B&B Yacht Designs | Paddle | 12′ 0″ (3.66 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Angler's Big Trip | Ashes Still Water Boats | Paddle | 18′ 6″ (5.64 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| Angler's Day | Ashes Still Water Boats | Paddle | 15′ 0″ (4.57 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| Angler's Pack | Ashes Still Water Boats | Paddle | 13′ 0″ (3.96 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| Angler's Trip | Ashes Still Water Boats | Paddle | 16′ 6″ (5.03 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| Arrow 14 | Geodesic Airolite Boats | Paddle | 14′ 0″ (4.27 m) | skin on frame | 0 |
| Bette 500 HV | Modern Wooden Boat | Paddle | 5 m (16′ 5″) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Bette 500 LV | Modern Wooden Boat | Paddle | 5 m (16′ 5″) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Birder Decked Canoe | B&B Yacht Designs | Paddle | 13′ 0″ (3.96 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.