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.
93 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 |
| 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' Flachbuendiges Kanu | Boatkits | Paddle | 4.8 m (15′ 9″) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| All Water Fifteen | Ashes Still Water Boats | Paddle | 15′ 0″ (4.57 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 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 |
| Arrow 14 | Geodesic Airolite Boats | Paddle | 14′ 0″ (4.27 m) | skin on frame | 0 |
| Birder Decked Canoe | B&B Yacht Designs | Paddle | 13′ 0″ (3.96 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Blue Bill | Grandpa's Archive | Paddle | 13′ 6″ (4.12 m) | skin on frame | 0 |
| Can-Yak | Glen-L Marine | Paddle | 12′ 0″ (3.66 m) | plywood | 0 |
| Chenoa 12 | Bateau | Paddle | 12′ 1″ (3.68 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Chenoa 14 | Bateau | Paddle | 14′ 0″ (4.27 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Chenoa 16 | Bateau | Paddle | 15′ 5″ (4.7 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Chesapeake 14 | Chesapeake Light Craft | Paddle | 14′ 0″ (4.27 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Chesapeake 16 | Chesapeake Light Craft | Paddle | 15′ 8″ (4.78 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Chesapeake 16LT | Chesapeake Light Craft | Paddle | 15′ 6″ (4.74 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Chippewa | Glen-L Marine | Paddle | 13′ 0″ (3.96 m) | cold molded wood | 0 |
| Cottage Cruiser | Steve Killing | Paddle | 15′ 6″ (4.74 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| Dentex 420 | Modern Wooden Boat | Paddle | 4.2 m (13′ 9″) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Diva Kayak | B&B Yacht Designs | Paddle | 15′ 8″ (4.78 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| F1430 Sit-On-Top Kayak | Bedard Yacht Design | Paddle | 14′ 0″ (4.27 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Fisher Prospector | Selway Fisher Design | Paddle | 15′ 7″ (4.76 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Flyfisher 13 Canoe | B&B Yacht Designs | Paddle | 13′ 0″ (3.96 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Foldak | Woodenwidget | Paddle | 12′ 0″ (3.66 m) | skin on frame | 0 |
| Hiawatha 12 | Bateau | Paddle | 12′ 1″ (3.68 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Hiawatha 14 | Bateau | Paddle | 14′ 0″ (4.27 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Hiawatha 16 | Bateau | Paddle | 15′ 5″ (4.7 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Huron | Glen-L Marine | Paddle | 12′ 9″ (3.89 m) | plywood | 0 |
| Jaktkanot no. 5 | Båtritningar | Paddle | 4.05 m (13′ 3″) | n/a | 0 |
| Kaholo Stand-Up Paddleboard 12-6 | Chesapeake Light Craft | Paddle | 12′ 6″ (3.81 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Kaholo Stand-Up Paddleboard 14 | Chesapeake Light Craft | Paddle | 14′ 0″ (4.27 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Kayak | Glen-L Marine | Paddle | 13′ 0″ (3.96 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Kayak | Stevenson Projects | Paddle | 14′ 4″ (4.37 m) | plywood | 0 |
| King Canvasback | Grandpa's Archive | Paddle | 15′ 0″ (4.57 m) | n/a | 0 |
| Lynnhaven 16 Touring Canoe | Dudley Dix Yacht Design | Paddle | 15′ 5″ (4.7 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Mariposa 420 | Modern Wooden Boat | Paddle | 4.2 m (13′ 9″) | stitch and glue | 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 |
| Mill Creek 13 | Chesapeake Light Craft | Paddle | 13′ 0″ (3.96 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Moccasin 12 Canoe | B&B Yacht Designs | Paddle | 12′ 0″ (3.66 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Moccasin 14 Canoe | B&B Yacht Designs | Paddle | 14′ 0″ (4.27 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.