boatbuildlog

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.

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Solo Flats Skiff (SK14) Bateau Power 14′ 0″ (4.27 m) stitch and glue 1
12' Garvey Jolle Boatkits Power 3.76 m (12′ 4″) stitch and glue 0
14' Garvey Jolle Boatkits Power 4.2 m (13′ 9″) stitch and glue 0
14' Motorjolle Boatkits Power 4.31 m (14′ 1″) stitch and glue 0
15' Hollaendisches Boot Boatkits Power 4.59 m (15′ 1″) stitch and glue 0
16' Speedboot Boatkits Power 4.63 m (15′ 2″) stitch and glue 0
Amp Eater Glen-L Marine Power 13′ 4″ (4.06 m) stitch and glue 0
Bingo Glen-L Marine Power 12′ 8″ (3.86 m) stitch and glue 0
Black Brant II 14 Devlin Power 14′ 0″ (4.27 m) stitch and glue 0
Black Brant III Chesapeake Light Craft Power 14′ 3″ (4.34 m) stitch and glue 0
Black Brant III 15 Devlin Power 14′ 3″ (4.34 m) stitch and glue 0
Bluebill 12 Devlin Power 12′ 0″ (3.66 m) stitch and glue 0
Bluebill 12 Chesapeake Light Craft Power 12′ 1″ (3.68 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
Candlefish 13 Chesapeake Light Craft Power 13′ 2″ (4.01 m) stitch and glue 0
Candlefish 13 Devlin Power 13′ 4″ (4.06 m) stitch and glue 0
Console Skiff Glen-L Marine Power 15′ 9″ (4.8 m) stitch and glue 0
Duck Skiff 15 Bateau Power 15′ 6″ (4.72 m) stitch and glue 0
Fast Skiff 12 Bateau Power 12′ 0″ (3.66 m) stitch and glue 0
Fast Skiff 14 Bateau Power 14′ 0″ (4.27 m) stitch and glue 0
Fast Skiff 14 Low Sheer Bateau Power 13′ 6″ (4.12 m) stitch and glue 0
Flat Skiff 14 Bateau Power 14′ 0″ (4.27 m) stitch and glue 0
Indian River Skiff 15 Bateau Power 15′ 4″ (4.67 m) stitch and glue 0
Jessy 12 B&B Yacht Designs Power 12′ 0″ (3.66 m) stitch and glue 0
Jessy 15 B&B Yacht Designs Power 15′ 0″ (4.57 m) stitch and glue 0
Jimbo Glen-L Marine Power 15′ 9″ (4.8 m) stitch and glue 0
Jon Boat / Garvey 12 Bateau Power 12′ 0″ (3.66 m) stitch and glue 0
Jon Boat / Garvey 13 Bateau Power 13′ 0″ (3.96 m) stitch and glue 0
Jon Boat / Garvey 14 Bateau Power 14′ 0″ (4.27 m) stitch and glue 0
Jon Boat / Garvey 15 Bateau Power 15′ 6″ (4.72 m) stitch and glue 0
Jon Boat / Garvey 16 Bateau Power 15′ 11″ (4.85 m) stitch and glue 0
Kalostyn Andrew Walters Design Power 14′ 0″ (4.27 m) stitch and glue 0
Kastri Andrew Walters Design Power 12′ 0″ (3.66 m) stitch and glue 0
Lo Voltage Glen-L Marine Power 15′ 7″ (4.75 m) stitch and glue 0
Mia Andrew Walters Design Power 12′ 0″ (3.66 m) stitch and glue 0
Mia 15 Andrew Walters Design Power 15′ 1″ (4.6 m) stitch and glue 0
Oolichan 13 Devlin Power 13′ 2″ (4.01 m) stitch and glue 0
Outboard Skiff 15 Bateau Power 15′ 2″ (4.62 m) stitch and glue 0
Peeler Skiff Chesapeake Light Craft Power 15′ 2″ (4.62 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
Pug Glen-L Marine Power 13′ 2″ (4.01 m) stitch and glue 0
Rhode Runner - The CLC Runabout Chesapeake Light Craft Power 14′ 9″ (4.5 m) stitch and glue 0
Scaup 16 Devlin Power 15′ 11″ (4.85 m) stitch and glue 0
Sculldugery 15 Devlin Power 15′ 6″ (4.72 m) stitch and glue 0
Snow Goose 16 Devlin Power 15′ 7″ (4.75 m) stitch and glue 0
Solo Flats Skiff (FS13) Bateau Power 13′ 0″ (3.96 m) stitch and glue 0
Sponge Docks Skiff 13 Bedard Yacht Design Power 13′ 0″ (3.96 m) stitch and glue 0
Sponge Docks Skiff 16 Bedard Yacht Design Power 15′ 10″ (4.83 m) stitch and glue 0
Volare Console Andrew Walters Design Power 15′ 4″ (4.67 m) stitch and glue 0
Volare Utility Andrew Walters Design Power 15′ 4″ (4.67 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.