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.
160 boats
Compare two boats| Design | Plans from | Type | LOA | Construction | Logs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caladesi Carolina Dory | Spira International | Power | 20′ 0″ (6.1 m) | plywood | 2 |
| Jersey Girl | Jim Norman | Power | 20′ 0″ (6.1 m) | plywood on frame | 1 |
| Wooden Shoe | Nexus Marine | Power | 23′ 10″ (7.26 m) | cold molded wood | 1 |
| 20 ft Cat Joy or Tug Yacht | Benford Design Group | Power | 20′ 0″ (6.1 m) | Airex cored fibreglass or cold moulded | 0 |
| 20 ft False Creek Ferry or Friday Harbor Ferry | Benford Design Group | Power | 20′ 0″ (6.1 m) | plywood | 0 |
| 20 ft Supply Boat Båten or Lake Union Cruiser | Benford Design Group | Power | 20′ 0″ (6.1 m) | Airex cored fibreglass or cold moulded or carvel planked | 0 |
| 20 ft V Hull 559 | Response Marine | Power | 20′ 0″ (6.1 m) | aluminum | 0 |
| 20 ft V Hull 600 | Response Marine | Power | 20′ 1″ (6.12 m) | aluminum | 0 |
| 21' Garvey-Flex-Boot | Boatkits | Power | 6.54 m (21′ 5″) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| 23 ft Utility Boat | Benford Design Group | Power | 23′ 0″ (7.01 m) | plywood bottom with cold moulded topsides | 0 |
| 24 ft Friday Harbor Ferry | Benford Design Group | Power | 24′ 0″ (7.32 m) | plywood | 0 |
| 25 ft (7.62m) Tug Yacht | Benford Design Group | Power | 25′ 0″ (7.62 m) | steel chine | 0 |
| 25 ft Cruiser | Benford Design Group | Power | 25′ 0″ (7.62 m) | plywood bottom with cold moulded topsides | 0 |
| 25 ft Fantail Steam Launch Beverley | Benford Design Group | Power | 25′ 0″ (7.62 m) | cold moulded or strip planked | 0 |
| 25 ft Planing Trawler | Benford Design Group | Power | 25′ 0″ (7.62 m) | Airex cored fibreglass | 0 |
| 25' Motorboot | Boatkits | Power | 7.75 m (25′ 5″) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| A-Lure | Glen-L Marine | Power | 25′ 2″ (7.67 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Abaco 23 | Bateau | Power | 23′ 0″ (7.01 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Albert E | Glen-L Marine | Power | 20′ 7″ (6.27 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Archimedes 22 | Devlin | Power | 22′ 10″ (6.96 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Banjo 20 Outboard | Devlin | Power | 20′ 0″ (6.1 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Bartender 20.5 | Bartender Boats | Power | 20′ 6″ (6.25 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Bartender 22 | Bartender Boats | Power | 22′ 7″ (6.88 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Bayou Belle Houseboat | Grandpa's Archive | Power | 25′ 8″ (7.82 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Bear-Cat Sport | Glen-L Marine | Power | 25′ 6″ (7.77 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Belle Isle 23 | Glen-L Marine | Power | 23′ 0″ (7.01 m) | cold molded wood | 0 |
| Biscayne 22 | Glen-L Marine | Power | 21′ 10″ (6.66 m) | cold molded wood | 0 |
| Blue Blazer 25 | Devlin | Power | 25′ 3″ (7.7 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Bolero | Glen-L Marine | Power | 24′ 5″ (7.44 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Budget Houseboat | Grandpa's Archive | Power | 20′ 0″ (6.1 m) | n/a | 0 |
| Bullfrog 20 | Devlin | Power | 20′ 3″ (6.17 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Canyon Cruiser | Glen-L Marine | Power | 21′ 3″ (6.48 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Capriccio | BCA Demco | Power | 6.42 m (21′ 1″) | strip planked | 0 |
| Carolina 25 | Salt Boatworks | Power | 25′ 2″ (7.67 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 |
| Chinook 21 | Devlin | Power | 20′ 9″ (6.33 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Chunky Dory | Glen-L Marine | Power | 23′ 0″ (7.01 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Classic 21 | Bateau | Power | 21′ 0″ (6.4 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Coastal Cruiser | Glen-L Marine | Power | 25′ 0″ (7.62 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Coastworker 25 | Bruce Roberts | Power | 25′ 7″ (7.8 m) | n/a | 0 |
| Core Sound 21 | Salt Boatworks | Power | 21′ 6″ (6.55 m) | plywood | 0 |
| Coronado | Glen-L Marine | Power | 25′ 8″ (7.82 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Crispy 650 | Modern Wooden Boat | Power | 6.5 m (21′ 4″) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Crispy 660 Cabin | Modern Wooden Boat | Power | 6.6 m (21′ 8″) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Cuddy Sport | Glen-L Marine | Power | 24′ 1″ (7.34 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Curlew 20 | Devlin | Power | 20′ 0″ (6.1 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Curlew 24 | Devlin | Power | 24′ 10″ (7.57 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Delta Q | Glen-L Marine | Power | 24′ 11″ (7.6 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Double Eagle | Glen-L Marine | Power | 23′ 0″ (7.01 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Down East Cruiser 23 | Bateau | Power | 22′ 10″ (6.96 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Down East Cruiser 25 | Bateau | Power | 24′ 11″ (7.61 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Dunlin 22 Cruiser | Devlin | Power | 22′ 0″ (6.71 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Dunlin 22 Pilothouse | Devlin | Power | 21′ 7″ (6.59 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Eagle | Glen-L Marine | Power | 22′ 0″ (6.71 m) | strip planked | 0 |
| Escort | Glen-L Marine | Power | 22′ 2″ (6.76 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Extreme Flats 20 | Bateau | Power | 20′ 4″ (6.2 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Extreme Flats 22 | Bateau | Power | 22′ 1″ (6.73 m) | stitch and glue | 0 |
| Fishing 20 | Dudley Dix Yacht Design | Power | 20′ 9″ (6.33 m) | steel or aluminum | 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.