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.
55 boats
Compare two boats| Design | Plans from | Type | LOA | Construction | Logs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 ft Rapid Robert | Roger Fletcher | Row | 14′ 0″ (4.27 m) | plywood on frame | 1 |
| Flying Saucer | Glen-L Marine | Power | 12′ 3″ (3.73 m) | plywood on frame | 1 |
| Malahini | Glen-L Marine | Power | 15′ 11″ (4.85 m) | plywood on frame | 1 |
| Sea Scout | William D. Jackson | Power | 13′ 6″ (4.12 m) | plywood on frame | 1 |
| 12 ft Outboard Skiff | Grandpa's Archive | Power | 12′ 0″ (3.66 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| 3 Piece Rowboat | Grandpa's Archive | Row | 12′ 0″ (3.66 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Ace 14 | Arch Davis Design | Power | 14′ 4″ (4.37 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Airboat | Glen-L Marine | Power | 12′ 9″ (3.89 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Arrow | Grandpa's Archive | Power | 13′ 1″ (3.99 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Bass Boat | Glen-L Marine | Power | 15′ 5″ (4.7 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Celerity | Glen-L Marine | Power | 14′ 6″ (4.42 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Chum | Grandpa's Archive | Power | 15′ 6″ (4.72 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Class CD | Glen-L Marine | Power | 13′ 2″ (4.01 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Crackerbox | Glen-L Marine | Power | 15′ 0″ (4.57 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Crescent | Grandpa's Archive | Sail | 15′ 6″ (4.72 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Crispy 440 | Modern Wooden Boat | Power | 4.4 m (14′ 5″) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Cruisette | Glen-L Marine | Power | 15′ 0″ (4.57 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Falcon | Grandpa's Archive | Sail | 14′ 0″ (4.27 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Fisherman | Glen-L Marine | Power | 13′ 0″ (3.96 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Flat Bottom Jon Boat | Grandpa's Archive | Power | 12′ 0″ (3.66 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Flat Bottom Jon Boat | Vintage Projects | Power | 12′ 0″ (3.66 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Glen-L 12 | Glen-L Marine | Sail | 12′ 0″ (3.66 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Glen-L 13 | Glen-L Marine | Sail | 12′ 9″ (3.89 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Glen-L 14 | Glen-L Marine | Sail | 14′ 0″ (4.27 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Glen-L 15 | Glen-L Marine | Sail | 15′ 1″ (4.6 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Hell Cat | Glen-L Marine | Power | 15′ 11″ (4.85 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Honker | Glen-L Marine | Power | 15′ 0″ (4.57 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Jackknife | Glen-L Marine | Power | 14′ 6″ (4.42 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Jet Cat | Glen-L Marine | Power | 14′ 2″ (4.32 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Jon Boat | Grandpa's Archive | Power | 12′ 0″ (3.66 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Kayak | Glen-L Marine | Paddle | 13′ 0″ (3.96 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| L Dorado | Glen-L Marine | Power | 13′ 0″ (3.96 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| La Chatte | Glen-L Marine | Sail | 15′ 8″ (4.78 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Linach 15 | Devlin | Row | 15′ 0″ (4.57 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Minuet | Glen-L Marine | Sail | 15′ 0″ (4.57 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Nimrod | Glen-L Marine | Power | 15′ 0″ (4.57 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Overniter | Glen-L Marine | Power | 15′ 11″ (4.85 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Play Pen | Glen-L Marine | Power | 15′ 5″ (4.7 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Playboy | Grandpa's Archive | Power | 13′ 6″ (4.12 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Power-Row Skiff 13.5 | Glen-L Marine | Row | 13′ 6″ (4.12 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Power-Row Skiff 15.5 | Glen-L Marine | Row | 15′ 6″ (4.72 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Rebel | Glen-L Marine | Power | 14′ 10″ (4.52 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Scooter | Glen-L Marine | Power | 15′ 9″ (4.8 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Scrambler | Glen-L Marine | Power | 15′ 6″ (4.72 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Scull Boat | Glen-L Marine | Row | 15′ 4″ (4.67 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Sherwood Queen | Glen-L Marine | Power | 15′ 6″ (4.72 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Sissy Do | Glen-L Marine | Row | 13′ 3″ (4.04 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Ski King | Glen-L Marine | Power | 15′ 0″ (4.57 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Ski Tow | Glen-L Marine | Power | 14′ 8″ (4.47 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Sneak Box | Glen-L Marine | Row | 12′ 5″ (3.79 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Swish | Glen-L Marine | Power | 15′ 0″ (4.57 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Tiny Might | Glen-L Marine | Power | 12′ 0″ (3.66 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Tramp | Grandpa's Archive | Sail | 15′ 0″ (4.57 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Tuffy | Glen-L Marine | Power | 13′ 1″ (3.99 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Zip | Glen-L Marine | Power | 14′ 4″ (4.37 m) | plywood on frame | 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.