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.
243 boats
Compare two boats| Design | Plans from | Type | LOA | Construction | Logs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squirt | Glen-L Marine | Power | 10′ 0″ (3.05 m) | plywood on frame | 2 |
| 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 |
| Hot Rod | Glen-L Marine | Power | 16′ 6″ (5.03 m) | plywood on frame | 1 |
| Jersey Girl | Jim Norman | Power | 20′ 0″ (6.1 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 |
| Tiny Titan | Glen-L Marine | Power | 8′ 2″ (2.49 m) | plywood on frame | 1 |
| 12 ft Outboard Skiff | Grandpa's Archive | Power | 12′ 0″ (3.66 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| 20 ft Trimaran | Grandpa's Archive | Multihull | 20′ 0″ (6.1 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| 3 Piece Boat | Grandpa's Archive | Other | 7′ 0″ (2.13 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| 3 Piece Rowboat | Grandpa's Archive | Row | 12′ 0″ (3.66 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| A-Lure | Glen-L Marine | Power | 25′ 2″ (7.67 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Ace 14 | Arch Davis Design | Power | 14′ 4″ (4.37 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Ady-J | Grandpa's Archive | Row | 8′ 0″ (2.44 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Airboat | Glen-L Marine | Power | 12′ 9″ (3.89 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Albert E | Glen-L Marine | Power | 20′ 7″ (6.27 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Allegro | Glen-L Marine | Power | 33′ 3″ (10.14 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Aqua Cat | Glen-L Marine | Power | 18′ 2″ (5.54 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Argosy | Glen-L Marine | Power | 42′ 0″ (12.8 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Arrow | Grandpa's Archive | Power | 13′ 1″ (3.99 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Audeen | Glen-L Marine | Power | 16′ 3″ (4.95 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Bartender 19 | Bartender Boats | Power | 19′ 0″ (5.79 m) | plywood on frame | 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 |
| Bartender 26 Cruising | Bartender Boats | Power | 26′ 3″ (8 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Bartender 26 Sport Fishing | Bartender Boats | Power | 26′ 0″ (7.93 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Bartender 29 | Bartender Boats | Power | 29′ 0″ (8.84 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Bass Boat | Glen-L Marine | Power | 15′ 5″ (4.7 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Bay Pilot 18 | Arch Davis Design | Power | 18′ 0″ (5.49 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Bayou Belle Houseboat | Grandpa's Archive | Power | 25′ 8″ (7.82 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Bear Cat Cuddy | Glen-L Marine | Power | 27′ 10″ (8.48 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Bear-Cat Sport | Glen-L Marine | Power | 25′ 6″ (7.77 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Bebop | Grandpa's Archive | Power | 8′ 0″ (2.44 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Big Hunk | Glen-L Marine | Power | 26′ 7″ (8.1 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Blue Moon | Grandpa's Archive | Sail | 16′ 0″ (4.88 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Blue Streak | Grandpa's Archive | Power | n/a | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Bluefin | Glen-L Marine | Power | 19′ 6″ (5.94 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Bo Jest | Glen-L Marine | Power | 17′ 10″ (5.44 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Bolero | Glen-L Marine | Power | 24′ 5″ (7.44 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Bon Voyage | Glen-L Marine | Power | 44′ 9″ (13.64 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Bonanza | Glen-L Marine | Power | 17′ 0″ (5.18 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Bravado | Glen-L Marine | Power | 17′ 0″ (5.18 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Buckboard | Glen-L Marine | Sail | 11′ 11″ (3.63 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Bullet | Glen-L Marine | Power | 11′ 3″ (3.43 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Calypso | Glen-L Marine | Power | 27′ 0″ (8.23 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Canyon Cruiser | Glen-L Marine | Power | 21′ 3″ (6.48 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Carioca | Glen-L Marine | Power | 17′ 0″ (5.18 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Catalina Express | Glen-L Marine | Power | 27′ 0″ (8.23 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Celerity | Glen-L Marine | Power | 14′ 6″ (4.42 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Chessie Flyer | Glen-L Marine | Sail | 26′ 11″ (8.2 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Chinook | Glen-L Marine | Power | 19′ 0″ (5.79 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Chum | Grandpa's Archive | Power | 15′ 6″ (4.72 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Chunky Dory | Glen-L Marine | Power | 23′ 0″ (7.01 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Class AB | Glen-L Marine | Power | 10′ 6″ (3.2 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Class CD | Glen-L Marine | Power | 13′ 2″ (4.01 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Class J | Glen-L Marine | Power | 9′ 0″ (2.74 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Coastal Cruiser | Glen-L Marine | Power | 25′ 0″ (7.62 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Coaster | Glen-L Marine | Sail | 25′ 2″ (7.67 m) | plywood on frame | 0 |
| Coronado | Glen-L Marine | Power | 25′ 8″ (7.82 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.