Model boat designs
Wooden model boats, with the build logs attached
Model ships and boats built from a kit or plans: plank on frame, plank on bulkhead and solid hull, display models and wooden hulls fitted for radio control. Pick a kit to see every build log of it and how long it really took.
106 wooden model kits from 12 makers are listed here, from a beginner’s solid-hull runabout to a plank-on-frame ship of the line. Every page carries the scale, the length, how the hull goes together and how hard the kit is, and every build log anyone here has kept of it. We do not sell kits or plans; each page links to the maker.
106 boats
| Model | Kit maker | Type | Length | Scale | Logs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincolnville Wherry | Bluejacket | Row | 15½″ (40 cm) | 1:12 | 0 |
| Lord Nelson Victory Tug | Dumas | Power | 28″ (71 cm) | 1:16 | 0 |
| Lowell Grand Banks Dory | Model Shipways | Row | n/a | 1:24 | 0 |
| Maine Lobster Boat | Midwest | Power | 22″ (56 cm) | 1:16 | 0 |
| Mare Nostrum | Artesania Latina | Power | 16″ (41 cm) | 1:35 | 0 |
| Mary Ann | Billing Boats | Power | 21½″ (55 cm) | 1:33 | 0 |
| Mississippi | Occre | Power | 29″ (74 cm) | 1:80 | 0 |
| Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack | Model Shipways | Sail | 14½″ (37 cm) | 1:24 | 0 |
| New Bedford Whale Boat | Bluejacket | Row | 10″ (25 cm) | 1:36 | 0 |
| New Bedford Whaleboat | Model Shipways | Row | 24″ (61 cm) | 1:16 | 0 |
| Norden | Billing Boats | Power | 13½″ (35 cm) | 1:30 | 0 |
| Nordkap | Billing Boats | Power | 32″ (81 cm) | 1:50 | 0 |
| Palamos | Occre | Power | 16″ (41 cm) | 1:45 | 0 |
| Paranza | Corel | Sail | 13½″ (34 cm) | 1:25 | 0 |
| Phantom New York Pilot Boat | Model Shipways | Sail | 27″ (69 cm) | 1:48 | 0 |
| Rattlesnake American Privateer | Model Shipways | Sail | 28″ (71 cm) | 1:64 | 0 |
| Revenge 1577 | Amati | Sail | 35″ (89 cm) | 1:64 | 0 |
| RMS Titanic | Occre | Power | 35½″ (90 cm) | 1:300 | 0 |
| Robert E. Lee | Amati | Power | 23½″ (60 cm) | 1:150 | 0 |
| Royal Yacht Duchess of Kingston 1778 | Vanguard Models | Sail | 22½″ (58 cm) | 1:64 | 0 |
| Rusty the Shrimp Boat | Dumas | Power | 36″ (91 cm) | 1:24 | 0 |
| Sanson Tugboat | Artesania Latina | Power | 24″ (61 cm) | 1:50 | 0 |
| Santisima Trinidad | Artesania Latina | Sail | 47″ (119 cm) | 1:84 | 0 |
| Santisima Trinidad | Occre | Sail | 41½″ (106 cm) | 1:90 | 0 |
| Saucy Jack Barking Well-Smack | Vanguard Models | Sail | 16½″ (43 cm) | 1:64 | 0 |
| Scottish Fishing Vessel Fifie | Amati | Sail | 27½″ (70 cm) | 1:32 | 0 |
| Seguin Steam Tug | Midwest | Power | 39″ (99 cm) | 1:32 | 0 |
| Simple Model Dory | Chesapeake Light Craft | Row | 24″ (61 cm) | n/a | 0 |
| Skerry Scale Model | Chesapeake Light Craft | Sail | 22½″ (57 cm) | 1:8 | 0 |
| Skipjack | Dumas | Sail | 12″ (31 cm) | n/a | 0 |
| Slo-Mo-Shun IV | Billing Boats | Power | 29½″ (75 cm) | 1:12 | 0 |
| Smit Rotterdam | Billing Boats | Power | 35½″ (90 cm) | 1:75 | 0 |
| Soleil Royal | Artesania Latina | Sail | 37″ (94 cm) | 1:72 | 0 |
| Spray | Bluejacket | Sail | 25″ (64 cm) | 1:32 | 0 |
| Syren US Brig 1803 | Model Shipways | Sail | 33″ (84 cm) | 1:64 | 0 |
| The Indian Girl Canoe | Artesania Latina | Paddle | 12″ (31 cm) | 1:16 | 0 |
| Titanic | Amati | Power | 42″ (107 cm) | 1:250 | 0 |
| US Coast Guard 44 ft Motor Lifeboat | Dumas | Power | 33″ (84 cm) | 1:16 | 0 |
| USS Cairo | Bluejacket | Power | 11½″ (29 cm) | 1:192 | 0 |
| USS Constitution | Model Shipways | Sail | 48″ (122 cm) | 1:76 | 0 |
| USS Constitution | Bluejacket | Sail | 40″ (102 cm) | 1:96 | 0 |
| Venetian Gondola | Amati | Row | 19½″ (50 cm) | 1:22 | 0 |
| Wasa | Corel | Sail | 35″ (89 cm) | 1:75 | 0 |
| Willie L. Bennett Chesapeake Bay Skipjack | Model Shipways | Sail | 24″ (61 cm) | 1:32 | 0 |
| Winter Harbor Lobster Boat | Dumas | Power | 31″ (79 cm) | 1:16 | 0 |
| Yacht America | Bluejacket | Sail | 17″ (43 cm) | 1:96 | 0 |
Kit 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.