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.

Start a model build log

By kit maker

All Model Shipways 14 Artesania Latina 10 Amati 10 Billing Boats 10 Occre 9 Caldercraft 9 Vanguard Models 9 Bluejacket 9 Dumas 8 Corel 7 Chesapeake Light Craft 6 Midwest 5

By type

All Paddle 2 Row 12 Sail 63 Power 28 Other 1

By skill

Any Beginner 20 Intermediate 36 Advanced 14 Can be fitted for RC 10

By length

Any Under 18″ 18–30″ 30–42″ Over 42″

By construction

Any plank on bulkhead 17 double plank on bulkhead 16 plank on frame 14 stitch and glue 5 plank on frame (laser-cut keel and frames), double planked 4 solid hull 3 plank on frame (laser-cut wood), double planked 1 plank on frame (laser-cut keel, frames and decks), double planked 1 double planked over laser-cut frames 1 plank on frame (laser-cut keel and frames) 1 plank on frame (laser-cut keel and frames), single planked 1 plywood on frame 1

Sort

Most logs Name A–Z Shortest first Longest first

14 boats

Model	Kit maker	Type	Length	Scale
Chesapeake Bay Flattie	Midwest	Sail	10½″ (27 cm)	1:32
Ernest Hemingway's Pilar	Model Shipways	Power	16″ (41 cm)	1:30
Jenny Lee Harbor Tug	Dumas	Power	24″ (61 cm)	1:32
Lightning	Dumas	Sail	19″ (48 cm)	1:12
Lincolnville Wherry	Bluejacket	Row	15½″ (40 cm)	1:12
Lord Nelson Victory Tug	Dumas	Power	28″ (71 cm)	1:16
Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack	Model Shipways	Sail	14½″ (37 cm)	1:24
New Bedford Whale Boat	Bluejacket	Row	10″ (25 cm)	1:36
New Bedford Whaleboat	Model Shipways	Row	24″ (61 cm)	1:16
Rusty the Shrimp Boat	Dumas	Power	36″ (91 cm)	1:24
Seguin Steam Tug	Midwest	Power	39″ (99 cm)	1:32
US Coast Guard 44 ft Motor Lifeboat	Dumas	Power	33″ (84 cm)	1:16
Winter Harbor Lobster Boat	Dumas	Power	31″ (79 cm)	1:16
Yacht America	Bluejacket	Sail	17″ (43 cm)	1:96

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.