The first in the series, this catalog contains study plans for 50 designs -- which range from a 7'7" pram to a 41'3" schooner. In addition there are drawings that identify the parts of a wooden boat, a bibliography, a guide for the selection of various woods, and instructions by Weston Farmer on reading boat plans.

Fifty Wooden Boats: A Catalog of Building Plans, Vol.1

Engineering & Transportation

WoodenBoat Magazine

Transportation

Wooden Boat Pub

The 30 designs include: 6 powerboats, 6 daysailers, 11 cruising boats. Also included is an article by designer Joel White on understanding boat plans.

Thirty Wooden Boats

Wooden Boat Magazine

2026 Calendar of Wooden Boats

Wooden Boat Publications

These are newest designs added to WoodenBoat's collection since the publication of fifty Wooden Boats and Thirty Wooden Boats. These popular books contain details usually found with study plans; hull dimensions, displacement, sail area, construction methods and the degree of boatbuilding skill needed to complete each project. Some of the 40 designs include L. Francis Herreshoff's Rozinante, Brewer's Mystic Sharpie, 5 kayaks built using a variety of methods (including a double kayak), a canoe, 2 peapods, a catamaran, daysailers, a single and double rowing shell, skiffs, mahogany runabouts, and many more.

Forty Wooden Boats: A Third Catalog of Building Plans

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