Begin your search for wooden boat plans here!  Thousands of builders have assembled Chesapeake Light Craft boats from scratch with these plans. You might already have a stash of marine grade plywood and epoxy, or it might just be your preference to build the whole boat from the keel up.

Our most popular plans these days comprise full-sized patterns for every part of the boat, and come with extensive assembly manuals. A few of the older marques, such as the Chesapeake and Mill Creek kayaks, are on 24" x 36" paper; parts that fit within those dimensions are shown full size. Other components are scaled and dimensioned. (These are among our ever-growing downloadable plans collection.) A few of our more advanced projects, such as Autumn Leaves, are downloadable on 11x17" paper.