New Boat Design: Schooner 18 The Schooner 18 is a luxurious day sailor for 2-4, with pretenses of being a basic cruiser for 1-2. The hull and rig are essentially scaled up versions of the Schooner 15-½. The bilge keels provide good lateral resistance as well as easy and upright beaching. The aft cabin is quite adequate for sleeping, changing clothes, using the portable head, and stowing gear. The aft cabin separates the helm from the outboard motor. Learn more...            Plans now available!

Within these pages you will surely find the boat of your dreams, offered to you in affordable options: SAILBOAT KITS, ROW BOAT KITS, FINISHED BOATS, or BOAT PLANS. We are especially proud of our customers, who through the twenty plus years we've been in business, have built over 800 Shell Boat sailboat kits and rowing boat kits. Many of our customers have enjoyed building these boats with younger family members, further helping to pass on from one generation to the next the traditions and legacy of boating. Our boats are sailed the world over and it warms our hearts to know how universal is the love of sailing!

Our intention has always been to provide our customers with safe boat kits for use on the many bays, lakes and rivers available for exploration, relaxation, fishing, and good ol' family fun. Our car-toppable, or easily trailered, boat kits afford boating opportunities for today's situations and certainly make an outing which includes boating easier to accomplish. Our own six children have grown up with our boats, and you can be sure all of our designs have been thoroughly family tested! Improvements made over the years reflect our determination to build our sailboat kits and row boat kits with the utmost attention to safety, durability, and excellent sailing qualities.

We welcome your comments and greatly appreciate a photo of you and your finished boat. If you find yourself in beautiful Vermont please stop in for a visit to our shop as there is almost always something interesting being built, and we enjoy meeting our clients.

Fair Winds,

Fred Shell