Our Plans List - Kasten Marine Design

This page provides a list of our currently available boat plans, a link to the web page for each design, and a price for each design.

What Do Plans Cost..?

Below is a list of prices for each plans package that we offer. The first group lists our Sailing Yacht Designs and the second group lists our Power Yacht Designs. Some designs are COMPLETED and others are INCOMPLETE.

COMPLETED STOCK DESIGNS: The Estimating Plans and Building Plans prices given below in BOLD BLACK TYPE are for a FULLY COMPLETED STOCK DESIGN, the plans for which can be shipped immediately on receipt of your order. Please see our Stock Design web page for a description of what is included, and how our prices have been determined.

INCOMPLETE OR 'SEMI-STOCK' DESIGNS: Prices given below in PLAIN TEXT indicate plans that are INCOMPLETE.

Since people's circumstances often change, it is inevitable that some boat design projects will be abandoned before they are finished, and in some cases after considerable work has been done. This can occur as is so well described in the first few pages of Rockwell Kent’s excellent non-fiction sea story, “North by East”, or as the result of a change of fortune, failing health, or for a myriad of other reasons.

A few of the INCOMPLETE designs listed below (not very many) have been developed on my own, in other words, with myself as the 'client'. Others have been created at the behest of an individual client to explore an idea or a concept. Either way, I believe all of the designs listed below have merit. We offer these INCOMPLETE designs at a substantial discount versus what it would cost to develop an entirely CUSTOM design, the difference being that the 'discovery' phase of the design process has already been accomplished.

Even so, there is still quite a bit of WORK REMAINING in order to complete the Plans Packages for those INCOMPLETE designs. The prices given below reflect our actual cost to complete the Estimating Plans or the Building Plans Package for each design, assuming there will be no changes to the design as it is presented. If you take umbrage with the cost of our INCOMPLETE designs, I urge you to read our Learning Yacht Design web page.

If one of the designs below is "close" to what you have in mind but you would like to tweak it some, I will be pleased to provide a detailed estimate for any revisions you have in mind. If any of these designs is of interest, please inquire.

CUSTOM YACHT DESIGN: A new CUSTOM design will necessarily include the process of "discovery" which represents Stage I of the design process, during which all options are on the table including size, type, configuration, layout, rig, materials, etc. By comparison, given that many of the INCOMPLETE designs listed below have already had a considerable amount of design work done, very roughly the cost to create a CUSTOM design can be on the order of some 20% to 50% greater than the prices listed for the INCOMPLETE designs below, in order to accommodate the "discovery" process on the way to achieving a completed set of Building Plans.

Please see our article on Custom Yacht Design for our best answer to that question, where you will also find an overview of the design process itself. Our Design Stream article additionally describes how we use CAD to best advantage throughout the design process. If a new Custom Yacht Design is of interest, please inquire for more information.

COMPLETED NC CUTTING FILES: There are several designs below for which NC Cutting files are ALREADY DEVELOPED, in which case the price is in BOLD BLACK TYPE.

DEVELOPING NEW NC CUTTING FILES: All other NC Cutting File prices are listed in PLAIN TEXT, and reflect our actual cost to develop NC Cutting Files for that design from scratch, in which case they can be developed for metric or imperial dimensioned materials as needed. Please see our CAD Design Stream article for more information about our NC development process.

ORDERING INFORMATION: All prices are given in US Dollars and are subject to change at any time. To place an order, please see our contact information below. To order by fax or by mail, a PDF Order Form has been provided for your convenience.

What's Included...?

Estimating Plans - Building Plans - NC Cut Files...

What Will the Boat Cost..?

This is the most difficult question of all, and one for which I do not have a ready answer. However it is a question that ultimately does have an answer...! For any meaningful cost discovery it is necessary to solicit actual quotations for construction from a short list of qualified builders.

For that purpose, we offer completed ESTIMATING PLANS for several of the designs listed below, with their prices listed in BOLD BLACK TEXT. For any designs listed below that are INCOMPLETE, we have also provided the cost to develop ESTIMATING PLANS for that design, the prices for which are given in PLAIN TEXT.

Please see the following articles for information about boat costs, and about the process of soliciting estimates from builders:

SAILING YACHT PLANS

IMPORTANT - Please see the Introduction above which describes the difference between
the prices given in BOLD BLACK TEXT vs the prices given in PLAIN TEXT below.

Design Name	Rig	Material	Estimating Plans	Building Plans	NC Cutting Files ***
Sarah Cat 23	Cutter	Aluminum *	N/A	$19,500	$18,500
Bedouin 28	Cutter	Aluminum *	N/A	$24,500	$21,500
Ernest Shackelton 30	Junk Cutter / Ketch	Aluminum*	N/A	$26,500	$21,500
Freyja 33	Cutter	Aluminum*	N/A	$28,500	$23,000
Grace 36	Gaff Ketch	Steel or Aluminum	$550	$3,250	$24,500
Fantom 36	Cutter	Steel or Aluminum	N/A	$31,000	$25,500
Greybeard 38	Cutter	Steel or Aluminum	N/A	$31,000	$25,500
Benrogin 40	Gaff Schooner	Steel or Aluminum	$650	$4,750	$27,500
Benrogin 40	Gaff Schooner	Steel Hull; Wood Deck	$650	$4,750	$25,000
Highland Lass 42	Staysail Schooner	Steel or Aluminum	$650	$3,250	$27,500
Zephyr 42	Gaff Ketch	Steel or Aluminum	$650	$3,250	$27,500
Lucille 42	Gaff Ketch	Steel or Aluminum	$650	$4,250	Please Inquire
Raven 43	Bermuda Rig Cutter	Steel or Aluminum	$4,750	$39,500	$29,500
White Buffalo 43	Gaff Ketch	Aluminum	$750	$5,750	$29,500
Redpath 44	Gaff Schooner	Steel	$750	$4,750	$9,950 (metric - steel)
Redpath 44	Gaff Schooner	Aluminum	$750	$4,750	$4,750 (imperial - aluminum)
Valhalla 44	Junk Rig Schooner	Steel or Aluminum	$5,750	$39,500	$29,500
Jasmine 48	Junk Rig Schooner	Aluminum *	$850	$5,750	$29,500
Lucille 50 (aft house)	Gaff Schooner	Steel or Aluminum	$5,950	$48,500	$29,500
Lucille 50 (mid house)	Gaff Schooner	Steel or Aluminum	$5,950	$48,500	$29,500
Shiraz 56	Gaff Ketch	Aluminum *	$950	$6,750	$6,750 (metric - aluminum)
17m Flores Privateer	Brigantine Schooner	Sawn Frame Wood **	$6,750	$48,500	N/A (Wood)
Mermaid 61	Brigantine Schooner	Steel or Aluminum	$1,250	$7,750	$7,750 (imperial - steel)
66' Asgard	Bermuda Rig Ketch	Steel or Aluminum	$7,950	$54,500	$36,000
66' Sulawesi Privateer	Brigantine Schooner	Sawn Frame Wood **	N/A	$7,750	N/A (Wood)
Zebulun 96	Tern Schooner	Aluminum *	$2,250	$9,750	$9,750 (imperial - aluminum)
30m Indonesian KLM	Motor-Sailing Ketch	Sawn Frame Wood **	$3,750	$55,500	N/A (Wood)
30m Pinisi DATU BUA	Sailing Ketch	Sawn Frame Wood **	N/A	$9,750	N/A (Wood)
31m Komodo Privateer	Brigantine Schooner	Sawn Frame Wood **	$9,500	$56,500	N/A (Wood)
33m Indonesian KLM	Motor-Sailing Ketch	Sawn Frame Wood **	$9,500	$57,500	N/A (Wood)
36m Tern Schooner	Sailing Schooner	Sawn Frame Wood **	N/A	$11,500	N/A (Wood)
36m KLM DUNIA BARU	Motor-Sailing Ketch	Sawn Frame Wood **	N/A	$11,500	N/A (Wood)
36m Lombok Privateer	Sailing Schooner	Sawn Frame Wood **	$9,950	$67,500	N/A (Wood)
36m Pinisi SILOLONA	Motor-Sailing Ketch	Sawn Frame Wood **	N/A	$11,500	N/A (Wood)
38m Pinisi AMANDIRA	Sailing Ketch	Sawn Frame Wood **	N/A	$11,500	N/A (Wood)
50m Sailing Pinisi	Sailing Ketch	Sawn Frame Wood **	$10,950	$59,500	N/A (Wood)

* See notes below about Aluminum vessels.
** See notes below about Wooden Vessels.
*** See notes below about NC Cutting Files.

MOTOR YACHT PLANS

IMPORTANT - Please see the Introduction above which describes the difference between
the prices given in BOLD BLACK TEXT vs the prices given in PLAIN TEXT below.

Design Name	Type	Material	Estimating Plans	Building Plans	NC Cutting Files ***
Boojum 25	Tug Yacht	Aluminum *	$950	$3,250	$3,250 (metric - aluminum)
Boojum 30	Tug Yacht	Aluminum *	$950	$3,950	$23,000
Buster 30	Trawler Yacht	Steel or Aluminum	$850	$23,500	$23,000
Terrier 32	Tug Yacht	Steel or Aluminum	$650	$2,950	$20,500
Twee Schoenen 35	Catamaran	Aluminum *	$950	$4,750	$4,750 (imperial - aluminum)
Greatheart 36	Trawler Yacht	Aluminum *	$650	$23,500	$23,000
Drifter 36	House Boat	Fiberglass & Wood	N/A	$1,950	N/A (fiberglass & wood)
Nidaros 38	Tug Yacht	Steel and Aluminum	$650	$3,950	$28,000
Scuffy 38	Tug Yacht	Aluminum *	$650	$3,950	$28,000
Boomer 38	Tug Yacht	Steel and Aluminum	$650	$3,950	$28,000
Coaster 40	Trawler Yacht	Aluminum *	$650	$3,950	$3,950 (imperial - aluminum)
Cygnus 40	Trawler Yacht	Aluminum *	$650	$3,950	$3,950 (imperial - aluminum)
Widebody Coaster 40	Trawler Yacht	Aluminum *	$4,750	$32,500	$29,000
Moxie 43	Dream Yacht	Steel or Aluminum	$4,750	$30,500	$28,000
Roberta 43	Trawler Yacht	Aluminum *	$4,750	$37,500	$29,000
Roberta Jean 43	Trawler Yacht	Aluminum *	$850	$4,250	$29,000
Gulliver 46	Trawler Yacht	Steel or Aluminum	$650	$3,950	$29,000
Far Horizon 46	Trawler Yacht	Steel or Aluminum	$750	$37,500	$31,000
Greatheart 48	Trawler Yacht	Aluminum *	$5,250	$38,500	$31,000
Monsoon 49	Trawler Yacht	Steel or Aluminum	$5,250	$38,500	$31,750
Ocean Runner 49	Fast Motor Yacht	Aluminum *	$950	$6,750	$35,750
Vagrant 49	Trawler Yacht	Steel or Aluminum	$850	$4,950	$4,950 (imperial - steel)
Renegade 50	Dream Yacht	Steel or Aluminum	$850	$42,000	$32,750
Vagabond 50	Trawler Yacht	Steel or Aluminum	$850	$43,000	$34,750
Valdemar 53	Trawler Yacht	Aluminum *	$950	$6,750	$6,750 (imperial - aluminum)
Second Star 53	Trawler Yacht	Fiberglass & Wood	$550	$2,250	N/A (Fiberglass)
Greatheart 54	Trawler Yacht	Steel or Aluminum	$7,400	$47,000	$35,750
Greatheart 60	Trawler Yacht	Aluminum *	$950	$52,500	$37,000
Swallows Nest 60	Trawler Yacht	Aluminum *	$7,900	$52,500	$37,000
Chantage 64	Classic Yacht	Aluminum *	$950	$8,750	$39,500
Free Spirit 75	Luxury Motor Yacht	Aluminum *	$1,950	$69,500	$49,000
North Coast 80	Luxury Motor Yacht	Aluminum *	$2,750	$74,500	$51,000

* See notes below about Aluminum vessels.
** See notes below about Wooden Vessels.
*** See notes below about NC Cutting Files.

AVAILABLE DISCOUNTS

IMPORTANT DESIGN NOTES

GRP or PLYWOOD: Any of our Aluminum or Steel designs can be converted for construction in GRP or cold moulded plywood. The cost of any such revisions will be quoted separately. For more information, please inquire.

STEEL: Any Steel vessel can easily be re-specified with an aluminum structure. To convert a stock steel design to aluminum, please add 20% to the cost of the Estimating Plans or the Building Plans for that design. Conversion of NC Cutting Files from steel to aluminum will however require a completely new set of NC cutting files, for which please inquire for an estimate.

* ALUMINUM: The Aluminum vessels listed above can only be built in steel if the design is extensively modified for that purpose in order to accommodate the added weight of the structure. For more information, please inquire. Conversion from aluminum to steel will also require a completely new set of NC cutting files, for which please inquire for an estimate.

** WOOD: Please note that our large Wooden Vessel plans are generally priced higher, since revisions will nearly always be required in order to accommodate the differing wood species that will be available for construction, and the consequent differences in scantlings and overall weight. Those revisions (within reason) are included in the prices indicated above.

*** NC CUTTING FILES: Although a complete Building Plans set is required in order build any of these boat designs, the NC Cutting Files are entirely optional. In other words, the Building Plans are required, even if you purchase the NC Cutting Files for that design. The cost of NC Cutting Files is in addition to the cost of the Building Plans. Please see above for discount options that are available...

The NC Cutting Files shown above with prices given in BOLD BLACK TYPE have already been developed, in which case they will have been created for either metric or imperial dimensioned materials, and for either steel or aluminum (noted in parentheses).

If the vessel will be built in a location that requires changing the measurement system, and / or if there is a change from steel to aluminum or aluminum to steel structure, then additional work will be required, the cost of which will be quoted separately and in addition to the above prices. Should such changes to any of our designs be of interest, please inquire for an estimate.

YACHT TENDERS

Our aluminum yacht tenders are the perfect companion to any of the yachts described above.

8' to 14' Prams - Building Plans: $250. NC Cutting Files: $250. (The Building Plans are required. The NC Cutting File is optional. The cost of the NC Cutting file includes interacting with the cutter of your choice to assure compliance with their cutting equipment.)

PROTOTYPE YACHT PLANS

If you don't see a design here that suits your requirements, please see our Prototypes web page for links to other designs that are either under development, or that may offer a few possible ideas in way of inspiration...

Preliminary study sketches may be available for some of our Prototype Designs. If you would like to know more about one of them, please inquire.

NACA Foil Shaped Low Drag Aluminum Paravanes

Please see our Roll Attenuation article for more information on Paravanes for Motor Yachts.

These low-drag paravanes are balanced and are adjustable for different speeds. They make use of NACA foil shaped surfaces combined with a lead ballasted NACA foil shaped bulb. They are designed to be machined out of marine grade aluminum plate and rod so that they can be shaped, and so they are lighter for a given wing area than steel paravanes would be.

The sizes given above are conservatively rated. In other words each size can be used on a larger vessel than is indicated. It is all a matter of degree. The roll attenuation will simply be more or it will be less, as compared to that of a larger or smaller wing area.

Paravane effectiveness is a function of wing area and pole length vs. your vessel’s righting moment. With a larger the vessel the poles can be made longer, achieving greater leverage, therefore a greater effect for the same size paravane. If you have an existing vessel on which you would like to install these paravanes, but you don't have a paravane rig, we can provide a design for the rig that will fit your boat.

ORDERING PLANS...

Addresses In North America

PAYMENT OPTIONS: If you would like to make a purchase from the above plans lists, please use our PDF Order Form or please feel free to contact me for additional information. Our payment options are as follows:

Please note that all prices given on this page are subject to change at any time at my discretion.

SHIPPING OPTIONS: For standard first class mail sent to any address in the US or Canada, or for airmail sent to Mexico, please add USD $60 to cover mailing costs. For US Priority Mail to US Addresses, please add USD $75. For US Express Mail to US addresses or for US Global Priority Mail to Canada please add USD $95. For FedEx standard overnight delivery in the US and Canada, or FedEx International Economy to Mexico please add USD $175.

FREE DELIVERY...! Delivery via email is easy, and is encouraged. It is by far the fastest and most economical way to receive your plans. If you elect this option, delivery is FREE. If you accept delivery by email, we will send you all drawings as PDF plots, and all documents as PDF's, ready for printing and / or plotting, which is easily accomplished at your nearest copy shop.

Addresses Elsewhere Worldwide

PAYMENT OPTIONS: If you live outside North America, our payment options are as follows:

Please note that all prices given on this page are subject to change at any time at my discretion.

SHIPPING OPTIONS: For addresses in Japan, Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Scandinavia, England, or any country that uses the Euro Currency, please add USD $150 for 3 to 6 day delivery via US Global Priority Mail. For faster delivery by courier (DHL, FedEx, EMS) or by US Global Express Mail please add USD $250 (usually takes 3-4 business days).

Please note that regular postal mail services of any kind are not offered to destinations other than those listed above. In most other locations, regular postal mail has proven to be extremely unreliable. For destinations not listed above, please add USD $350 for 3 to 4 day delivery by courier (DHL, FedEx, EMS). We will select the best delivery method depending on your location.

FREE DELIVERY...! Delivery via email is easy, and is encouraged. It is by far the fastest and most economical way to receive your plans. If you elect this option, delivery is FREE. If you accept delivery by email, we will send you all drawings as PDF plots, and all documents as PDF's, ready for printing and / or plotting, which is easily accomplished at your nearest copy shop.

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