Built & Launched is a brand-new registry dedicated to preserving the boats people build and the stories behind them. Help us grow the fleet—add your home-built boat and become part of the registry from the beginning.
The Registry of Home-Built Boats
EST. 2026
Every Boat Has a Build Story.
Discover the boats people built themselves—and the craftsmanship, plans, people and stories behind every launch.
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Already Built
Add it to the registry
Built it yourself? Add your boat, document the build, share what you learned, and become part of the growing homebuilt boat registry.
She does not have to be finished — a boat can be entered the day the plans arrive.
Thinking About It
See how others did it
Explore real homebuilt boats, follow build stories, compare designs, learn from other builders, and find inspiration for your own project.
The Registry, in Numbers
Happening Now
New photographs, build notes, launches and questions from across the fleet.
Hull structure complete. Fitted the final curved stern panels. It looks great and happy with the symmetry and shape. There still a lot of tabbing, filets and fairing to be done, but it’s another milestone in my book.
Build Story
Peregrine 18 · Travelers Rest, South Carolina, United States
My first try at glued lapstrake construction
Read the Build Story →The Work
The Registry
Registered
A permanent registry entry with its own number, specifications, hailing port and history — from mini tugs and steam launches to cruising ketches and cedar canoes. A boat does not have to be launched to join.
Documented
Photographs from the lofting floor to the launch ramp, a dated build journal, and the hours, materials and decisions behind her. The story is the point.
Discovered
Explore by design, material, type or water. Find sister ships built from the same plans on the other side of the world, and see the whole fleet on one chart.
Your Turn
Whether she's still taking shape in your garage or has been on the water for forty years, her story belongs here.
