In keeping with the beautiful boats thread, I give you Chesapeake Light Craft. Chesapeake makes the most popular boat kits in the world, including a whole mess of pulling/rowing rigs, a few sailboats, and some gorgeous kayaks (see Chesapeake 16, below). These kits come with everything you need to build your own boat in a reasonable amount of time. Most of these boats are fiberglass-covered okoume plywood construction, and look excellent finished bright. It's also remarkable to realize that you could build a wooden boat weighing much less than a comparably-sized plastic or fiberglass type would weigh, you can do it for half the price, and at the end you'll have put your sweat and blood into a remarkably fun vessel that will have everyone you encounter with it drooling with envy.