Dinghy Kits

See the Stitch & Tape boat building method for building a boat here.

All our kits are hand cut from cnc cut templates and have our simple plank scarfing (joining) method except in the 2 piece canoes which are supplied with centre bulkheads.

Our current dinghy kits are listed below.

If you would like to discuss your kits with us before you buy to make sure all your questions are answered.

Our instructions are comprehensive step by step with diagrams and pictures where required

and we are on hand via phone, email and WhatsApp to answer any questions you may have while you build.

We recently spent time on WhatsApp helpng a builder through the epoxy stage of his build.

If you require anything not listed with the kits or an extra you want, please contact us.

Lead times are currently 7 - 10 workng days.

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**Kit prices include UK Mainland delivery**

Highlands & Islands and N.I. may have a courier surcharge of £48.

However, please contact us for these areas or if you need any further information.

Sorry, we cannot currently deliver kits outside UK.

Rye Bay

Rye Bay Pram 6

The pram dinghy version of our popular Rye BaY dinghy design. A small flat bottomed rowing pram dinghy for use perhaps as a small tender or for lake fishing, only 6' - 0" long and 3' - 8" wide and designed to be light enough to be easily carried by one person and transported on the roof rack of almost any car. She will take the smallest electric outboard but can be rowed or paddled. Built-in buoyancy is under the centre thwart or the alternative full length seat but buoyancy bags could be fitted too. Examples of this boat have been used as maintenance craft for small private lakes or ponds.

Contents - All hull half panels CNC cut with stitch holes drilled including frames, transoms and centre thwart. Epoxy pack with resin, hardener, dispenser pumps, fillet additive, cable ties, fibreglass tape, gloves, mixing sticks and pots. Everything needed to build the hull ready for preparation for paint and varnish.

Full Kit - £595 Including delivery

Any questions, please email us. Thank you.

Free Delivery to UK Mainland Only

Rye Bay 6 Full Ply/Epoxy Hull Build Kit

£595.00£565.25

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Rye Bay 228

An easy to build dinghy which can be rowed, motored and sailed. It takes around 25hrs to build from the full kit and you can have the hull stitched together on the same day you receive it.
This dinghy will take up to a 30lb thrust electric outboard with the battery box under the centre thwart. These lightweight dinghies are easily driven and do not require a lot of power to drive them. A 1hp petrol outboard is the maximum power size engine for this dinghy weighing between 9 and 12kg. Heavier engines (not recommended) as will require added weight forward and sitting further forward.

Full Kit - £995.00
Contents - All hull half panels CNC cut with stitch holes drilled including frames, transoms and centre thwart. Epoxy pack with resin, hardener, dispenser pumps, fillet additive, cable ties, fibreglass tape, gloves, mixing sticks and pots. Everything needed to build the hull ready for preparation for paint and varnish.

Any questions, please email us. Thank you.

Free Delivery to UK Mainland Only

Rye Bay 228 Full Ply/Epoxy Hull Build Kit

£995.00£945.25

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Brede

Brede Pram 8

Loa: 2.36m (7’ - 9”)
Beam: 1.17m (3’ - 10”)
Draft: 0.127m (0’ - 5”)
Dry Weight: 45lb (20.5kg)

These plans are for the "BREDE PRAM". A small, flat bottomed, rowing pram dinghy that can be used for fishing on the local inland water or perhaps as a tender to a larger boat. She is 7’ - 5" in length, 3’ - 11" wide and designed to be light enough to be carried by one person and transported on the roof rack of almost any car or on a small trailer. For power, an electric motor is best for the weight hanging on the transom.These plans are the basic plans to build the hull shell with one seat.

Full Kit - £895.00

Any questions, please email us. Thank you.

Free Delivery to UK Mainland Only

Brede Pram 8 FullPly/Epoxy Hull Build Kit

£895.00£850.25

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Watch Bell

Watch Bell Pram 8

Length - 7' - 8" (2.34m)

Width - 4' - 0" (1.22m)
Dry weight of 50lbs (23kg).
Crew - 2/3 Adults

Taking around 35 hours to build, the WATCH BELL 2.3 Pram Dinghy is a great little boat that was very popular as our production boat about 10 years ago.

Although this kit is for the rowing or motor versions, she can also be converted to sail and has plenty of room inside for a boat of this size, ideal for learning to sail. It has a slight "V" bottom which helps deal with choppier water and directional stability when rowing.

The design of these boats allows you to build you a boat with more room and and better stablility for it's size than a stem dinghy.

And it can be carried on the roof rack of the average family car!
The hull is built using the "Clinker Ply/Stitch & Tape" method of construction which gives a more traditional looking boat. You will receive the mould/centre frame.
The kit is supplied in a quality marine plywood with a 6mm planks, 12mm transoms and 6mm framed centre bulkhead and the wood for the seats and trim and and a 5m mooring rope with a cleat.
The boat can be built as our standard rowing dinghy or you can add an electric motor or lightweight 1hp petrol outboard, or add a sailing rig.

Full Kit - £1095.00

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Contents - All hull half panels CNC cut with stitch holes drilled including mould frames, transoms and centre thwart. Epoxy pack with resin, hardener, dispenser pumps, fillet additive, cable ties, fibreglass tape, gloves, mixing sticks and pots. Everything needed to build the hull ready for preparation for paint and varnish.