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Eastport Pram

A lot of sailors use dinghies to ferry to and from their boats. Most are inflatables with loud outboard motors spewing clouds of blue smoke. Of course, most inflatables row so poorly that you'd want an outboard even to go 100 yards. Whatever happened to those able little wooden dinghies that rowed so well that you couldn't be bothered with an engine? This dinghy is designed to be one: it is pretty, light, tough, roomy, and easy to build. The Eastport Pram, is just 7' 9" long and 48" wide, but will hold about 500 pounds. She's built from 6mm okoume (African Mahogany) using the LapStitch™ method so that it resembles clinker. The finished boat looks like it was built by a seasoned craftsman, but it will take a novice only about 50 hours to assemble the Pram.

The Eastport Pram, with optional sailing rig, also makes a fine sail trainer. Tiny responsive boats offer immediate feedback and give sailors tremendous confidence in predicting how any boat will behave. Numerous great sailors have pointed out that you'll learn more about sailing in a few days in a dinghy than in years of "cruising" in big boats. Many "big boat" sailors still get nervous sailing up to a dock or manoeuvring through a crowded harbour without an engine. These are the very skills that are improved in tiny boats. Of course, improving sailing skills is not the only reason to sail a dinghy; charging around in the Eastport Pram is just plain fun. The Pram has been designed with a strengthened hull and longer skeg to make it ideal for towing as a tender.

The pram would also make a great first boat building project, a wonderful fishing boat for a pond or small lake, or a child's first boat.

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John's Sharpie

John's Sharpie is based on the design of an old New England work boat, updated to provide an 18 foot boat that is a spirited day sailer and an able camp cruiser. Its stitch-and-glue construction produces a lightweight hull, while the two cockpit design adds strength, stiffness and provides seating for up to 4 adults. Since the Sharpie uses a daggerboard, it is easily beached and, if fitted with boom tents, it can comfortably camp-cruise for two. The cat ketch rig is fast to set up and easy to sail - tacking requires only a push of the tiller.

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Jimmy Skiff

The Jimmy Skiff is a modern adaptation of an age old design. Our skiff sails and motors as well as it rows and can accommodate a family of four. Due to its lightweight construction, it can easily be carried on your car top or hoisted onto the deck of a larger boat. It readily accepts a small outboard motor, and sails like a dream when fitted with her leg-o-mutton sail. The basic kit includes everything you need to outfit her as a rowboat or motorboat. The optional sail kit includes the mast, sprit boom, dagger board and case, and rudder and tiller.

GP Fourteen Series 2

The original GP14 was designed by Jack Holt 50 years ago. Developed as a general purpose dinghy, the GP14 immediately became popular with the day sailor, the cruiser and the serious racer. The current design, the Series II, was adopted in 1994 and features in-built buoyancy compartments. Even today, the GP14 remains one of the most popular Classes in the world - there are over 300 clubs that have adopted it for class racing.

We also make and sell replacement panels for the GP Series 2

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Fyne Boat Kits
Unit 5, Station Yard, Burneside, Kendal. LA9 6QZ
Tel: +44 (0)1539 721 770
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