Full Size Patterns with DIY A4 printed plans manual with drawings
You could build this dinghy in just a few hours a day for a 2 weeks!!
BOAT BUILDING PLANS
for
WINCHELSEA 8’ –0” x 3’ – 10” Rowing/Motor/Sailing Dinghy
LOA 8' - 1"
Beam 3' 10"
Draft 0' - 6"
Dry Weight 65lbs (30kgs)
Sailing rig plans included.
These plans are for the "WINCHELSEA" 8 Dinghy, one of our most popular DIY designs. A small, multi chine clinker style dinghy with 6 planks per side and a full length keel that has a variety of uses. It can be rowed, sailed or motored and is a sturdy little vessel. (These plans are the rowing/motor plans which also include full sail rig details). The size of this boat means you can't get the length of all the planks from a single sheet of plywood so you have to "scarf" a small piece to 4 of the 6 planks. Full details of this in the plans. It is built over temporary moulds in a more traditional way. Not as easy as the "Stitch & Tape" method perhaps but doesn't pose too many problems for our builders. As the pictures show, it produces a good looking little boat. The pictures are of an inexperienced amateur built example. There are others on our website.
Light enough to be lifted by one person and transported on the roofrack of the average family saloon car with help to get it up there. It would be easier to move it around on a small trailer. She will take a small lightweight outboard up to 2hp max for motoring around your local water. The plans detail the extra strength added to the transom for an outboard motor.
Basic materials guide,
3 sheets of plywood for the hull component parts plus a few lengths if wood for the trim and build frame etc. plus a minimum 3kg (3ltr) epoxy pack and additives for fillets, paint and varnish.
The building of this boat requires average DIY skills and a few basic tools. T
Remember, if you need it, there is email/text/phone/WhatsApp support to help you, details are sent with the plans.
WHAT IS IN THE PLANS PACKAGE?
This is a question we get asked the most.
The Plans Manual.
The Sail Rig Manual
General Information Booklet
Full Size Patterns to cut out and use to get the plank shapes onto the plywood
Additional A3/A4 drawings showing parts of the build as required.
This is one of the most compact, informative and value for money plans packages available from a business with over 30 years experience in boat building and over 20 years experience designing and building our own designs as well as producing DIY kits for them.
Free UK Postage.
We are a business seller. We have been designing, building and repairing small boats for over 30 years and have been building our own, original designs for 20 years. Since 2004, we have been selling some of the more popular designs as DIY plans on ebay, all over the world.
We have built each design ourselves, several times - some a great many times - using ordinary DIY tools so we can get a better idea of the problems our builders may come across. We are constantly looking for ways to upgrade and improve the plans to make it as easy as we can for you to build from them. We welcome your feedback and always like to see pictures of your finished boat.
If after buying you are not completely satisfied with any aspect of our service to you, please contact us before leaving feedback and we will put things right.