The Eastport Pram is pretty, light, tough, roomy, and easy to build. It 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.

This boat is for people who want a light boat to take to different waters and to mess about in when on holiday. The Eastport Pram is so light it is very easily put on a roof rack. It is small enough to be carried whilst towing a caravan. Many people use inflatable boats to ferry goods and crew between the shore and their main boats. The problem with inflatable boats is that they are hard to row so inevitably noisy outboard motors are needed. The Eastport Pram is designed to overcome the problems and be light and easy to row.

With the optional sailing rig the pram also makes a splendid sail trainer. Tiny responsive boats like this offer immediate feedback and give sailors tremendous confidence in their ability to predict how any boat will behave. It is often said that you will 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 simply fun. The Pram has been designed with a strengthened hull and longer skeg to make it ideal for towing as a tender.

This pram would also make a great first boat-building project, a wonderful fishing boat for a small lake, or a child’s first boat.

LOA 7’ 9”
Beam 48”
Weight 55 lbs

Designed by CLC

For more PICTURES click on 'Building' to the left or 'Just Photographs' at the bottom of the page.

These plans and manuals are included in the full kit. If you purchase these and later purchase a kit the price of the kit will be reduced by the cost of these plans and manuals.

For more details on the plans and manuals click on 'pre-build study' below.

Kit comprises:
· Pre-cut wooden parts
· Epoxy
· Glass Fabric
· Construction Manual
· Set of Plans
· One pair of rowlocks & sockets

(see 'Projects' for more photographs)

Update the rowing version to sail. Includes:

· Rudder
· Tiller
· Daggerboard
· Mast
· Mast Step
· Boom & Yard
· Fittings

(This does not include the sail which can either be made or obtained separately from us.)

If you are interested in building your pram kit using the facilities in our workshop overlooking Lake Windermere in the Lake District we can arrange it. The price is for supervision and use of the workshop and equipment to build the hull. The price excludes the cost of the kit which can be paid for... (more)

For those without the time to build their boat the Eastport Pram is available ready built. The price is £1,887.

The hull is assembled and given two coats of epoxy and is, therefore, ready to use. However, we encourage customers to paint their boats for safety reasons.

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