This Pram is designed for people in a hurry to get out on the water. It is of a classic design with three buoyant compartments forming the seats. It is light enough to be car topped and short enough to be carried whilst towing a caravan.

This stable boat is ideal for fishing or simply messing about in on rivers and lakes. The epoxy makes it a low maintenance vessel where the paint is largely cosmetic. It can be roughly treated as a work boat or lovingly cosseted as a picnic pleasure craft. This is the ideal first boat for children, it can be ‘improved’ over the years as the children’s taste for adventure changes.

The standard kit is for a rowing version but this can be developed to become an able sailer using an unstayed mast. The sailing option which includes a daggerboard, daggerboard case, rudder, tiller, mast and boom can be fitted at a later date. (The boat in the picture has been fitted with an sprit sail rig).

Being light, this boat is easily towed behind a larger vessel for use in harbours for ferrying equipment or just for fun.

LOA 7’ 10”
Beam 48”
Approx Weight 65 lbs

Kit comprises:

· pre-cut wooden parts
· epoxy
· glass tape
· glass cloth
· hatch, seals & screws
· construction manual
· rowlocks

Since almost all of our customers have been ordering the optional hardwood rails we have now incorporated them as standard in this latest version of the kit.

For more details on the plans and manuals click on 'pre-build study' at the foot of the blue page.

Click on 'ACCESSORIES' to see a selection of oars.

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

Designed by HJS

This manual is intended for pre-build study or to help with the decision to purchase. Reading this manual will help you decide whether or not you can build the boat.
It is the manual that accompanies the kits. It describes all the techniques that will be used during the building and also a step... (more)

This is the study manual (above) plus the building DVD. The DVD is about building a kayak but the techniques described apply to all of our boats.

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An electronic, non paper, version of the 28 page study manual that can be viewed only using Adobe Reader.
After credit card authorisation the file will be sent to the email address put on the order form. The file is 300Kb & takes about 15 seconds to download on slow broadband.

In addition to free email and telephone advice and re-assurance during the build of the the boat this kit comprises:

· pre-cut wooden parts
· epoxy resin
· epoxy activator
· woven glass tape
· woven glass cloth
· hatch, seals & screws
· 26 page construction manual
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The plans contain all the information needed to build the boat from scratch sourcing your own materials. There is a building materials kit available to obtain all but the wood and hardware - see further down the page.

The boat in the picture has been fitted with an Opi rig.

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Delivery in mainland England and Wales about £15.

This package is designed for those building the Elterwater Pram from scratch who want the convenience of purchasing the plans and most of the materials in the correct quantities from one place. The Kit contains the non-wood items needed to... (more)

Convert the rowing boat to a sailing boat. Kit Comprises:

· Mast
· Mast Step
· Dagger board
· Board Case
· Booms
· Rudder
· Tiller
· Fittings

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

An electronic version of the manual (13 pages with drawings & sail plans)that can be viewed using Adobe Reader 6. After credit card authorisation the file will be sent to the email address put on the order form. The file is 240 Kb & takes about 10 seconds to obtain on slow broadband.

Need an Elterwater Pram in a hurry?

The pram is available ready built for £1,644.

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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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)