DIY Boat Building Plans for the

WINCHELSEA 10 Rowing/Motor/Sailing Dinghy

 You could build the hull for this boat in just a few hours a day for 2 or 3 weeks!!  

You will receive printed DIY Plans, Instruction Manual with A3 Drawings or choose Full Size Patterns option

Plus FREE email/text help throughout your build

A3 Workshop Plans Package - 

Containing printed A3 Workshop Plans, Paddle Plans and Full Instructions

Full Size Patterns Plans Package - 

Containing 10 A0 size sheets of full size patterns for the planks, keel, stem, transom and moulds plus 4 other large sheet drawings and over 30 A4 pages for the full build instructions manual along with various A4 supplements, including how to scarf (join) the planks, all printed and ready to use. Our most comprehensive package. 

Canoe specifications:

LOA 10' - 0" (3.05m) 

Beam 4' - 6" (1.37m)

Crew 3

To build this boat you will need:

3  x sheets of 6mm exterior or marine grade for the hull, 1 1/2 sheets of 12mm ply for the moulds and keel/centre frame (unless

using 18mm) and transom, plus half a sheet of 9mm or 12mm for the seats, knees and breast hook, or solid timber to fit, (The moulds can be made from 12mm chipboard or MDF as a possibly cheaper option. 

7 x 12mm x 38 mm x 2.4m Pine, Fir or DIY (Rubbing strips, inwales, optional bottom runners).

6ltr pack epoxy resin and hardener pack with either measuring pumps or cups, thickening additive for fillets (we suggest West System 405 for fillets), approx 15m x 100mm fibre glass tape, mixing pots and sticks.

These plans are for the "WINCHELSEA 10", a very popular DIY design. As with my Winchelsea 8, it’s a multi -chine clinker style dinghy with 6 planks per side 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 version but a sail rig could be adapted and details of a sail rig are given in the plans). The size of this boat means you can't get the length of all the planks from a single sheet of plywood so all the planks are in two pieces and you have to "scarf" them together. A full explanation of this is in the plans. It is built in the Clinker Ply or Lap Stitch method over temporary moulds in a more traditional way. Not as simple perhaps as Stitch & Tape but hasn't posed too many problems for our builders so far. The pictures are of boats built by novice builders. 

A light boat for size and design with a dry weight of around 100 – 125lbs and is best transported on a small trailer. She performs well with an outboard motor and will take a small lightweight outboard up to 2hp – 3hp max for motoring around your local water. The plans detail the extra strength added to the transom for an outboard motor.

The building of this boat requires average DIY skills and a few basic tools. The first boat was built in a warmly heated garage using just an electric drill with a sanding disc, a jig saw, a pair of pliers, a sharp one-inch chisel, an orbital sander and a hot air gun. The only specialist tool used was the personal choice of the builder, a Japanese pull saw with which he cut out all the planks by hand. The most important thing is to just take your time. Don’t try to rush things. Remember, if you need it, there is email support to help you.

This boat will motor a crew of three comfortably as can be seen in one of the pictures. It will take around 40 - 60hrs to build. 

(Winchelsea is built over a simple mould).

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If you have any questions about the plans or build before you buy please contact us. See "Business Seller Information" at bottom of page for details or use the ebay system. 

Please Note before you buy - This listing is for the DIY Plans Only as detailed above. 

These plans are original, having been designed and developed by us. We use a simple (as possible) modern method to build this dinghy using modern and widely available materials. 

 We offer full after sales email/text/phone help 7 days a week to advise you on any aspect of the plans, materials or the build to help you through your project. 

STANLEY SmallCraft is 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.  In the past 12 years, we have sold some of the more popular designs as DIY plans, all over the world.