The plans cover the selection and sourcing of all the necessary materials required, all of which are easy to find and available in various levels of quality to suit your pocket. However, it never hurts to buy the best as it will reward you in the long term with less time spent on maintenance and more time out playing on the water, which is probably why you wanted to build a dinghy in the first place!

Every aspect has been covered in detail, from using epoxy glue to varnishing your pride and joy. We also offer suggestions on alternative ways to finish your dinghy. Have a look at some of the dinghies others have built - there's even a transparent Origami! Click here to visit the gallery.


 

Our designs are perfect for the first time builder. They are a great way to build confidence. Building one of our dinghies will introduce you to all aspects of boat building, but on a small and inexpensive scale. Mistakes, if you do make them, won't affect the outcome and they certainly won't be costly. It's not rocket science!

There are no complicated offsets or patterns to use, all the panels are cut out from plywood following simple measurements. It's a bit like a 'join the dot' puzzle, only bigger! You don't need to know anything about boat building to build one of our dinghies. Click here to see a sample page from the plans.

All our plans are available for immediate download. Clicking the buy NOW link will take you to PayPal where you can pay with your credit card, or use your account if you have one. Save the 6meg pdf file to your hard drive. The whole process takes just a few minutes. And don't forget, every time we sell a set of plans, we will plant a tree on your behalf! Click here to learn more.

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Easily build your own dinghy. Our concise pdf plans consist of 100 pages and well over 100 photos that lead you step by step through the entire process. From choosing wood to using tools, no aspect of the building process has been omitted. Even if you have never picked up a woodworking tool in your life, you can do it. If you can follow simple instructions and are not afraid to have a go, you could soon be having fun afloat in one of our stable little craft! Plans from just £25

We offer three designs, the classic Origami folding dinghy and, for those short on space who still insist on a hard dinghy, we have the Deckster. The Stasha is a very light weight nesting dinghy. All are designed to be easy to build, thanks to very thorough step by step instructions. Before Woodenwidget will put their name to a design it must fulfil certain criteria. High on the list is stability and all our designs are highly stable for such small craft. They are also as light as possible which makes them very practical to use yet they are also tough. They all sail and above all are great fun to build and use!