Building our Wooden Dinghy, the Eastport Nesting Pram from Chesapeake Light Craft - Ep 28

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Published 2020-07-17

Our dinghy is an Eastport Nesting Pram, and it was designed by Chesapeake Light Craft (CLC) in the USA. We purchased the dinghy as a kitset in the UK - the European distributor for CLC is a company called Fyne Boat Kits. They're based in Cumbria. If you prefer to do the whole process yourself, you can buy the plans on their own.

"Piwakawaka" is the Maori name for the native New Zealand Fantail, a bird which often follows people in the forest (like a tender follows a yacht). These birds are small, cute, agile and very useful (they eat insects like mosquitos and flies!) As an added bonus, the word "Waka" on its own means "canoe" or "boat", so we though the name was quite fitting.

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www.fyneboatkits.co.uk

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All Comments (21)

@stevewhite791 1 year ago

Beautiful little Pram, well done.
@franschallhorn9818 3 years ago

Great review of how to build the dinghy. Thanks.
@rosslevitates 4 years ago

Congratulations guys. That is one quality job you have accomplished. Also, thanks for the contacts/links. Piwakawaka is a real beauty!!
@fgansell 4 years ago

Really enjoyed this vid.thanks
@Zoot1343 3 years ago

Nice project, thx, Adam, Tofino.CA
@lorimcquinn3966 3 years ago

Well Done! Enjoyed the video.
@GregoryLongs 3 years ago

A fine job. The finish work was superb !
@petersheaff1303 4 months ago

We're gonna make one cool thanks looks 👍
@richardclarke8585 4 years ago

All hail from Kiwi land , we once had a tender with sealed buoyancy cavity seats , which leaked, so we drilled a couple of wide holes and poured in a carefully calculated amount of expanding foam ! and blew the seat top . What you might call a disaster. Love you show :-)
@leomartinus7 3 years ago

I like this boat.
@rxsamar 3 years ago

Excellent video - I'm surprised it took me this long to find your channel. Great use of an AMEX card!
@robertoler3795 4 years ago

having done a fair amount of glass/wood work (boats, airplanes, telescopes and amateur radio dish antennas) you did a nice job
@Ash-cy7yw 3 years ago

I would love one of these Eastport Prams. Wish I had the skill to build the kit but I know myself, I'd probably over sand and over cut somewhere.
@elitedavidhorne8494 4 years ago

Good job with planing the mast. I would of subbed that out to someone with a lathe.
@mikeparker3865 4 years ago

Great video as usual. Are you doing a video of your Panama Canal crossing? Where is your next planned stop in the Pacific? Stay safe!
@lloydbrown9327 3 years ago

Great video! Panama is a beautiful country, I visited there and traveled across the country. I wonder where are you now...probably home??Safe travels!! From Canada 🇨🇦
@waughthogwaugh3078 4 years ago

Great vid of your build process. Like the catamaran build in the background too, a Wharram Tiki?
@anenigmawrapped 3 years ago

Great job. Thinking of building one. Realistically are you able to sail her with two aboard? Thanks.
@corradoarmagni8977 1 year ago

For cutting the boat ....you have to turn it.....easy ....
@analynmercado1981 3 years ago

It's so lovely, I would appreciate you if you could please tell me where I can order the whole thing online, I am actually based in Dubai, and I am not able to find it here.