Wheelbarrow Dinghy Complete Kit

We are excited to announce that we have partnered with Chesapeake Light Craft, who are now manufacturing and shipping our kits. Kits can be purchased either as CNC-cut plywood parts only, or as full kits including epoxy, fiberglass, and other required materials.

Ordering kits is now a simple two-step process. The first step is ordering the digital plans and manual (including DXF cut files) along with the wheel/oarlocks kit from us, and the second step is ordering the CNC cut kit directly from CLC.  

Alternatively, paper plans can be ordered instead of digital plans. While these are not required for a kit build, they do provide the option of building the boat entirely from scratch.

Digital or paper plans must be purchased first, and CLC will confirm with us that plans have been purchased prior to cutting the kit. Digital plans can be ordered from this page.

The Wheelbarrow Dingy combines functionality with good looks.  A wheel under the bow combined with a system of utilizing the oars as handles allows the boat to be transported overland like a wheelbarrow.  It has been carefully designed to also provide optimal performance and functionality on the water as well.  It can be used as a tender or a general recreational boat.   The vessel is made using stitch and glue construction, and is suitable for novice builders.  For those not requiring the "wheelbarrow" aspect, simply purchase the boat kit without the wheel kit.

Click here to learn more about the Wheelbarrow Dinghy.

Kit Package Contents

The Wheelbarrow Dinghy Kit includes the plywood parts, hardwood gunwales, fiberglass, epoxy resin, stainless oarlock sockets and all other components necessary for building the boat. It also comes with a comprehensive build manual and standard plans.  

The only additional items required are a few basic hand tools, sandpaper and paint/varnish. 

Please note: Due to shipping constraints, the kit version of the boat has been scaled down 1% (about 1" shorter) from the original version.  This has negligible impact on overall performance, but the boat is very slightly smaller.

Costs are as follows:

Digital Plans:                              $179

Wheel Kit:                                   $149

CNC Wood Parts-Only Kit:        $450  (plus $179 digital plans)

Complete Kit:                              $1280 ( plus $179 digital plans)

Shipping:                                   CLC will calculate shipping to your location, and provide rates

*The wheel kit purchase can be skipped for those who don't require it/

Steps for ordering kit. 

    1)  Purchase digital plans and wheel kit from our digital plans page (or paper plans) and wheel kit page.

    2) Contact CLC here put your order through for a complete kit or wood-parts-only kit and make payment directly to CLC

• Please note: The list of kit materials may vary slightly.  Chesapeake Light Craft will try to emulate our standard supply list as closely as possible from their own inventory.

* Please Do not order kit from this page.  Follow instructions above to order kit.