The Wooden Ships website is the only place on the web dedicated to advertising and selling small traditional boats, dinghies, cabin boat and river launches. The team is fortunate to have some of the world’s most beautiful small wooden boats for sale. We consider it both a pleasure and a responsibility to guide you in selecting the boat that is your perfect match.
Browse our portfolio of small wooden dinghies, yachts, rowing boats and powerboats for sale today, or contact us to find out more information.
Enquire about Iain Oughtred Auk Sailing Dinghy
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Iain Oughtred auk sailing dinghy built by the owner in 2022. Complete with sailing rig, oars and a combination road trailer/launching trolley. The Auk was designed as practical yet pretty dinghy, easily rowed or sailed with the ability to carry loads. In short she is an ideal yacht tender or great for simply messing about on the water. This one is built from epoxy glued marine plywood making her rigid yet light. Pretty and nicely built dinghy ready to go sailing.
- Designer: Iain Oughtred
- Year: 2022
- Location: Hants
- Length on deck: 9'3"
- Beam: 4'1"
Enquire about 12′ McNulty GRP Sailing Dinghy
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McNulty boats were known for their high quality wooden dinghies and motor launches, however they started producing GRP boats in the later years of the business to the same lovely designs and fitted with wooden trim for a traditional look. This dinghy is one of those examples, well maintained and in the same ownership since new. Complete with road trailer, launching trolley and all over cover.
- Designer: McNulty Boats
- Builder: McNulty Boats
- Year: 1990
- Location: Oxfordshire
- Length on deck: 12'
- Beam: 4'10"
Enquire about Iain Oughtred Acorn 15 Rowing Skiff
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Built by the first owner, a professional carpenter, for his own use. The boat has spent most of the last 9 years in dry storage. Marine plywood hull with oak keel, transom and gunwhales. Complete with a galvanised road trailer and 2 pairs of Collars spoon blade oars. Able to be rowed by 1 or 2 people, this is an elegant and easily rowed skiff ready to be used.
- Designer: Iain Oughtred
- Year: 2013
- Location: Dorset
- Length on deck: 15'1"
- Beam: 4'1"
Enquire about Lugsail Pram Dinghy
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Lugsail Pram Dinghy
£3500
Built by the late owner to a professional design, this dinghy has never been afloat, dry stored since 2000. Superbly detailed construction, cold moulded hull with West System epoxy using diagonal mahogany over conventional strip plank. Complete with a standing lug rig and oars. A beautiful little dinghy in as new condition
- Designer: George Whisstock
- Year: 2000
- Location: Suffolk
- Length on deck: 8'
- Beam: 4'1"
Enquire about 15′ Clinker Dinghy
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15′ Clinker Dinghy
£3500
Substantially built and stout clinker dinghy, built by Cyril White in Brightlingsea in the 1960's. The boat has a high freeboard and generous beam making her capable and safe. Complete with a road trailer and 6hp Johnson outboard engine.
- Designer: Traditional
- Builder: Cyril White, Brightlingsea
- Year: 1960's
- Location: Humberside
- Length on deck: 14'9"
- Beam: 5'6"
Enquire about Salcombe Yawl Y55
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Salcombe Yawl Y55
£3500
Salcombe Yawl Y55 built by Stones in 1967. Professionally maintained since 2015, this is a nice original example that has not been ruined. Complete with road trailer and all over cover.
- Designer: Traditional
- Builder: Stones Boatyard
- Year: 1967
- Location: Devon
- Length on deck: 16'
- Beam: 7'
Enquire about 16′ Bass Boat
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16′ Bass Boat
£3500
16' Bass Boat built in Scotland. Clinker planked in mahogany on oak with a nice condition hull. Complete with trailer and Seagul Silver Century Plus outboard engine.
- Designer: Traditional
- Year: 1962
- Location: Hants
- Length on deck: 16'
- Beam: 5'8"
Enquire about 12′ Clinker Rowing Dinghy
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Designed and built by the small yard of G&A Waddell Brothers of Sandbank in the 50's or 60's. A Very pretty dinghy with lovely lines. Recent professional overhaul in current ownership, she has been used regularly for rowing on the local Scottish west coast. Comes with a recent all over cover, road trailer and a new Yamaha 2.5hp outboard engine.
- Designer: Traditional
- Builder: G&A Waddell, Argyll
- Location: Scotland
- Length on deck: 12'2"
- Beam: 5'7"
Enquire about Wootton Bridge Sailing Dinghy
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Clinker sailing dinghy designed and built by Wootton Bridge Industries in 1997. Elegant sailing dinghy complete with road trailer, rig and oars. In need of a cosmetic refit of the varnish work, but otherwise in sound condition. trailer checked and ready for the road.
- Designer: Wootton Bridge Ind. Ltd.
- Builder: Wootton Bridge Ind. Ltd.
- Year: 1997
- Length on deck: 12'
- Beam: 4'6"
Enquire about Barrow Boat Sailing Pram Dinghy
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Barrow Boat sailing pram dinghy professionally built in 2003. Designed to be wheeled around by placing the oars through hoes in the transom and using the installed single wheel at the bow, these are rather unique little boats. The hull weighs just 52kg due to the light and rigid clinker plywood construction. Complete with road trailer, rig and oars this is a very complete and smart package, perfect as a tender or for getting the young ones out on the water.
- Builder: Barrow Boat Co. Norwich
- Year: 2003
- Location: Shropshire
- Length on deck: 8'
- Beam: 4'6"
Enquire about Iain Oughtred Grebe
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Iain Oughtred Grebe
£3000
Iain Oughtred Grebe lug rigged sailing dinghy built by the owner in 1998. Epoxy glued marine plywood hull with mahogany transom, keel, stem and internal fit out. standing lug rig that is very ease to set up. Comes with a single pair of oars and bronze rowlocks. Galvanised road trailer included. Attractive and easy to sail dinghy. No drying out and leaking issues due to the glued hull construction.
- Designer: Iain Oughtred
- Year: 1998
- Length on deck: 13'6"
- Beam: 4'6"
Enquire about Moorman Bros Clinker Rowing Dinghy
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Clinker rowing and fishing dinghy built for the present owners late Uncle in 1966 by local Isle of Wight boat builders Moorman Bros. The owner still has the original receipt from the builders detailing the costs of the boat and requested extras. Tidy condition, complete with recent launching trolley, fitted cover and Tohatsu 6hp outboard engine. Stable and safe with high freeboard and fully equipped ready to be used.
- Designer: Traditional
- Builder: Moorman Bros. Isle of Wight
- Year: 1966
- Location: Isle of Wight
- Length on deck: 12'
- Beam: 4'6"
Small boats for sale
People use small boats for sailing, rowing, fishing and tenders for larger vessels. They are easy to transport, affordable, and a great way to get afloat. Small boats are perfect for as a small fishing boat, small sailing boat, motor cruiser or sports cruiser and popular for recreation. We have spent some of the best family days pottering up and down the estuary in our sailing dinghy.
Small classic sailing boats are great for people wanting to start sailing. They’re relatively affordable and classic in style, and you can often find older examples for a fraction of the cost of a new boat. Plus, they’ll still provide you with years of enjoyment.
Classic boats are also a great option if you’re looking for a project boat. Many of these boats have been well cared for and only need a little TLC to get them back into sailing shape. With a bit of elbow grease, you can often have your dream boat for a fraction of the cost of buying new.
Some of the cheap small sailboats for sale on the Wooden Ships website include dinghies, day boats and river launches. Do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions about any small boats featured on our website, or if you’d like to sell your boat.
Wooden Ships classic yachts brokers have an extensive database of small boats for sale. With a wide range of sail boats, classic yachts, motor yachts and small classic boats, Wooden Ships has one of the largest selections of traditional wooden boats and yachts for sale in the UK.