Small Classic Boats For Sale

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.

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Enquire about 12′ McNulty GRP Sailing Dinghy

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Classic GRP McNulty clinker sailing dinghy for sale

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"
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Enquire about Lugsail Pram Dinghy

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wooden pram dinghy for sale

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"
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Enquire about Salcombe Yawl Y55

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Salcombe Yawl sailing dinghy for sale

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'
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Enquire about 16′ Bass Boat

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Classic clinker dinghy for sale

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"
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Enquire about Moorman Bros Clinker Rowing Dinghy

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Cinker rowing dinghy for sale

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"
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Enquire about Francois Vivier Portzic Dinghy

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Traditional Francoise vivier Breton sailing dinghy for sale

Francois Vivier Portzic dinghy, based on the local Breton working boats. These boats are typical 'cods head / mackerel tail shape with a hard bilge making them stiff and stable. Easily rowed and excellent sculling boats, she has a small standing lug rig. Built in Cornwall by accomplished boat builder Nick Twist. Modern construction methods of strip plank with epoxy, sheathed inside and out with sawn frames making her a very tough and rugged dinghy. Used very little since being built, she comes with a road trailer and electric outboard motor. Little used in her time and dry stored since 2014.

  • Designer: Francois Vivier
  • Builder: Nick Twist
  • Year: 2006
  • Location: Cornwall
  • Length on deck: 9'8"
  • Beam: 4'7"
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Enquire about 14′ Clinker Motor Launch

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Wooden motor launch for sale

Built by Pasco and Sons as a river launch. Refitted by the previous owner with a reconditioned Bukh DV10 engine, new garboards and various new steamed timbers. Recent new propeller shaft and engine box with insulation. Complete with cover and road trailer. Attractive launch that has been used every season for the last 6 years on the River Dart, perfect for river or local coastal exploration. Her engine has recently been declared not fit for repair and the boat is being sold as project requiring a new engine or even an outboard on the transom.

  • Designer: Traditional
  • Builder: Pasco and Sons Boatyard, Cornwall
  • Year: 1964
  • Location: Devon
  • Length on deck: 14'
  • Beam: 6'
  • Draft: 1'
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Enquire about Trearddur Sailing Club One Design

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Classic wooden sailing dinghy for sale

One design racing dinghy designed by Dickie of Bangor for the Treardurr sailing club, this example built in 1946. Professional refit of the hull in 1998 put her back into great condition. New sails in 2014. A pretty sailing dinghy complete with trailer and launching trolley.

  • Designer: A.M. Dickie
  • Builder: Dickies of Bangor
  • Year: 1946
  • Location: Wales
  • Length on deck: 14'
  • Beam: 4'10"
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Enquire about 9′ McNulty Lugsail Dinghy

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Classic wooden clinker dinghy for sale

9' clinker lugsail dinghy built by McNulty boats in the 1980's. Usual high end McNulty build quality, mahogany planking on oak frames. Complete with road trailer, launching trolley and cover. Smart little boat perfect for teaching the kids to sail. Easy to own and easy to enjoy.

  • Designer: McNulty Boats
  • Builder: McNulty Boats
  • Year: 1985
  • Location: N. Wales
  • Length on deck: 9'
  • Beam: 4'
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Enquire about Iain Oughtred Acorn 12 Rowing Skiff

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Wooden Acorn 12 rowing skiff for sale

Acorn 12 rowing skiff designed by Iain Oughtred. Built by the owner who is very experienced with building small boats of this type. As new condition, she was completed in early 2024 and has not been used or put afloat. Epoxy bonded plywood hull makes her light and stiff. Comes with cover and pair of oars with bronze rowlocks. Trailer available for an extra £500. A beautiful example of this elegant and well respected rowing skiff.

  • Designer: Iain Oughtred
  • Year: 2024
  • Location: Cornwall
  • Length on deck: 11'8
  • Beam: 3'11"
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Enquire about Uffa Fox North Norfolk 16

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Classic wooden Uffa Fox racing dinghy for sale

North Norfolk 16 racing dinghy, designed and built by Uffa Fox for 2 sailing clubs on the Norfolk coast as their one design racing boat. The design is an enlarged International 14, slightly bigger to cope with the choppy open water conditions found locally. Rebuilt in present ownership. Complete with raid trailer and all over cover. A complete boat in lovely condition.

  • Designer: Uffa Fox
  • Builder: Uffa Fox
  • Year: 1938
  • Location: Dorset
  • Length on deck: 16'
  • Beam: 5'4"
  • Draft: 5'2" plate down
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Enquire about Cornish Rowing Punt

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Wooden rowing punt for sale

Traditional Cornish rowing punt, slightly bigger in the beam and with more displacement than the racing versions making her more stable, safe and practical. Still a delight to row with either one or two rowers. Refitted by her shipwright owner recently with various new planks and frames.

  • Designer: Traditional
  • Location: Cornwall
  • Length on deck: 15'
  • Beam: 4'8"
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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.