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New Plans
Well, only the Rye Bay 14 plans are available up to now. Illness and other more urgent things have slowed progress. They will be ready...

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Mar 311 min read
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New DIY Plans
The new DIY plans for the RYE BAY 14 & 16 are almost ready and will be available later this week. The Winchelsea 16 DIY plans are also...

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Jan 131 min read
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Plans for 2025
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to all. There have been some changes here, and as we enter the new year, we are excited to announce...

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Dec 12, 20241 min read
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Winter boatbuilding season is coming.
Many people start to plan their winter boat maintenance or building projects for the winter around this time of year. So, have a look at...

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Aug 28, 20231 min read
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Kit Delivery Update
We have managed to find another courier for our kits and we have reinstated online purchase again.
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Jul 2, 20231 min read
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Canoe Kits
We are going to be producing canoe kits in cheaper marine plywood. We are currently working out the prices for these and will list them...
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Jun 29, 20231 min read
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Kit Delivery
Yet another courier has gone bust. Sadly, Tuffnells recently called in the adminstrators and they were our couriers for several years....
stanleysmallcraft
Jun 28, 20231 min read
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Wine Station
Paul was feeling a bit ill one week and decided to have a day off. However, he started designing a new boat and a phone call prompted...
stanleysmallcraft
Dec 4, 20221 min read
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Shelf Unit Upgrades
All our shelf units, with or without lights, basic or taditional boat shape, will all have solid wood trim as shown in the picture. It...
stanleysmallcraft
Oct 14, 20221 min read
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Building Boats Again
We are building our boats again!! At the moment it is strictly to order and limited by space avaialable but, if you want a little dinghy...
stanleysmallcraft
Apr 13, 20221 min read
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2022 will be a different year for us
Well, Covid is over (well, kind of) and we are starting to produce all the new items. It's going well and most of the prototypes have...
stanleysmallcraft
Mar 2, 20221 min read
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Update November 2021
We have been busy restructuring the business recently and we've decided that we are no longer going to be custom building our boats. We...
stanleysmallcraft
Nov 22, 20211 min read
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Covid Changes
Due to the general Covid situation, we have had to make a few changes. It is back to basics for us for now but we hope to have everything...
stanleysmallcraft
Aug 8, 20201 min read
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What a year!
We have just had a long and successful year. My eldest son joined the business and has made a few changes. Despite my skepticism being a...
stanleysmallcraft
Jan 22, 20201 min read
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At Last! We've built a Rye Bay 6!
This boat was one of my first designs but was very soon re-designed as a 8 footer, of which many were built, and this little 6 footer was...
stanleysmallcraft
Feb 3, 20191 min read
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Boat building season is here again.
We have just finished our best summer ever with more custom builds and kits sold than ever before. It has also been frustrating as we've...
stanleysmallcraft
Sep 26, 20181 min read
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Canoe Build
We are building a clinker plywood Newmarsh 12, using the stitch & tape method, in the small workshop. We got the hull marked out, cut out...
stanleysmallcraft
Jun 1, 20181 min read
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Can I build a boat?
Yes, you can. The couple that built this great example came all the way from Romania to build this in just a week. When finished it...
stanleysmallcraft
May 19, 20181 min read
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Q. Why get a Canoe
A. Because its a very economical and healthy way to enjoy our waterways. Having spoken to people about this, I have come to the...
stanleysmallcraft
May 19, 20182 min read
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Welcome to our new blog
I have never been one to get involved in all these things but it's the way to go, apparently. We are going to try and keep you updated...
stanleysmallcraft
May 19, 20181 min read
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