Find discounts throughout the store from kayaks and canoes to sailboats and rowing craft, paddleboards to powerboats, even Teardrop Campers and ProKits. All of our complete kits and wood-parts-only kits are marked down. Most carry discounts up to 10%. This sale won't last long, so get on board now for the best prices! Through Tuesday, ...continue reading CLC Presidents Day Weekend Sale

The following links are to information about our dinghy kit options and various parts we make that could be used on other small craft. We hope to expand offerings on this page. Also see the EXPLORE tab for more. Please note that our original website hosting the below pages, may not show up on your ...continue reading Options for dinghies

* Update to this article: We have received positive feedback on a product called Tef-gel, used by riggers and boaters for the purposes of anti-galling and anti-corrosion in marine environments. We have not yet figured out how to get mini quantities into kits cost effectively but there are small-ish versions available in your local chandlery ...continue reading A Galling Subject

Ashlyn & Russell welcome your questions and feedback. Currently tech questions or questions about your kit should first be directed to clcboats.com. If you still need assistance, send us an email with a photo and/or page number as reference. We are in WA State's time zone. Monday through Friday for best response time. We do ...continue reading Russell & Ashlyn Brown

Links to Instructional and Informative pdf pages. ( mostly arranged alphabetically. Also listed are a few blog posts or you can search the blog with keywords or categories) #1 : Dinghies maintenance & troublshooting BALER for the PT 11 & Spear (pdf) Bumper installation (PT 11 & Spear)color .pdf Carbon eyestrap installation (pdf) Cheap Oars ...continue reading PRINTABLES

The PT SPEAR is back in production!  Please see the PT SPEAR page on our original website for our description or go directly to the Chesapeake Light Craft PT SPEAR dinghy kit page. PT SPEAR related blog posts HERE

Leo, of Sampson Boat Co / Tally Ho rebuild project, has featured the PT 11 prominently in one of his excellently produced videos. We are a little floored by the feature and yes, very grateful. He surely would not have made such a great video (we think all of his videos are great) if he ...continue reading Wow! The PT 11 on Tally Ho

The PT 11 sailing rig is one of our creations that we are quite proud of. The carbon tubes are engineered specifically for this rig and manufactured in Washington at Innovative Composites Engineering. It is fun for us to imagine our tubes along side Space-X & NASA tubes, and among top name windsurfer and paddle ...continue reading Goosenecks

UPDATE September 2022- This boat is SOLD! PNW local,  is currently seeking a good home for his PT 11 nesting dinghy. Please see his description and contact information below. Note that shipping is not an option. Buyer will need to pick up in Port Townsend WA. Nesting PT 11 for sale fob Port Townsend.  Built ...continue reading PT 11 for sale