Help us design the perfect tender

Points East is teaming up with Saco, Maine boatbuilder Clint Chase to design the perfect tender in the form of a kit-built pram. We just completed a survey of our readers and have posted the results in this article.

Thank you to all who participated and keep checking in as we progress with this project. We be updating this page with final decisions and designs and information about construction tips and of course a launching!

Points East Pram featured at WBS Family Week

January 30, 2023

Winter 2023 By Clint Chase For Points East Since the last installment on the Pram project, we have tested the pram, received much feedback, and done the design tweaks to the boat based on the prototype build and sea trials. In the words of one

Launching the Points East Pram: DIY done right

August 22, 2022

September 2022 By John Gold And. . . she’s launched! After eight months of surveying our readers, planning, designing and building, Points East and Chase Small Craft of Saco, Maine, launched the Points East tender on July 15th at Marston’s Marina in Saco. The result

Launching the Points East Pram

July 16, 2022

And…. she’s launched! Points East and Chase Small Craft launched the Points East pram on Friday, July 15 at Marston’s Marina in Saco, Maine. It was a beautiful day for a beautiful little boat. Despite her compact eight feet, the pram proved herself to be

Points East Pram Build: step by step

May 23, 2022

Read about the build process in our post.

Points East Pram: time to start building!

May 23, 2022

We had three days to build. Could we do it?

Points East pram: Interior design completed

April 18, 2022

We're very close to finalizing the design. In this latest installment Clint reviews the interior layout of the Points East Pram.

Points East pram: Displacement calculations

March 10, 2022

March/April 2022 Editor’s note: Points East magazine and Saco boat designer Clint Chase of Chase Small Craft are working together to design a pram that can be used by cruisers as an affordable and flexible dinghy. We have solicited our readers for ideas about size,