(1) Ex-demo, early model Trio - pictures here: (Ex-demo Trio)
This is a white hull, grey interior, standard weight Trio hull with teak woodwork upgrade. It was the third Trio we built and as such is very close to the production version we sell now, but the centre seat is further aft than we normally put it, and the "knees" that locate it were successful but did not make it into production. It would not be difficult to trim the seat and change its position if you wanted to, particularly if you were keen on using it as a rowing boat. There are a few other slightly non-standard items but the main reason we are offering a discount on this boat is that it has been lightly used for demonstration purposes, has a few minor scratches, and is getting a bit too worn for showing at exhibitions. A standard Trio with teak would be £2,595, we are offering this one at £2,080 (a 20% discount). Most options on the price list could still be added (at standard prices).

(2) Nestaway Trio development model
The first hull we took out of the Trio moulds, fitted out in Iroko. It has been quite extensively used and the bottom of the middle section needs strengthening if you want to motor it at speed(we can advise on this or may do it ourselves if nobody buys it in current form). Up to 5 knots it is fine but above that tends to flex over waves - all subsequent boats had a core material in this area). There are a few other minor non-standard bits where we were experimenting but essentially this is a very inexpensive Trio. £800

(2) Nestaway Pram Dinghy development boat (unfinished).
This is the first hull we took out of the moulds when we started making the glassfibre version of our Pram Dinghy. We started fitting it out but in the process had so many ideas for modifications that we decided to make another one, so it never got finished... It has a slightly different-shape bow from standard (not that most people would notice). There are standard moulded buoyancy chambers at the bow and stern, but no seats in the centre. The outer section of the gunwhales is fixed on but the inner sections (which will be supplied with boat) were taken off (we can't remember why!), all in teak. It has some holes where we played with different fittings, but all would be easy to fix and none are below the waterline. We don't think it would now worth us completing it but this is an opportunity for a reasonably competent DIYer to get themselves a nesting Pram Dinghy at a very low price. £450

(3) Very early prototype nesting Pram Dinghy.
This was a boat we made by chopping somebody else's boat in half, when we were experimenting with the whole nesting concept... It works fine, and has some very nice woodwork (in solid teak). The alignment of the centre joint is not cosmetically perfect but most people will find it acceptable, and if anything it is probably over-engineered. Glassfibre hull with plywood buoyancy tanks and joining bulkheads, all secured in with epoxy fillets and glass tape, painted over. It has a daggerboard slot and mast support fittings for an Optimist dinghy sailing rig (not included). £650