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John Lisicich bounds into Bruce Bronson’s boatshop—literally bounds, like a kid running into a bike shop on his birthday—and hails his friend with unrestrained joy. “Happy Wednesday! Happy Happy Wednesday! How ya doin’?”
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Featured in the Sketchbook department of WoodenBoat magazine No. 284 (January/February 2022) FIN is an auxiliary performance cruiser.
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Seattle’s Shell House home of 1936 Olympic gold oarsmen may be preserved.
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Boats For Sale
36' Crocker Ketch $15,000
36' Crocker designed ketch for sale. This beautiful boat was built by Paul MacKay Stroud in 1946 in San Francisco, and remained in the Bay Area until about 25 years ago.
New Jersey Bayhead Skiff
New Jersey Bayhead Skiff 1967 Sportfish 38′. Cedar on oak, teak decks and mahogany and holly sole. Barn kept since 1989. A worthy project.
2015 Maverick 45’ TRIDENT
All wood cold moulded mahogany hull. 400 hrs on engines, seakeeper stabilizing, striped all varnish down to bare wood, sealed all bare wood, applied 12 coats of varnish and 6 coats of clear.
Handy Billy 21′
Originally launched in 2011. Powered by a reliable 30 horsepower Honda outboard with approximately 300 hrs on it. Purchased by me in 2019. Comes with trailer (no title).
Plans & Kits
Workstar 17
The Workstar 17 concept of plywood/epoxy boat building was the result of a co-operation between Working Boats UK Ltd and Humphreys Yacht Design, which enabled people with no experience in building
Ladva 500
During rise of the nautical tourism on east Adriatic coast in late 1980s, there was a lack in offer of smaller sailboats for day rent and sailing lessons.
Breeze
“Breeze” is a 10′ (3m) double paddle canoe. Two sheets of plywood needed. Stitch and glue construction using 3″(75mm) fiberglass tape in epoxy for all seams inside and out.
Sapling
A stately 10′ rowing/sailing tender originally designed for my own first time build which is currently underway.
Launchings
Covid Boat
When Covid hit I realized I would have time to build a boat. So, I did, a Glen-L zip caught my eye and I got started.
HONEY BEE , a 1957 Speedicraft runabout
In the summer of 2008, David M Jones of Suwanee Georgia was given a 1957 Speedicraft designed by Otis Borum of Jacksonville Florida.
HONEY
Honey was launched a few days before Christmas 2023. She is a stout 13 foot skiff designed and built for the Westport River. She's built of local materials.
PRISCILLA C
PRISCILLA C is a small steam launch based on a Stuart Turner 5 A single cylinder engine of 2 1/4" bore and 2" stroke. It produces about 1/2 HP at 30 PSI from a water tube, wood fired boiler.