Nutshell Pram
Ray McConnell and John Vinal built this 9′6″ Nutshell Pram and then raffled it last October at the Damariscotta Pumpkin Festival. The proceeds of the raffle when to the American Cancer Society in memory of Dr. Jennifer Lynn McConnell.
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Ray McConnell and John Vinal built this 9′6″ Nutshell Pram and then raffled it last October at the Damariscotta Pumpkin Festival. The proceeds of the raffle when to the American Cancer Society in memory of Dr. Jennifer Lynn McConnell.
Ned Handy uses a 20-hp motor to push his Long Point Skiff, designed by Tom Hill of Burlington, Vermont, along the coastal waters of Massachusetts. Ned used okoume plywood, mahogany, and white pine to construct her, spending nearly 300 hours of his time on the build.
Sue Gaire’s first attempt at building a wooden boat turned out beautifully when she launched ARROW from a small beach at Ponce de Leon Park in Punta Gorda, Florida, last summer.
Tom Hardison spent 7-+ years building this 24' yawl, LITTLE WOODY. The hull is from a modified Glen-L plan. He added a bowsprit, keel, and made the hull thicker, using two layers of 1/4" laminated plywood. Everything other than the hull was of the builder's design.
Christian Neumann of Absam, Austria, who last year built an Iain Oughtred sailboat, has been building again and recently launched a pirogue design for his grandson Moses. This design is from Dynamite Payson’s book Instant Boatbuilding with Dynamite Payson.
Mike and Billee Gearheard sail the 9'6" Nutshell Pram they built on Puget Sound and Matz Matz Bay in Washington State. They named this Joel White design CHOTARA 1. Launched on March 30, 2002, she is of glued lapstrake construction, and carries a lug mainsail.
Bob Bondi used Okoume plywood, spruce, cherry, mahogany, and black walnut in building this Shellback dinghy, designed by Joel White. He modified the plans to include a pivoted centerboard and a kickup rudder. Bob completed the boat in August 2003.
MYSTIC was designed and built to be used in the thin waters of Westport MA. She is hard chined, flat bottomed, and has a full keel with an inboard rudder. She was built with local woods and re-purposed hardware. All of her rigging was hand made.
Jim Rester built this 14′ Kaholo paddleboard from a kit by Chesapeake Light Craft. The hull is made from okoume plywood, with a mesquite transom. Jim made the paddle from black walnut.
Though it was his first attempt at boatbuilding, Herschel Payne took just 4 months to build this 16′ Stevenson Weekender, SEA RABBIT. He built it from common lumber materials and regular hardware fittings, spending just $1500 for the boat.
2023 Peeler Skiff with 2021 15-hp Mercury outboard and 2021 E-Z Loader Trailer.
1968 Chris Craft has been updated and customized for the classic boat lover.
All original issues of WB, $375; Sails for sloop rig, new condition, luff 29’5” 2 jibs, bagged, $