LOUISE
Connie Nelson sent in a report of the construction of the canoe LOUISE. In 1998, her husband Earl was forced into retirement for health reasons and needed a project.
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Connie Nelson sent in a report of the construction of the canoe LOUISE. In 1998, her husband Earl was forced into retirement for health reasons and needed a project.
Rich Parlee in Ucluelet BC built this power canoe to resemble the Nu Cha Nulth whaling canoes of the Native peoples of West Coast Vancouver Island. She was built “out of my head,” says the builder, out of five-eighth red Cedar strips.
Rob Richard sent these photos, taken by Ray Forbes, of a Kingfisher canoe built at WoodenBoat School during the summer of 2003.
Robert Fraser used the designs of older C-4s to create this class boat. A C-4 class boat for Canada cannot be more than 20' long (6.1 meters), must have a minimum beam of 2'6" (76 cm), and weigh at least 68.34 pounds (31kg).
When he couldn't find exactly the boat he wanted, dave Edinburg designed his own. Using the lines of the International 505 as a starting point, John created the cold-molded CARIBE. He used two layers of 3mm okoume plywood for the planking over plywood frames.
An Auklet, drawn by Iain Oughtred, built during past winter in the evenings, while hearing good music, finding a center between boat design, wood, music, my hands, tools and myself. It’s supposed to be a tender for my S/Y Rondine, driven by oars and an electric outboards.
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.
Fueled by WoodenBoat, Steve Hutchins has long wanted to design and build boats. Here are two CLC boats he built. The second one, that he built for a customer in Florida, is a Mill Creek 15 designed by Chesapeake Light Craft.
SOAR, launched November 2023. 8′ tender, glued lap construction, butternut thwart, western red cedar floor boards, cast bronze knees.
Nick and I started work on the ladder frame for this, our first boat on December 20th, 2016. Her first day in the water was June 15th, 2017. We estimate 500 hours in her construction. We were coached by the video series with Geoff Kerr and published by Off Center Harbor.
See link for photos and much more information on the vintage, including a short video of each sho
Original 55’ pilot cutter in superb condition following extensive award-winning restorations in C
12' Beetle Cat with sail rig. Boat needs new ribs. Planking is good. Asking $500.
36' 6" L.H.F. ketch that's a joy to sail and beautiful from all angles.