MAE
MAE is a 9′7″ Maine Skiff designed by Walter Simmons of Ducktrap Woodworking in Ducktrap, Maine, and built by Edward Engarto of Bath, New York. Edward spent three years building MAE using traditional methods and copper or bronze fastenings.
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MAE is a 9′7″ Maine Skiff designed by Walter Simmons of Ducktrap Woodworking in Ducktrap, Maine, and built by Edward Engarto of Bath, New York. Edward spent three years building MAE using traditional methods and copper or bronze fastenings.
One-off design
Hull: Plywood 7mm, 8 planks
Deck: Mahogany
Keel: Oak
Maststep: Oak
Spars: Douglas
Bowsprit: Oregon Pine
Sails: Dacron 4 oz, about 12 sq metres
Gloria Burge built this 6′6″ Philip Bolger Tortoise design and launched in in August 2012 in Searsport, Maine. She built the boat, glued and screwed, mostly, she says, in the living room of her camper.
“Morning Sun”, a Workstar 17 Prefix System™ kit boat, built by a combined team from Heritage Coast Sailing & Rowing, the city’s Elks Lodges and youngsters on a community program: Tawas City, Michigan. Launch Day August 7th, 2018.
LEGACY is a 1956 Thompson Sea Coaster that Bob Cristina of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina recently gave to his son Ed Cristina of Ashton, Ontario. Ed did a few repairs and gave LEGACY a whole new finish before re-launching her in August 2011.
Peter Baldracchi recently built this 14′ dory skiff in a class at Lowell’s Boat Shop in Amesbury, Massachusetts. There’s a storage compartment under the sternsheets and room for gear and a couple of friends. The light grey interior, varnished seats, and dark hull make for a handsome boat.
Weighing only 20 pounds, this "mini-canoe" was designed and built by Robert Van Orden. He writes that it cost just over $50 and took about 20 hours to build. He used a single sheet of 3/16" plywood for the planking and made the stems and ribs from pine. It is 7'8" long and 27" wide.
F. Daniel Fry of Williamsport, PA, worked part-time over two years to complete his sailing dinghy from Paul Gartside's Riff design. Western red cedar strips were used to build her.
Launched June 26th 2017. Bear Mountain Endeavour 17′ at the Parc Nautique de Cap-Rouge in Québec.Built during the winter. 350 hrs. Cedar, pine, ash and a little walnut strip.
Blanket Bay was built for my granddaughter, born today, May 27th. I wanted a design that got the cradle up off the floor (my daughter has three little dogs) and this design fit the bill. It’s clinker built of 1088 Hydratec Meranti ply, with solid Maple gunwales.
Mahogany inboard. New varnish & bottom paint. Newish 383 (500-hp). 50 mph. New upholstery.
Restored in ME by Jonathan Minott (seen in WB "Launchings" July/Aug 2009).
Partial restoration. Has rare Edson oscillating (worm) steering system.