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Bob Linton of Rainbow Canoes designed and built this 20' x 37" asymmetrical flat-bottomed canoe with extreme tumblehome, caned seat backs, and a fan-shaped down wind sail.
Cedar strips canoe of the Gil Gilpatrick 16′ Laker design. Modifications to the design includes ash stem guards and scuppered inner gunwals. Hull materials include Western Red Cedar, Eastern White Cedar, and Alaskan Pine accent strips. Stems, gunwals, seats and yoke are ash.
Launched in July 2002, David Jost built this sprit-rigged micro-cat-ketch from plans by Phil Bolger and Friends. He built FIREFLY using bronze-fastened marine plywood covered with 6 oz fiberglass set in epoxy.
Bill Farquhar had great fun building this pram for his daughters, Lauren and Katie. When she was launched in June 2003, they used juice boxes instead of champagne to christen her. She is an Eastport Pram with a length just under 8' and a beam of 4'.
OTIS is a 19' Triple Cockpit Barrelback Runabout, built by Ed Van Kirk and designed by Ken Hankinson. Launched in April 3005, it uses a 5.7 liter Volvo Penta engine, with 13L13 prop. Ed uses his boat in the waters around Constantine, MI.
Paul Riedl built the rowing version of the 9'6" Granny Pram designed by Iain Oughtred of Findhorn, Scotland. He used conventional glued-lapstrake construction using marine okoume plywood, oak, and epoxy.
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.
Tammie Norrie 15 foot dinghy
My first boat !
I started her late 2017 but in March 2018 I quit my job and worked on her every day.
Inspired by George Cockshott's International 12 dinghy, Rein Schermerhorn "kept the main characteristics" of the Int'l. 12 in mind as he designed and built JOLi for use in the canals and shallow lakes near his home in the northwest of Holland.
Built by professional Vermont furniture maker. In exceptional condition.
This Venetian Gondola (K208) by Wooden Boat USA (2025) captures the elegance of traditional Venet
I have 7 International 110 in various states of disrepair that are looking for enthusiastic owner
This is the launch of my cutter based a design by C P Kunhardt from 1885.
