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Ron Bauer built this model skiff to go with the model of his Bunker & Ellis picnic boat. The scale of the skiff model is 1'' = 1'.
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Ron Bauer built this model skiff to go with the model of his Bunker & Ellis picnic boat. The scale of the skiff model is 1'' = 1'.
KAPETAN was launched May 29th, 2016 off the beach she was designed to break through waves to the sacred fishing grounds of Pacific City, Oregon. Wood used in construction was all made with Sapelle.
When I retired from Coast Guard active duty in 2007, I made a promise to myself to build a boat. Purchased a pirogue kit and plans from Uncle Johns in 2008.
Intended to get me out to where the fish were after spending an afternoon not catching anything from shore, but watching a fellow land one after another just beyond casting distance in the middle of the pond.Based off Andrew Waters’ “Trixie”, Richly Joined is the first boat I’ve ever built.
Morganna - 1931 Trunk style cabin cruiser - Lake Union Dream Boat era - Schertzer Brothers, Seattle, WAOwner; Ron Green - WitchyWorks Restorations - 24 year, personal boat, restoration, evenings and weekends; yacht and tender.Launched 2019 - Pend O'reille Lake, Bayview, ID -MacDonalds Marina.
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.
Michel Roy and his sons built LOON together as a first boat building project. LOON is a Herb McLeod One-Sheet-Skiff (OSS) which we modified with inside chine logs. The hull is fir marine ply, and the bright bits were gotten out of various bits of vertical grain douglas fir.
The Mini Skeeter Story by John EisenlohrI’m a third generation iceboater and a second generation dirtboater. My Grandpa Bud lived on Lake Delevan Wisconsin in the 50’s. He my Grandma Jane and my Dad Bill sailed E scows in the summer. In the winter they had 3 iceboats they sailed.
Nat Herreschoff COQUINA launched July 2017. Plans from Doug Hylan. 6 mm. glued lapstrake construction.
Shown minutes before launching with full rig in place.
Wolfram Kunkel built this sloop from his own design in 2018. He used wood left over from the construction of the Geltendorf Bridge in Bavaria.
“CHARM” is an 85′ LOA schooner originally designed to be a personal yacht that was built and fini
Built in 1933 as a commercial NC “sink netter”, “Sylvia II” has been totally restored and rebuilt
William Shaw design, 24' Yawl with shoal keel and centerboard, built 1958 in Denmark.