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MOSES

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Gord Olson

2nd boat, both inspired from the pages of WoodenBoat.

Completed in five months. All West System epoxy with fiberglass over the 1/2″ plywood hull and top coated with Awlgrip and Epifanes varnish, The wood is stained white ash milled from 4/4 rough sawn stock.

StealthC13 and StealthC14

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Young S Chung

These sectional canoes were made of plywood and fiberglass. When it was being carried to the Torch Lake in Michigan, four parts stayed in the trunk of my car and one part in the back seat. It turned into the whole canoe in a couple of minutes before hitting the clear water of the lake.

The PRIDE OF BUFFALO Geodesic Houseboat

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MICHAEL R WEEKES

The Pride of Buffalo, designed and built by Michael R Weekes is a 16′ long, 10′ wide, 9′ high geodesic houseboat inspired by R Buckminster Fuller. It was launched at Canalside on the Buffalo waterfront at the Western Terminus of the Erie Canal on Thursday, July 25th.

Hagoth

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Jared Knowlton

Hagoth is an epoxy-glued stitch and glue Annapolis Wherry Tandem by Chesapeake Light Craft. Jared launched the boat on 9/19/12 at Utah Lake. This picture was taken on 3/29/13. The boat was built during a week long class in April of 2012 and finished over the span of 5 months.

Morganna

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Schertzer Brothers Boat & Machine

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.

DON DON

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Van Dam Custom Boats, Boyne City, Michigan

Don Don was designed and built by Van Dam Custom Boats, and launched in the summer of 2011. The boat is 28′-7″ long, and 8′ 6″ beam, and speed comes from a 375 h.p. engine. More information from Van Dam Custom Boats, 970 E. Division St., Boyne City, MI 49712. 231-582-2323.

TIPPECANOE T27 MODELS

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Tabor Academy Block 7 students, Semester I

Tabor Academy in Marion, Massachusetts, offers a one-semester "Practical Ship and Boat Design" course that "aims to get students comfortable with lines drawings by lofting a sailing model full scale," writes instructor David Bill.

LOLLYPOP

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Rick Miller

Rick Miller of Miller Marine Systems completed this Penobscot 14 in 2003. She is a pulling version of the Arch Davis 14' x 4'6" design, using a daggerboard. LOLLYPOP was delivered to her owner, Charles Ward of Barbados, West Indies and launched on December 25, 2003.

EL RAY BARQUERO

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Ron Rosene

Ron Rosene bought this boat in the summer of 2002 and restored it over the winter. EL RAY BARQUERO. is a 21' x 7' Skillcraft Day Cruiser made by Henry Boats in Plain City, Ohio in 1968. Zimmerman Boat Works in Columbus Ohio restored all the surfaces.