Launchings

A Platt Monfort design called Nimrod 12.Built from off cuts of fir from the mast of the Mystic Seaport’s Amistad schooner, a chunk of green white oak, a few shop scraps and some spare time.

After building a kayak for himself, and one for his son, Geoff Meissner's wife wanted him to build a canoe for her. He picked a Nipmuc kit from Newfound Woodworking. At 17' long and 35" beam, it was big enough to hold all three of them and the dog.

Looking for a boat which I might build to incorporate 3 fixed seat rowing stations, I found the Chamberlain Gunning Dory in “Gardner’s Small Boats.” By good fortune I mentioned this to a physician friend only to learn that he had inherited a partially built Gunning Dory from another physician who

Carl Sylvester built this 15′3″ Gloucester Gull dory as an economy boat using fir marine plywood on pine frames. He fiberglassed bottom of the hull designed by Phil Bolger and Dynamite Payson.

CLC Wood Duck Hybrid. Deck was created using reclaimed old-growth redwood salvaged from 100 year hold home remodel.

Over a pandemic winter Carl Frey built the NOELLE Q, an 8′ long, 26-pound kayak (19″ beam) from his own plans.

Nutshell pram built as tender to friendship sloop “Ruth L”.  Launched May 30,2013 at Greenlaw Cove, Deer Isle, Maine.

Cedar strip kayak called The Spirit from a kit sold by Newfound Woodworks. Sleek and fast!

Wooden Boat Whitehall. Igor Marukha Handcrafted