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Built at The Nautical Arts Workshop. Quarter inch Okoume plywood was used for the lapstrake planking. The transom, gunwale and seats are made of cherry. The paint is from George Kirby.
Growler is our new, highly versatile transom-stern cruising canoe, and “big sister” to our popular and highly acclaimed 12 ft. solo canoe, Newt.
Driftwood’s hull is constructed of marine mahogany covered by fibreglass. The keel, stem, gunwales, benches, and spray rails are made from Sapele. It’s a Candlefish 13 Devlin Design that uses the stitch and glue construction method.
DANA is a 6-meter yacht, built in 1927 by Morgan Giles, and recently restored and relaunched by Aleksander Celarek. Aleksander replaced DANA's keel, planking below the waterline, deck, and rig. She now sails in Poland.
Construction began in 2002 with a set of plans and a stack of wood and finally finished in 2018. Starting a business, raising three kids, selling a business all got in the way — excuses, excuses, I know. Lola was planked with okoume plywood with mahogany knees, inwales, skeg, and breasthook.
PERFECTO is a CLC Pocketship designed by John Harris and modified by Master Violin Maker, Scott W Hershey of Dillsburg, PA. I stretched PERFECTO by 1′ and extended the cabin and widened footwell. Building photos are on YouTube videos and are in 3 parts.
SHAWSHANK, a 1953, 13′ Lyman Ideal runabout, has a lapstrake plywood hull, with oak frames and rails, and mahogany seats and transom. Upon retirement, Mark Serrianne took on the job of restoring her, repairing the substantial dry rot in her bottom, taking her down to bare wood, refinishing the h
Lil Miss Canada is a 12′ 1954 cold moulded plywood Wagemaker Wolverine. Hull number M679 with the original 1954 Johnson 25HP RD - 15 still running well.
Jack Lightfoot has been busy. He built a Francis Herreshoff/John Gardner pram, then an Iain Oughtred McGregor canoe (15'8" x 33"), and has now started a Phil Bolger dory. Jack writes the McGregor took him six months to build, and that was without using any power tools.
Twelve years ago, Bill Burns and his sons rescued an old cedar skiff that was being used as a lawn ornament in Oriental, North Carolina. The started restoring the 16′ skiff by replacing some rotted areas, including most of the transom.
15’ Chesapeake Light Craft Sea Kayak, built of 4mm-okoume plywood hulls and decks, both sheathed
19.5' Teak planked and deadwood. Copper riveted. Hull is tight, sound and pretty.
