Launchings

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IV Phunn

1937 Chris Craft Runabout
Marinecraft Engine 6cyl 90hp which was replaced in 1942
Boat was restored 10yrs ago whilst in the USA.

Ranger Canoe

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Rod Tait, Orca Canoes & Kayaks Ltd.

Adapted from Bear Mountain plans for the Ranger canoe, this skin on frame canoe was launched by the owner Hank Li in Vancouver, B.C. Canada. Construction is yellow cedar stringers on ash frames and with a mix of ash and yellow cedar trim.

SOLATE

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Abingdon & Skabardis Marine Carpentry, Ltd. Unit 1, Lamberhurst Farm Dargate, Faversham, Kent ME13 9ES United Kingdom

Kyle Abingdon and Maris Skabardis recently restored SOLATE, a 1954 Scarborough sloop designed by John Ley. The team worked part-time on this boat for about two years.

MISS-JULIE , MISS-VIVIAN, COLE-WILLIAM, BECKETT, WYATT

We have five grandchildren from 14 years down to 7 years so I built a (wee lassie) for each one and had them lettered from a local clasic car sword striper artist (Dr Ru,) they call him around the Detroit area.Took a few years to complete them all.

CHRISTABEL

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Robert Stumm

CHRISTABEL is an Acorn 15, Whitehall style pulling boat, designed by Iain Oughtred. I built her as a sister ship to EMMELINE, my peapod pulling boat. Each boat has unique handling characteristics and each is a joy to row.

Miss Behavin

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Keith Decker

Built as a gift for my mother, who missed going out on the lake that she lives on ever since my father passed away and this would get her back out there.Built in Houston, Texas and Launched at Lake Texoma, Mead, Oklahoma.This is a blog of the building of her Iain Oughtred Auk

Jericho Bay Lobster Skiff

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Stirling Fraser

Stirling Fraser was astonished that his 15′6″ Jericho Bay Lobster Skiff floated when he launched it last July at Denman Island, British Columbia. He described his unnamed outboard-powered skiff as a plain-Jane version of the design by Joel White.

Outta The Woods

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Walter Baron, Old Wharf Dory Co.

Outta The Woods is a 16′ fishing custom built for Craig Masterman by Walter Baron , Old Wharf Dory Co, http://www.oldwharf.com/ .

MUSAFIR

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Mzee Ali Ahmed Kheri and Mohamad Madi Mohamed

Traditional wooden dhow, Lamu style, built in Kenya. Double masted, est. 100 tons cargo capacity.The construction was executed with local material, chosen in the traditional way, tree by tree, shaped by a chainsaw in the boatyard and installed using 8″ square shanked copper nails.

MATRIARCH

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Pacemaker

1971, 60′ FDMY by Pacemaker. 2 1/2 years rebuilding her bottom. Short shake down cruise last season and looking forward to launching and a long boating season this year.