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RIDGE RUNNER
Philip Bolduc spent less than $1000 in the construciton of this Sailfish look-alike. Chosen for its simplicity, he used stitch-and-glue construction with pieces of 1/4" plywood.
ANNE C
Sea Skiff. Free plans published in 1950's Plans here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3HJtuO1-n5adVVPRk5sdWxlUnM/view
PENNY M
16 ft Whitehall rowing skiff
Cedarstrip construction
Builder Barry Biddlecombe
St Leonards,
East Sussex
United Kingdom
Cosine Wherry
Andy Stephenson just built this 14′ Cosine Wherry, designed by John Hartsock, and launched it in Hancock Maine on May 24, 2012. He plans to use it to ferry friends and family to his 210 moored near his home.
Petrel Play Kayak
Floridian Mark Nye recently built and launched this 14′ long Petrel Play kayak. Mark spent just under 135 hours, spread over five months,on the construction of this stitch-and-glue kit. He stained some of the hull pieces prior to construction of highlight the hull’s puzzle joints.
Two Kayaks
Two kit boats from Chesapeake Light Craft, built from March to July, 2012. Mill Creek 16.5 and Chesapeake 17LT. Built in my shop in Points, WV, and launched at Camp Seven Lake, near Manistique, MI.
AMAZING GRACE
Stuart Wentzell designed and built this 18' daysailer sloop, taking just six months for construct her. AMAZING GRACE was launched in the spring of 2001. The hull is 1/4" Douglas fir plywood covered with fiberglass cloth and epoxy.
Sailboats
Whitupau finally met the Salish Sea & will be at Port Townsend next weekend
Whitupau is an Oceanic proa dug out of a Western Red Cedar log. Its hull form is Micronesian-inspired (longitudinally symmetrical, but transversely asymmetrical with more camber on the windward side). Its structure is Māori-inspired.
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1973 PNW Trawler Live Aboard
ALAMAE is a beautiful wooden boat that began her career as a fishing vessel.
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"Pintail" 25' Cold-molded Sloop Daysailer
Rigged for high performance sailing or a relaxing afternoon in the bay, this handcrafted wooden s
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GORGEOUS 15' WHITEHALL STYLE ROWBOAT
Forward -Facing Rowing System by Gig Harbor Boat Works; Carbon fiber sliding seat on teak platfor