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Reminiscences about racing war canoes at summer camp gave Rex Rothing and Bot Clinefelter the idea to build a war canoe (or two) of their own.
Dom Zack of Waterbury, VT built this boat for his grandsons, Colin and Anthony, who live on the Indian River in Melbourne, FL. They launched it on the 25 of March 2002. It is a Footloose Beach Cruiser designed by Jordan Wood Boats. He used 3/8" and 1/4" marine plywood with frames made of fir.
I signed on for the October 2013 CLC/WoodenBoat Skerry class in Annapolis, with my husband, Wes, assisting, had a great week building the Skerry hull under the expert guidance of instructor Geoff Kerr.After a five-month hiatus enforced by lack of winter workspace, I was finally able to complete t
Rooster Class #748, CAMILLE, completed July 10, 2017, in Conroe, TX. Launched July 16, 2017 at Potter’s Cove (Narragannsett Bay), Jamestown, R.I.
This is a flat-bottomed 16-foot fishing boat called a gandelow (see WB 249 and 250) used in the Shannon river estuary of western Ireland.
We launched our Penobscot 14 after Just under two years build time. All plywood is Hoop Pine. The stem, stringers, transom, and thwarts are all Tasmanian Blackwood, with the rest a mix of other Australian hardwoods.
Launched in Canberra and it rows like a dream.
Ken Swan estimated that it takes 60 hours to build this 13' Nez Perce Fishing Skiff, but it took Mike Fuller 600 hours.
28′ scow hulled catamaran constructed from marine ply and reclaimed wood. Built in Falmouth, Maine, by Steve King and Rick Keith.
Don Brophy writes "While searching for a Lyman, Everett Foster happened across an aricle in WB on MacKenzie Cuttyhunks.
PLEASE save our 94 year old Mother's beloved sailboat from the burn pile!
Iconic Spanish Cedar rowing shell for oarsman / oarswoman weighing up to 175 lbs is 25'-9" length
MORNING SONG is the sistership to Lin and Larry Pardey's TALEISIN and was meticulously built by K
