STRIP-BUILT CANOE
Glen Rahtz has been busy: he built three canoes and launched an outboard skiff that he restored over the course of 2010-2011.
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Glen Rahtz has been busy: he built three canoes and launched an outboard skiff that he restored over the course of 2010-2011.
From the Hill School Press Release " Instructor of woodworking, Luke Block, and his class at The Hill School of Pottstown, PA built 16 CLC 17 LT Sea kayaks. The boats were first launched on the Hill's own Dell Pond in late May 2002, as the opening feature of the school's year-end art exhibit.
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One is 42 x 96 inches for $125 the other is 62 x 92 inches for $175
JoAhna K is a 58 foot heavy displacement, double ended William Garden motor yacht built 1952.
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