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Richard Goy of Brothers' Boatworks writes, "The boat is constructed of marine plywood and coated with fiberglass cloth and epoxy resin. It is powered by a 70 lb. thrust-modified Minn-Kota electric motor mounted under the rear deck.
"This formerly unnamed Smith Island crab skiff had been out of the water for 14 years, had become home to about 80+ carpenter bees, and was almost burned," writes Eddie Boudreaux. During the winter of 2009-2010, Eddie restored her and relaunched in June 2010 as EFFIE-B.
After my 100 lb chocolate lab tipped me over last summer in my canoe and I felt he might tip over the lapstrake rower I build two years ago, I decided that I needed to build a boat he couldn't tip over.
BLACKFIN is a Pilgrim Pride 16 center console skiff designed by Paul Bennett of Shoe String Shipyard. Brothers Michael and David Hitt built it at David's home in Annapolis, MD, and launched BLACKFIN in October of 2001. The construction is of epoxy-covered plywood.
This boat was built from plans purchased from the museum at Mystic Conneticut. I named it JOYCE. The build took a couple of years. It is powered by a 1919 2 1/2 hp Kingfisher engine built in Toronto, Ontario.
Dave Singleton took this picture of his son, Raleigh, sitting in their 18′ Peace Canoe, GENTLE, that the two of them built from instructions in “Getting Started” in WoodenBoat Nos. 195 and 196. John C.
Bill Sterling has been building this Haven steadily for the last 17 years, starting in California and then trailering her half-finished hull across the country to complete her in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
This Whitefin 22, powered by a 90 hp Evinrude, cruises about 25 knots with four adults aboard and has a top seed of 35 mph. Bruce Hansen constructed it from plans by John Gengler, using epoxy and plywood over mahogany frames.
Launched June 1 at Lake Hall in Tallahassee, FL. Construction based on plans from Glen-L Amp Eater design. Decks are Cypress and Sapele, and the hull is meranti plywood. Powered by below deck trolling motor — instead of a tiller we used a Seastar system with a steering wheel.
All original parts. Original owner. Always winterized indoors. Trailer and cover.
S/V Labora was built in 1939 in Esbjerg, Denmark, as a traditional Danish Hajkutter—one of the fa
1958 Fenwick Williams 18' wooden catboat with tender and new 2023 galvanized trailer with stainle
