Launchings

A Kaholo from CLC build, in France. This is the 12.6′ model.

David Jarrett rescued this boat and spent one year restoring it, before launching it in July 2002. It had been in storage for years, and had numerous layers of paint and varnish to be removed. He refinished the hull and replaced the seats and floors.

Red cedar strip-built Freedom 17 canoe designed by Steve Killing. Followed Ted Moores’ book “Canoecraft” religiously as this is my first boat. Ash inwales and outwales, cherry yoke and thwarts, Port Orford Cedar with walnut accented decks. Paddles carved from maple.

GUNKHOLER travels the waters of San Francisco Bay and the Petaluma River. Builder John Price has been peacefully gunkholing these California waters since the launch in October 2002.

Vince Trtan used a lot of 40-grit sandpaper in the restoration of this Old Town canoe, HW model, hull #150314-7. After sanding off the old canvas, he made new gunwales, keel, seats, and decks. Then he had to replace several ribs and planks.

Mark Babcock built a Phil Bolger 15' Diablo design, which he named LINDA MARIE. He writes "I built the hull of fiberglass over plywood as described in the plans but added oak seats and gunwales in place of the plywood called for in the book.

Don Lewis took 16 months to build his first boat, PILGRIM, a Karl Stambaugh design called Redwing 18. It is an 18'6" cuddy cabin boat. Mr. Stambaugh's advice was invaluable and Kitzman's Lumber of Dixon, Il went out of their way to deliver special orders.

Off Center Harbor Skiff. White pine on white oak frames.

Bob Guess launched this Lawley Madelon yacht tender on August 1, 2001. She is planked with white juniper cedar on laminated white oak ribs. Each strake is epoxied to its neighbor. The trim is mahogany.

Joe Greeley launched POGO, a Footy model designed by Flavio Faloci, in 2015. Since then, she suffered severe damage in an accident in 2017 and spent the last two years “on the hard” undergoing repairs.