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Paul Riedl built the rowing version of the 9'6" Granny Pram designed by Iain Oughtred of Findhorn, Scotland. He used conventional glued-lapstrake construction using marine okoume plywood, oak, and epoxy.
Jaakko Toiviainen found in fall 2021 a neglegted Haven 12,5 bare hull in the corner of the boat hall where he kept his sailing yacht. It appeared that the hull had been built by a professional boatbuilder some twenty years ago, but for some reason never completed.
ST. JACQUES construction began on Christmas Eve 2013 and finished up May 2017. The boat was built by the Lewis family in Navarre, Florida. The strakes are okume plywood, keel is white oak and the seats, gunwales and spars are cypress.
Growler is our new, highly versatile transom-stern cruising canoe, and “big sister” to our popular and highly acclaimed 12 ft. solo canoe, Newt.
Just in time for the winter sailing season; Carpinteria Dory Company (http://www.carpdory.com) recently completed this Maine Peapod designed by Arch Davis (http://www.archdavisedesigns.com).
Launching Scrappy, Rooster # 744, at the first annual Rooster Week, in 2014.
Virginia Gerardi attended the WB show in Mystic, CT in 1996 and was inspired to build a boat. It took her three years, but in October of 1999 she launched SELKIE, a 15' weekend skiff, featured in the book The Weekend Skiff by Richard Butz and John Montague.
Built for one thing in mind. Catching fish in the large swift and turbid rivers of my native Northwest. The name "Mykizha" is the native Kamkathcan word for the Steelhead trout. It is where the Mykis comes from in the scientific name for Rainbow Trout and Steelhead.
Paul Clausius build DRIFTER using the book, Building the Weekend Skiff, by Richard Butz and John Montaigne. He modified it a bit from the plans in the book. Paul made the fir plywood sides slightly thicher to give the boat additional strength for the rough waters of Geneva Lake, WI.
Located in Mystic, Connecticut - 3 staterooms and salon with A/C units, sleeps 8 - well maintaine
Wood hull built with meticulous and painstaking detail from a kit using a "stich-and-glue" method
