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This is a photo of my wife using her kayak on hyena Pere Marquette River in Michigan in the fall. I built two of them from plans bought from CLC.
Bill Walker built this semi-vee skiff starting in fall of 2014 and launching in May of 2016. After building nine other stitch and glue boats, Bill designed and built this skiff himself. It is constructed of meranti Bs-1088 plywood with select pine trim.
The Lowell Town Class was originally designed in 1932 as a safe children’s training boat. Today they are raced by Town Class Association enthusiasts in MA and RI.The Landing School undertook to build three of these boats in the 2019-2020 school year but only one was completed due to COVID-19.
Dale Austin launched this little dinghy in the fall of 2002. She is a Chuck Merrell Apple Pie design (Merrell Watercraft, chuck@boatdesign.com). Using the stitch-and-tape method, she is constructed from plywood and oak covered with epoxy.
J. Keith MacKenzie started construction on this Jay Benford dinghy in 2002. A 74 years of age, Keith thought it was time he built a rowing boat. He got materials and help from Captain Jim Shotwell of Nescopeck, PA.
Well, it's been about two years since I started working on the boat. Like most of my projects, it sat idle in the garage while priorities shifted and free time vanished. She's finally done, though, and we launched her at a nearby lake last weekend.
Neal Goman of Minneapolis, Minnesota, built this 12′ Wood Duck Hybrid kayak from plans by by Chesapeake Light Craft.
Allen Kay and his sons (Colin on left, Ian on right) finished a 14′ Kaholo just in time for a short paddle in Maryland before hauling it to Lake Megunticook in Maine for two weeks to put it through its paces. “They love it,” Allen says.
36’x12’8” Lobster boat built by Buxton Boats in Stonington, ME. Cedar over oak construction.
Peter Buxton completely restored 1927 Cutter. Long leaf yellow pine on black locust frames.
International Penguin
2008 Bristol Seacraft Penguin
11'5" LOA
