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Both are loosely based off of Smith Island outboard skiffs. MARY has a traditional style transom, and SUSAN has a tumblehome style transom. Traditional style construction, Cross planked bottom. Yellow Pine.
Heritage is a Grand Banks style dory. She’s plywood on wood frame, built off the “Nova Scotian” plans from Spira International.
Sue Gaire’s first attempt at building a wooden boat turned out beautifully when she launched ARROW from a small beach at Ponce de Leon Park in Punta Gorda, Florida, last summer.
PAMELA ANNE is a John L. Hacker 'Flapper' design that was developed back in the 1920's. The plans were originally published in Motorboating magazine about that time.
MALUHIA means safety, serenity, and peace in Hawaiian. She is a John Gardner designed Carolina Dory, 19′8″ x 8′6″. Russell Durler of Layton, Utah built her using Douglas fir and white oak, and launched her in July 2000.
Launched in October of 2001, Tom Shives sails this San Francisco Bay Pelican in the waters of Puget Sound. With a length of 12', and beam of 6', WET DOG is designed by Captain William Short of Larkspur, CA. Tom is seen here at the tiller with his crewman, Skip Kratzer.
George Wolfe and Dan Hamilton built this Gypsy skiff from Dynamite Payson’s book Build the New Instant Boats. He said the plans were very straightforward, and the boat went together easily. He did not expect to spend quite so long sanding to get her mirror finish.
DANA is a 6-meter yacht, built in 1927 by Morgan Giles, and recently restored and relaunched by Aleksander Celarek. Aleksander replaced DANA's keel, planking below the waterline, deck, and rig. She now sails in Poland.
This is a relaunching of my rowing skiff. Brass plate on transom states:John D. LittleBuilderOld Lyme, Ct.After researching, I believe him to be the same John D Little who moved from Connecticut to Maine and became somewhat famous for building catboats.
This skiff was built at the Woods Hole Historical Museum Boatshop in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, from leftover parts and materials from from other projects. It is built from BS1088 marine plywood, local black locust, red oak, and mahogany.
Iconic Spanish Cedar rowing shell for oarsman / oarswoman weighing up to 175 lbs is 25'-9" length
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S/V Labora was built in 1939 in Esbjerg, Denmark, as a traditional Danish Hajkutter—one of the fa
