Launchings

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RUBY

Builder Name:

Bob & Cindy

Cedar strip canoe

Bullfrog

Builder Name:

Andrew Denman

Built on Sam Devlin Godzilla 22 plan, by Andrew Denman in Kettering, Tasmania.

Soon to be fitted with bow pudding. She will be a bearded lady.

Moored at Warneet. A coastal village on Western Port Bay. Victoria.

SHIMAIHAGI

Builder Name:

Douglas Brooks and Seizo Ando

The Shimaihagi is a traditional fishing boat used for inshore fishing in the Tohoku region of northern Japan. These boats are built without any plans, all of the dimensions are memorized by the builders.

Gloucester Rocker

Builder Name:

Wolfgang Müller

Wolfgang Müller of Beckdorf, Germany, recently launched this Gloucester Rocker that he built for his nephew Jannis. Though only a year old, Jannis took command of his first ship with pleasure.

THOMPSON BROS. FISH BOAT

Builder Name:

Thompson Bros.

Art Ross writes "Thompson Bros. of Peshtigo, WI, built this TVT Hi-Speed Fish Boat in 1954. She spent the last 30 years residing in an Amish barn. She is 14' LOD, has a 55" beam, and goes real fast with a 1967 Mercury 350.

Driftwood

Builder Name:

Grant Wiesner

Driftwood’s hull is constructed of marine mahogany covered by fibreglass. The keel, stem, gunwales, benches, and spray rails are made from Sapele. It’s a Candlefish 13 Devlin Design that uses the stitch and glue construction method.

T-REX 617

Builder Name:

Boy Scout Troop 617 of Columbia, Maryland

Boy Scout Troop 617 in Columbia, Maryland, undertook building a Bevin’s Skiff to expose the Scouts to parts of a building project they would later face when doing their Eagle Scout projects.Working from an instruction manual provided with the kit from Alexa

1931 Chris Craft 31' Trunk Cabin Cruiser Model No. 254

Builder Name:

Chris Craft

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PERSEVERANCE

Builder Name:

Gus Block

Cedar strip kayak called The Spirit from a kit sold by Newfound Woodworks. Sleek and fast!

Lapstrake Canoe

Builder Name:

Bill McCullom

Bill McCullom of Boxford, Massachusetts, took a lofting class at Lowell's Boat Shop in Amesbury, Massachusetts, before buying the plans for Walter Simmons's 17' lapstrake canoe.