Launchings

This section of our web site, an extension of the Launchings department of WoodenBoat magazine, is dedicated to sharing news of recently launched wooden boats built or restored by our readers. If you’ve launched a boat within the past year, please email us at launchings@woodenboat.com, or post your news here.
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Whitehall

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Igor Marukha

Wooden Boat Whitehall. Igor Marukha Handcrafted

Goldfish

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Alex Bogdanov

8′ General purpose stitch and glue kayak made of 2 sheets of plywood. The boat weighs 30lb, very easy to transport. Plans are available at www.plyboat.com

N' Slower

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Preston and Robert Louie

I found I was in need of a dinghy that needed little maintenance, so I shopped around and found that everything available was either sprayed fiberglass or press formed plastic. The cheap plastic and over priced fiberglass models just weren’t my cup of tea so I decided to design one myself.

Oar & Paddle

CLC Mill Creek 13 Éclipse

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Viktor Steimle

This was my first retirement project and my first boat build. It was built from a kit and went together without major problems. It came out of the boat shed officially on April 8th, 2024, hence its name!

LOON

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Michel Roy

Michel Roy and his sons built LOON together as a first boat building project. LOON is a Herb McLeod One-Sheet-Skiff (OSS) which we modified with inside chine logs. The hull is fir marine ply, and the bright bits were gotten out of various bits of vertical grain douglas fir.

MEADOW BIRD

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Rudy Robichaud

Rudy Robichaud spent four years building MEADOW BIRD, a 16' modified Titmouse design. Rudy writes that Sam Rabl did the original design, and Karl Stambaugh modified it for Gary F. Clements, who has plans available at GFC Boats, 490 Hagan Rd., Cape May Court House, NJ 08210.

Cradle Boat

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John Jamieson

John Jamieson worked for decades as a shipwright in Juneau, Alaska, before retiring to Kila, Montana. He now builds skiffs, kayaks, drift boats, and, with the arrival of a niece, cradle boats.

Cool Change

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Jim Keenan

A four year project. Built stitch and glue using Meranti Marine Plywood. Powered by a Honda 90 Four Stroke.

KEEPER

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Don Brophy, rebuilder

Don Brophy writes "While searching for a Lyman, Everett Foster happened across an aricle in WB on MacKenzie Cuttyhunks.

FEATHER

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Mitchell Skinner

FEATHER is a 16' cedar strip sea kayak Guilllemot design by Nick Schade of East Glastonbury, CT This is the first boat Mitchell Skinner built. It was launched in May 2002 and he uses it on the coast of Maine and NH.