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In 2002, Sal Balsamo built this Ninigret V-bottomed bassboat designed by Atkin Boats of Noroton, CT. Sal used 3/8" okoume plywood planking over white oak frames fastened with bronze screws.
After a two year journey, My wife (Nathalie), Two sons (August and Graham) and I have completed building our Eastport Pram. We selected this boat due to its easy car-top transport, versatility and beauty. This is our first foray into wooden boat building, and hopefully not our last.
When his first granddaughter was born, Todd Roberts wanted to build her an heirloom cradle. He thought a canoe cradle would be just the ticket as he could use birchbark from his land for the cradle’s hull. Todd developed his own design after researching canoes and cradle boats.
Phyxius is a kayak race boat. It is a CLC designed kit — West River 180. It is 4mm plywood built super light. I have over 250 miles of competition. John Harris got this design out of his obsolete files and retooled it for me. A very good boat for moderate distance racing.
Re-launching COMMANDER PAPA after restoration and for the first annual “Rooster Week”, celebrating these sailboats from Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.This Rooster is now owned by Marianne Stern-Smith, granddaughter of the designer.
Herb Pollock keeps the 9'6" Nutshell Pram he built pulled up on the beach in front of his house in Holland, MI. Named SQUAREHEAD, she is a Joel White design.
I built BJØRN AGAIN from plans and frame sections over 9 years of weekends and evenings.
Saturday, 2 March, 2013. This date will remain engraved forever in the mind and heart of Gian Paolo Ferrari: “To The Storm” is a Start 80 entirely self-made by this man who lives in the hills of Moneglia (Genoa) and it was launched after 8 years of hard work.
The Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding, located in Port Hadlock, Washington, launched this Nordlund skiff in December last year. Built by instructor Ben Kahn’s 2013 Basic Boatbuilding Class, it is 11′ long, and weighs just over 100 pounds.
This 7'10" pram/kayak was built from plans in Gavin Atkin's Ultrasimple Boatbuilding, in spring of 2011 by Stephen Nickles, and launched this past June, my brave wife Christine is at the helm.
Excellent condition and freshly painted, custom 16’ Amesbury Skiff 2003, Oak Frame, lapstrake ced
Beautiful boat once restored (2016) Unfortunately neglected since.
