Fox canoe
Builder Name:
John Venn
Decked double-paddle canoe. Plywood hull with pine strip decking and mahogany trim.
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THE SKIFF
Builder Name:
Bill Warm
Bill Warm restored his Seaford Skiff in 2009 and says that he built the skiff in 1999.
EVINRUDE
Builder Name:
Per Crawford
Per Crawford writes "EVINRUDE was officially launched on January 12, 2003 into the Waccamaw River at sunset. Per Crawford designed and built the 13'6" Carolina Skiff of 1/4" marine plywood, stainless steel fastened with 6 oz. Fiberglass overlay using the west system.
MINI-CANOE
Builder Name:
Robert Van Orden
Weighing only 20 pounds, this "mini-canoe" was designed and built by Robert Van Orden. He writes that it cost just over $50 and took about 20 hours to build. He used a single sheet of 3/16" plywood for the planking and made the stems and ribs from pine. It is 7'8" long and 27" wide.
HONEY BEAR
Builder Name:
Ralph Fogle
Ralph Fogle designed and built HONEY BEAR, a 9′8″ × 3′8″ rowing skiff. He planked the sides with 1/2″ tongue-and-groove spruce, and the bottom with 5/8″. He used stainless steel square driver screws for fastenings, and finished the hull in clear epoxy.
TAIGA WILDERNESS TRIPPER CANOE
Builder Name:
John Paul Burke
John Paul Burke grew up playing with friends Bob, Tony, and Linnie Streit. Now he has built a boat for the parents of his childhood friends, Rob and Charlie Streit.
NOTHING HIDDEN
Builder Name:
Barry Wood
A while ago I purchased Nick Schade’s book The Strip-Built Sea Kayak. From it I built his Guillemont. I also liked the look of the Great Auk but liked the speed and ease of ply construction stitch and glue.I drew up the forms and used these to get the general shape. All went very well.
Pontoon Boat
Builder Name:
Chris Kern
Chris Kern built this skin-on-frame pontoon boat using a frame he bought on Craigslist and some cedar frames. He covered the pontoons in ballistic nylon. Chris uses his boat for "tame floats" near Salem, Oregon
BLUE
Builder Name:
Lori Jamieson and Cory Lacey
Lori Jamieson and her young apprentice, Cory Lacey, built this 14-foot canoe from Jamieson's design. She wanted stable, light recreational canoe, and drew these plans after reading a few books including Ultralight Boatbuilding and Featherweight Boatbuilding. They launched the 45-lb.
TIPPECANOE T27 MODELS
Builder Name:
Tabor Academy Block 7 students, Semester I
Tabor Academy in Marion, Massachusetts, offers a one-semester "Practical Ship and Boat Design" course that "aims to get students comfortable with lines drawings by lofting a sailing model full scale," writes instructor David Bill.
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