SHEILA
SHEILA is a Derwent Skiff designed by Allan Witt of Hobart; she is named after my late mother.
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SHEILA is a Derwent Skiff designed by Allan Witt of Hobart; she is named after my late mother.
Seggerling racing dinghy, mahagony-okume combi marine plywood.
Racing Nr.: HUN-405
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Launched June 26th 2017. Bear Mountain Endeavour 17′ at the Parc Nautique de Cap-Rouge in Québec.Built during the winter. 350 hrs. Cedar, pine, ash and a little walnut strip.
This is Chesapeake Light Craft’s tandem wherry rigged as a single. I started working on it the spring of 2015, continued through that summer and then hit the pause button when work was interrupted by life (hernia surgery) and cold temperatures. I finished up the wherry this summer.
A Dudley Dix designed Cape Henry 21′ that I recently built and launched for a Paris based customer. 3/8″ Okoume ply over ply bulkheads and Southern Yellow pine stringers, sheathed with 4oz glass on the bottom up to the first lap.
A four year project. Built stitch and glue using Meranti Marine Plywood. Powered by a Honda 90 Four Stroke.
Mid March is still cold in upstate New York, but after a long lock down winter I was really eager to launch my first non-kit boat, a 11.5 ft Glen-L designed power/row skiff.
After 15 years of on-again, 0ff-again building, EILEEN was launched on Blue Bill Cove in Rhode Island. Built of cedar strips with an oak keel, she's a 14′ centerboard sloop with a gunter rig, designed by Tony Dias, and built by Jim Lengel of Cedar Cove Cottage.
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.
DRAGON-FLIER is the third wooden boat that Brad Story has built. The Ply-Flier is designed by Stevenson Projects of Carmel, CA. He modified the plans to strip the sides instead of constructing them from plywood. The strips are poplar and cedar; and the trim, rudder, and transom are cherry.
See link for photos and much more information on the vintage, including a short video of each sho
Original 55’ pilot cutter in superb condition following extensive award-winning restorations in C
12' Beetle Cat with sail rig. Boat needs new ribs. Planking is good. Asking $500.
36' 6" L.H.F. ketch that's a joy to sail and beautiful from all angles.