Puget Sound Cruiser
Originally designed for WoodenBoat Magazine’s Design Competition II, Puget Sound Cruiser is an efficient, rugged, comfortable cruiser that can sleep two comfortably, or four in a pinch.
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Originally designed for WoodenBoat Magazine’s Design Competition II, Puget Sound Cruiser is an efficient, rugged, comfortable cruiser that can sleep two comfortably, or four in a pinch.
Construction: Glued lapstrake plywood. Alternative construction: Traditional planking, cold molded, strip plank, epoxy-fiberglass. No Lofting required. Plans include 5 sheets.
You can enjoy paddling easier and funnier with less budget because it’s made of plywood, sectional and you can build one in a week.
The i550 is a fast modern sharpie type hull shape owing its roots to the historic sharpies of Long Island Sound. The sharpies were known for their speed and seaworthiness, the i550 picks up where they left off.
The lines for this canoe were taken from an original ‘Huron’ built in cedar/canvas by the Peterborough Canoe Company. It was a second grade model in a series of Cruiser canoes that measured from 16′ x 33″ to 18′ x 37″.
V-bottomed single shell with sliding seat, outriggers and light plywood construction.
Construction: Plywood planking over bulkhead-type frames.
No lofting is required.
Plans include 4 sheets.
Commuter style launch with diesel inboard and a small cabin.
Interested in building your own boat? Cape Fear Museum in Wilmington, NC sells Simmons Sea-Skiff boat plans in 18′, 20′ and 22′.Thomas Norwood Simmons was born in 1908 in Wilmington and lived most of his life on Myrtle Grove Sound. He was a carpenter by trade.
Modern and efficient, the Freedom 17 is a fast responsive tripping canoe that's also easy to build.
This exquisite launch leaves little wake at five knots. Her plans show both cold-molded and plank-on-frame construction. Construction: Cold-Molded or Carvel planked over steamed frames. Alternative construction: Lapstrake. Lofting is required. Plans include 5 sheets.
39' sloop currently undergoing full cosmetic refit at Cutts and Case in Oxford, MD.
Meraboire 1, one of the last known Pinaud motor yachts, is for sale.
Custom built at Madisonville Maritime Museum. 2019 19' magic tilt galvanized trailer.