Kayak
Asher Molyneaux built this kayak as a homeschooling project in winter/spring 2014. The frame is made of spruce, cedar and ash. The skin is ballistic nylon coated with two part urethane coating. The paddle is poplar.
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Asher Molyneaux built this kayak as a homeschooling project in winter/spring 2014. The frame is made of spruce, cedar and ash. The skin is ballistic nylon coated with two part urethane coating. The paddle is poplar.
Martin Herbert built ZOCCOLO, an International One-Metre design, to race in regattas up and down Canada’s west coast. He launched her on January 20, 2017. She is one metre (39″) long, 16cm (6″) wide, and draws 42cm (17″).
This Rangeley 17 built out of drawings from Newfound Woodworks. It differs in some details from the normal Rangeley 17. Due to where it will ber used we made a longer foredeck altered the sheerline a little and the transom has an arc shape not the flat as normal.
Randy Colker built this Harry Bryan-designed Wee Lassie for his wife, Shirley. She needed a boat light enough for her to move it to and from the water without assistance. As you can see here, she can move it easily, she can even lift it by herself.
Fifteen-year-old Andrew Seguin built this Dynamite Payson designed work skiff between march and August 2002. It is Payson design number 606, 18' long with a 5' beam built out of plywood and mahogany.
1971, 60′ Pacemaker. I completed a rebuild to her bottom over the last 2 summers including the aft 30′ of inboard engine stringers, the aft 28 ribs from the keel through the turn of the bilge, the aft 12′ of the keel, aft 10′ of the keelson, and new stem, apron and knee and 73 planks.
Stonewall Boats of Westport Massachusetts has launched "Honey Bee". Stonewall's 4th hull and 3rd of the "Honey" design. Honey Bee was built for John McDonald of Vineyard Haven Massachusetts. McDonald is a long time lover and owner of wooden boats.
Patrick Dawson of Ottawa, Ontario, writes that he’s been wanting to build this boat for over 25 years.
WREN was built on our patio in Chapel Hill, NC. It only took about 20 months longer then the 2 months I originally promised my wife. This was my first attempt at boat building and now I'm ready to leave my job as a nurse, head back to school, and figure out how to make a livelihood of it.
Niam Rogers built this Chesapeake Light Craft kit with help from his grandfather, Dave Racicot. Niam created the patterns using strips of Western Red Cedar, Alaskan Yellow Cedar and Walnut. Niam will use the boat on protected waters in and around Boothbay Harbor, Maine.
MORNING SONG is the sistership to Lin and Larry Pardey's TALEISIN and was meticulously built by K
Iconic Spanish Cedar rowing shell for oarsman / oarswoman weighing up to 175 lbs is 25'-9" length
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