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Max Buckland couldn't be happier with his 9′ Kidyak, MAXINE, built for him by his grandfather Alan Deforest of Wilimington, North Carolina, and presented to Max on Christmas Day, 2011.
Our own Nutshell Pram, built during 2013, and launched on November 25, 2013 in the waters of the Rio de la Plata, Port of San Isidro, Argentina.
The Drift Boat was built from dimensions and plans in Roger Fletcher’s Book, Drift Boats and River Dories. Its design is by Woody Hindman in the 1930’s, a Double Ender with Transom.The hull’s sides are made from Cedar Strips as (normal construction is from Marine Plywood).
Michael Schefers uses this Eastport pram as tender for his sloop, HARMONY. He built her in two months in a friend's garage, using okoume and cypress wood with LapStitch construction. Launched on Thanksgiving Day, 2002, she has a length just under 8' and a beam of 4'.
Russell, Jamie, Tyler, and Justin Wilson are seen here standing beside their family's canoe, CANADIAN PRIDE, at its launching in October 2003.
John Beck built this Chesapeake Light Craft Shearwater 17 hybrid using white and red cedar strips for the hull and decking, and added aniline dye to the hull to give it a blue color. John won the best in show at the 2007 Okoume Fest sponsored by CLC.
This design from CYD 4710 for Lorenzato’s family build from Cantiere Alto Adriatico. It’s very innovative in the layout and is the first of a series with this type for the same yard, with two separate cabins: one forward and one aft, with the dinette and living in the middle of the boat.
Roger Perrot built this Steve Killing-designed Endeavour 17 in 2002. After dreaming for several years, he finally began construction of the kayak in 2000 and finished for a August 2002 launching. He reports that is the first kayak of its design in Guernsey where he lives.
Rowing boat, own design 2010, 550 cm long, 130 cm wide
Built from top part of scrap boat, built further with scraps of plywood.
Bracket for electro auxiliary engine.
Built by the Burr Bros in 1960, this 36' beauty with a 10'9" beam was restored over seven years a
12'10" Lapstrake skiff built by a community class under the direction of a Master Boat
