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Joe Vines designed and built this small skiff that he calls SCOUT. She is propelled by a small trolling motor or a paddle. Joe launched her in June 2011, and paddles her on Orange Lake and Lake Lochloosa in Citra, Florida.
Outta The Woods is a 16′ fishing custom built for Craig Masterman by Walter Baron , Old Wharf Dory Co, http://www.oldwharf.com/ .
Bob Sack of Covesville, Virginia, built this Catspaw Dinghy model using plans and an instruction book from the WoodenBoat
Inspired by Philip Rhodes’ Bantam and Uffa Fox’s Jolly Boat, Corsair has a Suicide sail plan with a wishbone boom. The current mainsail was donated from Suicide #8, Joker. The underbody of the boat has a fine, deep entry with a long flat run which should plane easily.
“Te Mata’i” was launched July 2021 on Tomahawk Lake in Woodruff, WI as the first retirement project of owner/builder Scott Joswiak. Starting as a Pro Kit in April 2020 and designed by John C. Harris of Chesapeake Light Craft, she is a modern version of a Tahitian Outrigger sailing canoe.
Stephan Bradley writes that his Rob Roy 13' cedar-strip canoe was inspired by Nick Schade's book, "The Strip-Built Sea Kayak," and a design by Ted Moores and Steve Killing at Bear Mountain Boats, www.bearmountainboats.com.
"If you want something nice, build it yourself." I've wanted a boat most of my life but was never in a position to afford or transport one. But, last summer I decided I couldn't wait any longer and attempted building my first boat.
18′ Farley Boat Works Port Aransas Skiff. Center console Plywood construction with Mahogany trim. Teal plank Decking with Evinrude 60HO two stroke engine.
IRONDEQUOIT II was launched again last summer after an extensive paint job at Ventis in Enkhuizen (the Netherlands). Her hull, decks and masts were painted and all her mahogany was varnished again.
Doug Burns built this Shearwater 17 from a Chesapeake Light Craft kit. The honey colored hull is Okoume plywood, the dark red deck Sapele. She has an LOA of 17′ and a beam of 22″. Designed by Eric Shade, she weighs about 45lbs.
Arch Davis Jiffy V22 Skiff 2011. 8'-6 beam, meranti plywood, douglas fir framing, MAS expoxy.
19' Lightning sailboat (hull #4444). Cedar plank hull restored.
