Launchings

I have owned this Grand Laker for 15 years. After an initial surge of energy where I removing the old fiberglass mat and replaced the inners, outers, stem, transom, deck and a bunch of sheeting, she sat for 12 years.

She is a Big Ben Garvey designed by Doug Hylan. A wedding gift for my younger daughter and her husband Casey and Joe Bedard she was only about two years late but the new owners love it. She is epoxy/fiberglass over fir plywood with a simple painted finish and unfinished red cedar floorboards.

Steve and Jamie Reed of Greeley, Colorado, built this cute little rocking boat with no metal fasteners, just glue and dowels. They used teak, purple heart, poplar, pine, ash, and oak. Some tiny Reed captain should be overjoyed with their first command.

This is my new launch Cirrus Greenland style kayak - 17′ 2″,  43lbs — stitch and glue mahogany and ribbed poplar with cherry and Spanish cedar accents, blackened epoxy seams, strengthened with carbon fiber in high stress inner deck and hull areas, and has rare earth magnetically sealed hatches fo

This is a relaunching of my rowing skiff. Brass plate on transom states:John D. LittleBuilderOld Lyme, Ct.After researching, I believe him to be the same John D Little who moved from Connecticut to Maine and became somewhat famous for building catboats.

Marshwiggle, a Dave Gentry designed Chuckanut 15 kayak. Marine ply and cedar, with polyester skin.

Natalie McHaffie built two Nutshell Prams in her living room for her grandchildren.Grandson Yann’s “Yankipoo” has an inlaid transom with the boat’s name and dragon logo.

14′ SUP built from a kit from Fiberglass Supply for cruising around the San Juan Islands in Washington State.

This sectional kayak is made of plywood and fiberglass. When it was being carried to the Torch Lake in Michigan, two parts stayed in the trunk of my car and one part in the back seat. It turned into the whole kayak in a minute before hitting the clear water of the lake.

George Weinbrenner started construction on this Adirondack Guide Boat as part of a WoodenBoat school class in the summer of 2001. He feels very lucky to be able to have brought MOHICAN home and finish her out. He launched her in Lake George, NY in September 2002.