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This Didi 23 was built over the course of 2 years and 4 months. She was launched in October of 2022. She has a couple of modifications from the original design. First, I added a sugar scoop transom, extending her length by 20 inches.
PRISCILLA C is a small steam launch based on a Stuart Turner 5 A single cylinder engine of 2 1/4" bore and 2" stroke. It produces about 1/2 HP at 30 PSI from a water tube, wood fired boiler.
Chuck Nagy of Burn Pile Restorations rescued a 50-year-old Wolverine, model no. 2, made by Wagemaker Boats of Grand Rapids, Michigan. He turned a derelict hull with no transom or seats, and a five-foot crack down one side, into this beautiful fishing skiff.
PAMELA ANNE is a John L. Hacker 'Flapper' design that was developed back in the 1920's. The plans were originally published in Motorboating magazine about that time.
A Kaholo from CLC build, in France. This is the 12.6′ model.
Beau Bureau and his father built this 9′6″ Nutshell pram in their garage, from plans bought at The WoodenBoat Store. Beau named the boat for his wife. The family sails AMANDA LOUIS on local Minnesota lakes, including Martin Lake (shown here.)
Using Nick Schade's book, "The Strip-Built Sea Kayak," Perry Risley built this 17' x 21' Guilllemot kayak and paddle. He made both boat and paddle of ash and Western red cedar with white accents of poplar. He mentions that Michael Earle was a tremendous help to him.
Each year the Door County Maritime Museum, www.dcmm.org, hosts a class in wooden boat building. This year’s volunteer class instructors, David Morgan, Bob Schottmuller and Jerry McNamara, chose Newfound Woodworks’ Whitehall pulling boat.
Jericho Bay Lobster Skiff, launched in August, 2020. My first boat build, built part time in my garage.Rigged with a 2021 Yamaha 25 HP. A light engine, only 126 lbs, reaches 25 mph. Nav lights, GPS-enabled VHF, Garmin 1400 GPS/Chartplotter, digital engine gauge.
Early September saw the launching of cedar strip planked Stand-Up-Paddleboard, designed and built by Andrew J. Malcomb of Dwarka Boatworks in Central Mass.
Newfound Adirondack Guide Boat - New 16'-2" long, 36.75" beam with (2) 8' Shaw & Tenney oars.
This original Herreshoff 12 1/2 was one of the last to come off the line of Herreshoff Manufactur
