Launchings

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BLUE BOAT

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Mark Dorsey

Ken Swan’s Nez Perce 19. Self bailing cockpit, 18 gallon hard tank in console.

Tolman Skiff Widebody by Salt Water Workshop

Tolman Widebody

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Salt Water Workshop

Tolman Skiff Widebody custom build for a customer in Georgia. Stock Tolman plans with Bridsall Marine aftermarket console and leaning post and Fishmaster foldable T Top. Epifanes signle part monourethane topside paint with Petit Black Widow bottom paint.

SILENT MISTRESS

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Geoff Shallard

Since Geoff Shallard spent two years living in the basement with his Henley 18, his wife named the new boat SILENT MISTRESS. Geoff used balsa composite panels in the stitch-and-glue construction. She is powered by an electric outboard motor.

JOANIE

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Denman Marine

Joanie is a David Payne 17′ snapper boat design built by Denman Marine in Tasmania.She is built from full length book matched huon pine planking on celery top pine ribs and backbone. She has a lovely curved Tasmanian blackwood coaming and sprung teak decks and sole.

GLEN-L DRIFT BOAT

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Tom Shives

Tom Shives built this Glen-L Drifter, from Glen-L Marine plans, with a small group of men from his church.

GINA B

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Paul Bunch

GINA B is a Joel White Haven 12-1/2 built by Paul Bunch of Raleigh, NC. He estimates it took him 1,800 hours of work spread out over 3-+ years, with occasional help from his wife and two daughters.

ARGUS

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James Fullton

My grandparents lived on a river in southern Alabama when I was growing up and my father taught me to row when I was maybe 6 or 7 years old. I did my first solo row in front of my grandparents' wharf at that young age.

BUCKEYE PADDLER

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John Sherwood and Pete McDonald

Pete McDonald and John Sherwood created this 12′ x 8′ pontoon boat to their own design, and called the BUCKEYE PADDLER. She is built with three pontoons, two with deep-v bottoms, the other flat bottomed. Two 30″ paddlewheels propel her through the lakes of eastern Ohio.

SPIRIT

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Crystal River Boatbuilders

The Crystal River Boat Builders launched their 36′ x12′ scow, SPIRIT, on 4 October here in Crystal River, Florida. She is a replica of the USS WARTAPPO, a scow from the Florida west coast, captured and used by the Blockade Squadron during the Civil War. Two years in construction, it was built e

ROSA

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Thomas McGaffey

Thomas McGaffey of Dallas Texas built this Farering from Ian Oughtred’s plans for the Elfyn and with Iain’s help stretched the design from 16′ to 18′.He built ROSA from Sapele plywood and used laminated solid sapele for the ribs and keel and white oak for the rub rails, thwarts and floors.He rows