Oar / Paddle
Simon Watts Sea Urchin Dinghy
These handsome, practical row boats were routinely built by Nova Scotia shipwright, Jim Smith in six days, painted and ready for the water.
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These handsome, practical row boats were routinely built by Nova Scotia shipwright, Jim Smith in six days, painted and ready for the water.
GOZZO 650, whose design is based on a typical Italian traditional boat (gozzo) combines classical lines with ease of handling and comfort.
Our pre-cut kits are cut by computer-guided routers to provide you with accurate parts. And, the kits come with just about everything needed except the elbow grease.The ladder frame—the “foundation” of the boat—is now included with the kit.
Fliptail 6, 7 and 9 foot lightweight folding dinghies. They row well and can plane with an outboard up to 3.3hp and can be adapted to sail using an Optimist sailing rig.
Easy to build, well proven, great looking, tough and stable.
MASH is a design I created for Woodenboat Magazine’s Sketchbook article, issue 275, July/August 2020. She is a 24ft power cruiser with a cuddy cabin designed in the lobsterboat style.
SPRAY 36 - Wood Epoxy - Gaff rig - Bermudian rig - Junk rig
An Inuit inspired strip planked sea kayak. Fast, efficient and responsive. A graceful design that paddles beautifully
Tern is a lengthened (to 23'9') version of my earlier 20' design Ratty.
Fantastic, well cared-for boat built by Lowell’s Boat Shop in 2020—perfect for coastal adventures
Wood hull built with meticulous and painstaking detail from a kit using a "stich-and-glue" method
12' wooden sailing/rowing skiff. Owner built in 1985 from King and Davis design.