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DRIFTWOOD
Builder Name:
Stephen Champagne
Stephen Champagne and his wife bought DRIFTWOOD, a 32′ Grand Banks, in May 2014. They put her in drydock for seven weeks and had a crew of five shipwrights working on her. They sistered 17 of her frames, replaced both chines, and 160 feet of planking.
MarAzul
Builder Name:
Les Moore
MarAzul is a 60′ passagemaker Ketch. She is constructed primarily of Port Orford Cedar using a variation of the Strip/Cold Mold processes.She was launched in June of 2015 and is currently on shake down cruise # 2 in the Columbia River.
Global Explorer
Builder Name:
Community Boating Center, Inc.
Community Boating Center, Inc in New Bedford, Massachusetts has built 3 Bevins skiffs over...
TONIKA
Year Built:
1988/1990
Spjærøykrysser is a type of boat designed and constructed by Brødrene Olsen Trebåtbyggeri in Kjellvika on Spjærøy, Hvaler, Norway. It was a familiar type of boat shipped to Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany and the United States.
APSARA
Year Built:
1960
I spent about a year restoring APSARA as a Christmas present for my wife. Now my son, my wife and and I sail her in Long Beach Harbor. She is made of 3/4″ plywood with a mahogany veneer deck, aluminum mast and swinging center board, and a wood boom.
Sinne 610
Builder Name:
Walter Baron, Old Wharf Dory Co.
The Sinne 610 is an expedition rowing boat designed by Ruud Van Veelen and built by Walter Baron of Old Wharf Dory Co. This is the second boat built to these lines, and the first in North America. It is fully decked, with lots of covered storage.
PESCADERO
This is a Carolina Dory, designed by Jeff Spira (International) Boats. Built with (mostly) materials from the local Lowe’s/Home Depot store. Exterior hull is 1/2″ exterior plywood covered with 6 ounce fiber glass cloth and about 6 coats of MAS Epoxy. Very easy plans to follow...
