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Kestrel - Mini Skeeter Iceboat
Builder Name:
John Eisenlohr
The Mini Skeeter Story by John EisenlohrI’m a third generation iceboater and a second generation dirtboater. My Grandpa Bud lived on Lake Delevan Wisconsin in the 50’s. He my Grandma Jane and my Dad Bill sailed E scows in the summer. In the winter they had 3 iceboats they sailed.
Mini Skeeter Iceboat
Designer
John Eisenlohr
The Mini Skeeter was made primarily as a fun leisure iceboat that I could use on smaller lakes. The goal I was aiming for is a small, comfortable, warm iceboat that looks elegant. The fuselage is about slightly more than10′ long. The beam is 82″.
LEGACY
Year Built:
1977
Newly renovated Lapstrake built sail/rowing dinghy, built in 1977 in Hardangerfjorden, Norway. 12ft long with lug rigged sail. Due for relaunch summer 2015 after 20 years in storage on land. Pictures to come!
SWEET DREAMS
Builder Name:
Doug Roberts
Violet Humphrys has had many sweet dreams while sleeping in her new cradle boat, SWEET DREAMS, built by her grandfather, Doug Roberts.
Cape Henry 21' Gaff Cutter
Builder Name:
Roeboats
A Dudley Dix designed Cape Henry 21′ that I recently built and launched for a Paris based customer. 3/8″ Okoume ply over ply bulkheads and Southern Yellow pine stringers, sheathed with 4oz glass on the bottom up to the first lap.
Petrel Play Kayak
Builder Name:
Mark Nye
Floridian Mark Nye recently built and launched this 14′ long Petrel Play kayak. Mark spent just under 135 hours, spread over five months,on the construction of this stitch-and-glue kit. He stained some of the hull pieces prior to construction of highlight the hull’s puzzle joints.