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SKIMMER
Traditional plank-on-frame Beetle Cat built in 1984, the first year in which the coamings were book-matched. The Beetle Cat is one of the oldest one-designs still being constructed out of wood and actively raced.
SILVER CLOUD II
From the The Australian Register of Historic Vessels: “SILVER CLOUD II is wooden motor cruiser built in 1968.
LA PALOMA
Built 1938 at Fisherman’s Wharf San Francisco by Dominic LaBruzzi.
Re-purposed in 1950s by High School Industrial Arts teacher.
Re-powered 2005 from Hicks single cylinder to Perkins 107 (Westerbeke 52) four cylinder.
ELIZABETH
ELIZABETH is a Saint Lawrence River Skiff based on the 19th-century original ANNIE in Mystic Seaport’s collection. Her owners began construction in 1984 by giving birth to the builder and painstakingly raising him for eighteen years.
VERONIQUE
VERONIQUE is a 14′ Dacron skin-on-frame canoe based on the Geodesic Aerolite Arrow 14 design. Built and owned by Carl Frey. Ribs are steamed red oak. Stringers and inwales are laminated Douglas fir.
YAK-A-DOODLE
Through 4 decades I have paddled many different kayaks. I have owned an assortment of kayaks and canoes during this time. I have made, repaired, and restored in fiberglass, wood, and canvas a bunch of boats.