Having made a 25lb canoe previously, I wanted to play with how light I could go for my next canoe. My research made me think I could get down to around 15 pounds for a 12' canoe so I decided to go for it.
2007 Rescue Minor in excellent condition.
Manufactured by Schleiff Boat Works.
Hull material wood; Engine YM 3YM20; Length 19' 8"
My first boat building Project (not counting a couple of door-skin surfboards) was a Bolger Yellow Leaf pirogue, built from drawings in Bolger’s “Small Boats”.
31' L.O.A.
26' On-deck
Built at Roses Bay, NS
Finished off at Covey Island Boatworks
Teak deck, transom, and cabin
Hard pine planks on white oak frames
Bronze cast by Lunenburg Foundry
Self-steering
8 horse Sabb diesel
Hood design, Tor built, 40' centerboard yawl, mahogany on cedar double-planked, continually upgraded. Fun coastal cruiser and real head-turner. Yanmar 40hp, Hydralign feathering prop, Seafrost mech refrigeration, H/C pressure water, Raymarine Chartplotter & Radar, Simrad autopilot.
Boat needs work on planking, frames, deck, coach roof, and mast. Have materials and some hardware. Sails include main, jib, and spinnaker; fair condition. Boat is on sturdy cradle; no trailer; located in southeast Michigan, near Ohio state line. More photos available.
I built this PT 11 nesting dinghy from the CLC kit over this past winter, to replace a 9'6" Nutshell pram I built a few years ago not from the kit (the kit is better...) It is a fabulous dinghy-rows like a dream, sails well and nests and unnests in minutes-much credit to Russell Brown and PT Wate
Forward -Facing Rowing System by Gig Harbor Boat Works; Carbon fiber sliding seat on teak platform or, alternative fixed rowing seat and foot rest; Spacered inwales and outwales (rub rails) in teak; Teak stemhead with bronze fitting; Teak quarter boards; Brightwork in 2-part polyurethane; Brass s
Length 12' Beam 41/2 Brand new sail, custom flotation, beautiful woodwork, needs no work, glassed wood hull. $2,000
Designed by: John G. Alden (Naval Architect). Alden Design No. 618F is a 36 ft Cutter/Sloop, Full Keel with an After Cockpit. This classic was built in the yards of James E. Graves, Inc., Marblehead, MA and is powered by its original 55-hp Gray Marine gasoline engine.