ALLAN'S AMERICA

Builder Name:
Charles Rideout

Charles Rideout named this Joel White–designed Nutshell pram after his late son, calling her ALLAN'S AMERICA. In his letter, he said he received his plans from WoodenBoat Store on the same day he heard of Joel White's death.

SHUSHUGAH

Builder Name:
G. Michael Henderson

Michael Henderson of Gloucester, Ontario built SHUSHUGAH from a Sea Wolf Kit designed by Ray Folland Kayaks. She is built of plywood and epoxy using the stitch-and-glue method. He launched her at Go Home Bay on July 4, 2002.

PENELOPE

Builder Name:
Doug and Anita Repp

Anita Repp has a new 15' skiff, PENELOPE, built by her husband Doug, for fishing and picnicking. Doug made PENELOPE with plywood planking on pine frames, and he use fir for the keel and chines. The hull is covered in epoxy and fiberglass cloth.

CHICA ROWBOAT

Builder Name:
Herb Fisher

This is a Ken Swan Design 15' Chica rowboat. Herb Fisher built it of fir marine plywood over mahogany frames, covered with WEST epoxy. He launched it on July 4, 2001 in the Toms River, NJ.

TRIPLE E

Builder Name:
Rod Dickson-Rishel

Rod built this boat for his friend, Roger Hudson or Beacon Bay, South Africa, during a trip to an ecovillage in South Africa in the summer of 2002. With only a table saw, cordless drill and a few hand tools, he built TRIPLE E out of a sheet of Meranti plywood.

ANISHINABE

Builder Name:
Aaron Avery

Aaron Avery built a Ken Swan Nez Perce 13 design 13'6" outboard fishing skiff in his garage. He used marine plywood and vertical grain Douglas fir. The boat is powered by a 1956 10-hp Johnson outboard.

ABIGAIL

Builder Name:
Peter Kobylarz

ABIGAIL is a 'very enjoyable rowing boat" writes owner and builder Peter Kobylarz of Houlton, ME. She is a Grand Banks Dory found in John Gardner's Dory Book. Peter constructed her of hand-planed native pine.

ERNIE LOU

Builder Name:
David Jarrett

David Jarrett rescued this boat and spent one year restoring it, before launching it in July 2002. It had been in storage for years, and had numerous layers of paint and varnish to be removed. He refinished the hull and replaced the seats and floors.

WINNIE

Builder Name:
Rob Hess

Rob Hess launched this Cosine Wherry designed by John Hartsock on June 30, 2002. He rows and motors WINNIE around the waters of Webster, NY.

BOING

Builder Name:
Doug Robertson

Doug Robertson named this canoe BOING for the noise it will make if all the strips come apart. It is a modified Bear Mountain Rob Roy Canoe. The 13' design was shortened to 11' 6". It weighs 26 pounds. Doug used cedar bead and cove strips covered on the outside with 5 oz fiberglass.