I started this boat by buying a load of rough cut northern white cedar from a small family run sawmill in Danville Vt.
CRAZY HORSE was designed and built as CHALLENGE in 1992 by Ed Nelson. She is strip planked over laminated ribs with ply decks.
Everyone from Louisiana seems to remember that cypress pirogue boat Pawpaw kept in his barn. Cypress pirogues have since become a relic of the past. Pirogues are flat bottom boats designed to paddle shallow swamps and marshes.
Adapted from Bear Mountain plans for the Ranger canoe, this skin on frame canoe was launched by the owner Hank Li in Vancouver, B.C. Canada. Construction is yellow cedar stringers on ash frames and with a mix of ash and yellow cedar trim.
Deborah A. Simmons of East Hartford, CT, built the ...
“Pinocchio” was commissioned by my 7 year old son who wanted to learn paddling. He saw these kids paddling in small plastic kayaks which looked more like “bricks” or “barges” rather than boats.
“Talisa” is a Creek Indian word meaning “beautiful waters”. Designed specifically for shallow protected waterways, Talisa has been perfect for exploring the waters and backwaters of the St John’s River and springs of Central Florida.
The HARRY B. is a Chris-Craft kit boat built by Harry Truman Brackett in 1952-1953. The original open design was modified by Harry, making the boat a two-cockpit runabout. The boat was restored and named by his granddaughter, Tammy Renee Brackett, in 2016.