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CRAZY HORSE
Year Built:
1992
CRAZY HORSE was designed and built as CHALLENGE in 1992 by Ed Nelson. She is strip planked over laminated ribs with ply decks.
Cypress Pirogue
Designer
Nicholas Poret
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.
Ranger Canoe
Builder Name:
Rod Tait, Orca Canoes & Kayaks Ltd.
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.
MENDE LIBERTE
Builder Name:
Deborah Annette Simmons
Deborah A. Simmons of East Hartford, CT, built the ...
Pinocchio
Designer
Alex Bogdanov
“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
Builder Name:
Shanty Craft LLC
“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.
HARRY B.
Year Built:
1952
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.
ALEMANA
Year Built:
1941
ALEMANA is one of the last twelve 12½ footers built by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company. She was found on the Wooden Boat Rescue Foundation website back in 2005, and was in terrible condition, not having seen the water since about 1989.