The Mini Skeeter Story by John EisenlohrI’m a third generation iceboater and a second generation dirtboater. My Grandpa Bud lived on Lake Delevan Wisconsin in the 50’s. He my Grandma Jane and my Dad Bill sailed E scows in the summer. In the winter they had 3 iceboats they sailed.
The Mini Skeeter was made primarily as a fun leisure iceboat that I could use on smaller lakes. The goal I was aiming for is a small, comfortable, warm iceboat that looks elegant. The fuselage is about slightly more than10′ long. The beam is 82″.
Newly renovated Lapstrake built sail/rowing dinghy, built in 1977 in Hardangerfjorden, Norway. 12ft long with lug rigged sail. Due for relaunch summer 2015 after 20 years in storage on land. Pictures to come!
Violet Humphrys has had many sweet dreams while sleeping in her new cradle boat, SWEET DREAMS, built by her grandfather, Doug Roberts.
A Dudley Dix designed Cape Henry 21′ that I recently built and launched for a Paris based customer. 3/8″ Okoume ply over ply bulkheads and Southern Yellow pine stringers, sheathed with 4oz glass on the bottom up to the first lap.
Floridian Mark Nye recently built and launched this 14′ long Petrel Play kayak. Mark spent just under 135 hours, spread over five months,on the construction of this stitch-and-glue kit. He stained some of the hull pieces prior to construction of highlight the hull’s puzzle joints.
Paul Edgar sent these pictures of his recently launched MINOQUA, a 22′ Princess sharpie from B & B Yacht Designs.
Self built 30ft sailing ketch, started in 1974 in the Netherlands and completed in 2005 in Brazil according to a self modified design of the English ship’s architect Maurice Griffiths circa 1956. Hull and mast construction entirely of wood.