Toby Hall and Charlie Howland worked at Concordia years ago when Leo Telesmanick was running it. Now retired, the pair decided their six grandchildren (ages 2 and younger) needed some good little skiffs.
I acquired this kit from a friend on Whidbey Island, and further investigation revealed it to be a 13ft “Pandamaran” — an unusual design by famous dinghy designer Jack Holt in the 1970’s, done in collaboration with the World Wildlife Fund, whereby part of the proceeds of each sale was donated to
I have A 1934 20ft Dodge special utility. This could very well be one of the, if not the only 20ft special utility out there built by Horace Dodge. The restoration is nearing completion and I look forward to sharing my photos. I am one of the owners of Jets Boatworks in Jersey City NJ.
Bob Chaput and Dick Dowdell built this Peeler Skiff from a John Harris-designed Chesapeake Light Craft kit. She will carry children and grand children fishing and digging clams in the salt waters of Southern New England.
Plywood multilayer hull.
Flatbottem at the back, round hull at the front.
Topspeed 35 knots.
Fully restored in 2013-2014 by Kolibri Jachtbouw Stompwijk the Netherlands.
Engine: Volvo Penta 4 cilinder 110HP.
I recently launched my build of a Candu Junior mini tugboat designed by Berkeley Eastman.
The Candu Junior is 11 feet loa. This build is powered by a Honda 20 hp outboard and gets on a plane at about 18 mph. The motor is mounted in a motor well/ tunnel inboard.
My kayak is a Chesapeake Light Craft “Wood Duck Hybrid.” I started the build on 11/6/14 and completed it on 12/30/14. It took approximately 185 hours to build including time spent making a “Greenland Paddle” and fixing some mistakes that needed to be rectified!