VERSATILE CAT

Builder Name:
John Zimmerlee

John Zimmerlee created the VERSATILE CAT as a stable personal craft for fishing, birdwatching, or even paintball contests. She is very stable, being constructed of polystyrene foam glued to plywood. VERSATILE CAT has a 7' length and 5' beam, with two trolling motors for propulsion.

FUGU

Builder Name:
Robert Harper

Robert Harper loves his FUGU Swift Solo that he built in 2004-2005. He remarks that she draws a lot of attention when he sails her on Great Salt Lake.

JOSEPHINE

Builder Name:
Bill Stark

"The Adirondack Guideboat" by Ken and Helen Durant was the source for Bill Stark's JOSEPHINE, a 16'6" x 38" guide boat with a few modifications.

SQUALICORAX

Builder Name:
Ken Spring and Keith Matlack

Ken Spring writes "Keith Matlack uses his 15'7" x 41" sharpie skiff, SQUALICORAX (Latin name of an extinct shark) for fossil hunting along the shores of the Chesapeake Bay.

LAWLEY TENDER

Builder Name:
Joe Spadero

Joe Spadero constructed this Lawley yacht tender entirely of white cedar using traditional methods. The tender has a length just under 9' with a beam of 54." She weighs only 35 pounds. The plans are available from Mystic Seaport in Mystic, CT.

OTIS

Builder Name:
Ed Van Kirk

OTIS is a 19' Triple Cockpit Barrelback Runabout, built by Ed Van Kirk and designed by Ken Hankinson. Launched in April 3005, it uses a 5.7 liter Volvo Penta engine, with 13L13 prop. Ed uses his boat in the waters around Constantine, MI.

BEACH PEA PEAPOD

Builder Name:
Rick Pope

Rick Pope plans to row his Doug Hylan-designed peapod on every lake and pond in Vermont. He built the Beach Pea using just the articles Doug wrote in WoodenBoat magazines #133, 134, and 135.

SECOND SNAKE

Builder Name:
Richard Albert

Richard Albert built this 14' pulling boat SECOND SNAKE designed by Henry Rushton (Model 109 Pulling Boat of 1884), launch ing it on August 9, 2004. He uses it on the Delaware and Raritan Canal in New Jersey, and the Delaware River.

PAMELA ANNE

Builder Name:
Gary Jurick

PAMELA ANNE is a John L. Hacker 'Flapper' design that was developed back in the 1920's. The plans were originally published in Motorboating magazine about that time.

BIRCHBARK CANOE

Builder Name:
Jeff Ennis and his four sons

Jeff Ennis and his four sons built this birchbark canoe (16' x 36") in the summer of 2004 in Lac St. Marie, Canada. They used birch bark, green cedar, and spruce root in the construction. The green wood can be easily split into almost paper-thin sheets for making the floorboards.