PANIOLO designed by Bill Lapworth.

PANIOLO

Year Built:
1960

PANIOLO is a 1960 Lapworth 36 (hull #50), designed by Bill Lapworth. The Lapworth 36 was the progenitor of the lauded Cal 36.

NOR'WESTER

NOR'WESTER

Year Built:
1931

Originally built for Fred Clarke, a Mercer Island pioneer, and his son, George Clarke, a local, notable politician, the NOR’WESTER belonged to the Clarke Family from 1931 until 2012. The NOR’WESTER was used regularly, pre-I-90 Bridge, to ferry the family from Mercer Island to Seattle.

Kachemak designed by Jeff Spira.

MORNING GLORY

Builder Name:
Ron Minervino

The boat is powered with a 40 HP Mariner motor. All wood was purchased from a home improvement store and covered with epoxy and fiberglass. The design is from Jeff Spira and the model name is the Kachemak.

Simmons Sea-Skiff Boat Plans

Designer
T. N. Simmons

Interested in building your own boat? Cape Fear Museum in Wilmington, NC sells Simmons Sea-Skiff boat plans in 18′, 20′ and 22′.Thomas Norwood Simmons was born in 1908 in Wilmington and lived most of his life on Myrtle Grove Sound. He was a carpenter by trade.

Peeler Skiff on trailer.

Peeler Skiff

Builder Name:
Fred Corbit

The boat was finished, and was trailered over to a boat shop for the installation of a 15 hp Tohatsu outboard, on February 2. I am a first time boat builder and found that building the CLC kit was a fun fall/winter project. The boat will be on Lake Couer d’ Alene the next sunny weekend.

SKYE under sail

SKYE

Year Built:
1989

Backbone timbers are white oak from the Eppick farm in Newberg, OR. Keel is Douglas fir; planking, Port Orford cedar. Deck is 1″ marine plywood covered with a felted polyester fabric and epoxy. Frames are white oak, the separate bulwark stanchions are black locust.