Jean Alden uses the traditional catboat configuration to achieve the objectives of a weatherly pocket cruiser that maximize my available shop space while still fitting on a trailer. Mostly I

Jaunty was envisioned as a slow (sailing speed) camp cruiser for an older captain. The beamy flat bottom hull with flared sides has commodious storage below, easy access through a

Spanning more than half a century, the story of Isobar encompasses nearly 30 countries and many, many dozens of crew, but only 4 owners. Along the way there were also

22′ Devlin Surf Scoter built by the owner in his two car garage using the “stitch and glue” method. I started building the boat when my son was three months

Isabel was built by Lyman in 1948 in Sandusky, Ohio. During WW II, Lyman started using plywood for their Navy contracts. They learned the advantages of plywood and started using

Ichi is a New Haven Oyster Sharpie. She is 16 ft and her beam is 5ft. She was built in 1986 at the Sound School in New Haven, CT and

Ibis is a Devlin-built Black Crown sedan trawler. Her cozy heated cabin and diesel power make her ideal for long weekends on the Sound and the Columbia River. We purchased

I found this dory in a friend’s barn, full of refuse, dead insects and rodents, bird skeletons, dilapidated, rotten and smashed in. It was love at first sight. Over several

My grandfather Rex Bartlett commissioned Ed Monk Sr. to design her and was built on Seattle’s Lake Union by the Edison Technical School. Jim Chambers who ran the school along

Hiyu is a 10’6” version of Harry Bryan’s Fiddlehead design, referred to as a “decked canoe.” Okoume plywood was used throughout the construction with the exception of the bottom planking.