Windsong

In Festival Boats 2021 on June 29, 2021
The boat is glued lapstrake plywood hull with oak interior and brass hardware with trailer. The idea came from three articles in Wooden Boat Magazine by Ross Lillistone of Australia.
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Natasha Darling!

In Festival Boats 2021 on June 29, 2021
This is a strip version of a tandem Annapolis Wherry built from plans by Chesapeake Light Craft. 18 months of build time. Probably 1200-1500 hours. Not proud of that, but
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Drifter

In Festival Boats 2021 on June 28, 2021
The McKenzie River Drift boat is a very popular design built from wood, fiberglass, and aluminum in both 14ft and 16ft lengths and seen on many NorthWest rivers and lakes.
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Wood Duck

For Sale

In Festival Boats 2021 on June 28, 2021
Wood Duck is our portal to visit humpbacks, orcas, bears, and wolves in spectacularly wild parts of the Northwest coast. It is often the smallest boat at the dock when
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Nellie Gamble

In Festival Boats 2021 on June 25, 2021
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Blue Peter

In Festival Boats 2021 on June 25, 2021
In 1928, the Motor Yacht Blue Peter was built for the Seattle architect John Graham Sr. at Lake Union Dry Dock, and drawn by the famous local naval architect, Ted
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Iron Feather

In Festival Boats 2021 on June 24, 2021
Launched in 1946, “Iron Feather” (originally “Gaylee”) was built by The Matthews Company in Port Clinton, Ohio. This “38” Deluxe Sedan cruiser was commissioned by Lee McCuddy, who ran a
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Pawsitive Vibes

In Festival Boats 2021 on June 23, 2021
A beautiful rowing craft! Pawsitive Vibes is my first wood boat project. In 2021 it was restored and upgraded based on subsequent boat building projects and in the Seventy48 rowing
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Bad Rabbit

In Festival Boats 2021 on June 23, 2021
Bad Rabbit was initially a Chesapeake Light Craft Kit pandemic project but since the builder’s husband is over 6’5″ this tandem hull became his boat. In the winter of 2023,
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MV Pelican

In Festival Boats 2021 on June 23, 2021
The MV Pelican was built in Newport News, VA, of longleaf yellow pine. It served on the east coast, opened brown shrimp fishery in the Gulf of Mexico, and served
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