Idyl

In Festival Boats 2025 on May 8, 2025
Idyl was launched in June 2024, after a two-year build. She has okoume ply planking on yellow cedar framing and sapele floors and keel. External ballast is a 1000 lb.
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Savona

In Festival Boats 2025 on May 8, 2025
Savona is a 39′ Ed Monk Sr. Bridgedeck Cruiser. She was built in 1942 by Bud Forder of Forder Boatworks in Kenmore, WA on north Lake Washington for Russell Rathbone.
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Hershey’s Boat

In Festival Boats 2025 on May 8, 2025
This boat was built because my favorite 12′ Wee Lassie canoe was too small for both me and my dog Hershey. I also wanted a boat capable of making camping
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Camelot

For Sale

In Festival Boats 2025 on May 8, 2025
Camelot’s known history is one of neglect punctuated by aggressive care and upgrades. Her design is rumored to be a sistership to one owned by Elmer Nordstrom, but that is
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Auklet

In Festival Boats 2025 on May 8, 2025
Rumor is she’s done the inside passage, looking forward to cruising the San Juan’s in style
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Waterwoody

For Sale

In Festival Boats 2025 on May 8, 2025
Having developed similar designs, this boat is a culmination of where my inspiration has led me. Constructed of Marine plywood sheathed in fiberglass and epoxy, the interior is a visual
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Sea Nymph II

For Sale

In Festival Boats 2025 on May 8, 2025
Sea Nymph II is a 1946 Ed Monk Sr. displacement hull bridge deck cruiser. 46′ X 13′ 6″ X 3′ 10″, built by the Grandy Boat Works, Seattle Washington. Flybridge
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Abishag

In Festival Boats 2025 on May 8, 2025
After languishing in a shed for 10 years, Emerald Marine rebuilt her stern, refastened the backbone hung new garboards, and rebuilt the house. Elton Hanneman rebuilt the engine. He has
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Murrelet

In Festival Boats 2025 on May 8, 2025
A local favorite, Murrelet has been featured twice in Off Center Harbor and on the Wooden Boat Calendar.
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Dodo

In Festival Boats 2025 on May 8, 2025
Dodo was built in Henderson Bay and launched in Potlatch, WA in 1934 as a working steam tugboat. Designed by Harold R. Lanning, Sr., Dodo is typical of small Puget
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