In Festival Boats on June 20, 2018
This hull and engine were salvaged from a berry bramble and over a period of 45 years was converted to a jaunty sail boat with an attempt to keep it
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The Gold Cup
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This outboard hydroplane is a mid 70’s Ed Karelsen “A” class racer designed to run about 50mph with a 15hp vintage Mercury. Karelsen unlimited hydroplanes won the Gold Cup four
Silva Bans
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Built in Oregon in the ’90s of Fir and Black Locust with no bedding compounds or antifungal agents, she had a leaky deck that let in rainwater carrying fungal spores
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For Sale
In Festival Boats on June 20, 2018
Boat is one of six that were built for grandchildren. Started construction of the six in 2012, with the last one still to be rigged with mast and sails. Structural
Glencannon
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Artenders are known throughout the PNW and other regions of the world with rough waters for their able sea keeping abilities. I spent 8 years converting Glencannon from a rough
Duke
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Duke was built in 1947 by the Adolph Cummings Boat Company on Ruston Way in Tacoma, Washington. Built to troll fish, she had two sister ships, Solveig, and Ample II.
Pacific
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Pacific was built to longline for halibut in the North Pacific. She has also trolled for salmon and tuna. The halibut fishermen of B.C. regarded her as one of the
Sea Dream
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We discovered Sea Dream at the Chula Vista marina in Southern California in 1992, after years of walking docks – searching for a couple’s boat to explore these beautiful Northwest
Laurie T
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Laurie T is Bill Garden’s 1955 design #280. Launched in 1960, she was built in Pete Teller’s Seattle back yard and named for his wife. Still nearly original, with Chrysler
Blossom
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Blossom was built in 1938 in Tacoma, WA by the Anderson yard. Several similar sloops of Ed. Monk’s designs were being constructed in the late 30’s and early 40’s including
