Iron Feather

In Festival Boats 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 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 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 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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Pluto

In Festival Boats on June 23, 2021
Custom design to cruise the waters and estuaries around England, originally with swing keel and careening planks. Extensively rebuilt by me and my wife with 1.5″ extra draft and full
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Serafino

In Festival Boats on June 22, 2021
Serafino is a grand 46′ 1963 Chris Craft Constellation in immaculate condition with very few owners through her cherished life. Originally built for the Commodore of the Tacoma Yacht Club,
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Eloise

For Sale

In Festival Boats on August 20, 2019
This Whitehall-type long boat was stored in a barn loft in the San Juan Islands for over 60 years. Those decades at rest among old farm equipment and dust has
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Ellen

In Festival Boats on August 20, 2019
12 foot single station dinghy. Glued plywood lapstrake construction, White oak stem, keel, rails, sapele transom, meranti floors and thwarts.
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Minx

For Sale

In Festival Boats on August 20, 2019
Built in 1997 in Port Angeles, Minx was constructed along the lines of a Dark Harbor 12-1/2, using old growth cedar strip planking over steamed white oak frames. The quality
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SputterBug

For Sale

In Festival Boats on July 22, 2019
Dedicated to the art of boat building that honors the great craftsmen of the early mahogany boats, the Sputterbug Runabout was created in 2019 as a project to build a
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