M.V. Lotus

In Festival Boats on July 3, 2019
Built in 1908-1909 for Seattle lawyer and entrepreneur Maurice McMicken, the M. V. Lotus is a significant example of motor boat design and construction from the early 20th century. When
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Nootka

In Festival Boats on July 3, 2019
NOOTKA – the former Mission Boat โ€œAve Mariaโ€ As many as twenty Mission Boats and one seaplane operated from 1905 to 1969 providing medical, dental, pastoral and social care to
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Ghita

In Festival Boats on July 3, 2019
Ghita is a nordic folkboat built in Thisted, Denmark in 1966 by the Hovmark brothers, she raced and cruised there for the first 22 years. In 1988 the present owner
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Jack O’Lantern

In Festival Boats on July 3, 2019
Replica of a traditionally rigged Tancook Whaler. These boat were working boats fishing out of Nova Scotia.
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My Boat

In Festival Boats on July 3, 2019
I completed “My Boat” April 2011. My Boat was named by one of my granddaughters when she was two. We were camping on a local lake when a storm came
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Ziska

In Festival Boats on July 3, 2019
For the first 20 years of her life she was very successfully raced on the coast of Ireland, mostly sailing out of the Royal Cork Yacht Club, where she is
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Zena

For Sale

In Festival Boats on November 26, 2018
I bought this partly-completed HADRON dinghy and completely redesigned the interior, fitting self-draining floor, daggerboard and cassette rudder. Itโ€™s designed to float low when capsized so that itโ€™s easier to
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Xanadu

In Festival Boats on November 26, 2018
Xanadu was built in Hong Kong in 1971 of Philippine mahogany planks on yacal frames. Her interior is mostly teak. She is powered by a single John Deere diesel engine
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Wood Duck

In Festival Boats on November 26, 2018
Boat purchased in 1970 for $45โ€ฆ.at Bellevue Washington. My father had a vision for the Poulsbo boat to become a jaunty sailboat. The attractive lines were decked and an an
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Woody

In Festival Boats on November 26, 2018
Woody was my first boat build project launched in 1993. Her hull is marine grade fir plywood. Frames are Port Orford Ceder. The transom, seats and trim are Mahogany all
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