Hiyu is a 10’6” version of Harry Bryan’s Fiddlehead design, referred to as a “decked canoe.” Okoume plywood was used throughout the construction. The designer intended the boat to be paddled like a kayak. The builder developed the pedal drive utilizing a 10” primary pulley and two idler pulleys to redirect the v-belt to the bottom of the boat. The …
The Sande
This is a 1948 Sande cedar strip with oak ribbed skiff. The boat was built by Earl Sande of Sande Boat Works in Belfair Washington. located on Hoodcanal.
Lil’ B
Designed and built by Russell Brown, the PT Eleven is a highly developed 11ft nesting dinghy ideal for cruising boats since she can be stored in a small space; only 6ft x 4ft 2″. The PT 11 rows very well and has a simple and lightweight, high performance sailing option. Each hull half weighs about 45# and can be assembled …
Rascal
The 11 ft PT Spear dinghy uses the modern lines of the PT Eleven nesting dinghy and the same sailing rig and foils but with a different interior geometry. The Spear is generously sized but weighs only 90 lbs. and is a pleasure to row and sail. This is a rugged and handsome dinghy that takes full advantage of modern …
Riptide
RIPTIDE was built in 1927 by Frank E and William J Schertzer, owners of Schertzer Brothers Boat and Machine Company, which was then located at 1115 Northlake Avenue on the north end of Lake Union near the foot of Stone Way in Seattle. Her original owners are as yet unknown. RIPTIDE is 47 feet 1-inch long with a beam of …
Segue
Segue was built by the Northwest School of Wooden Boat building and the owner took delivery of a bare hull/deck/house in 2011. There followed a year of painting and fitting out. The hull is built over 9 mm ring frames and incorporates a trunk that houses a lifting keel that has 900 pounds of lead at the bottom. The combination …
Chesuki
Using only the lines drawing from the Dori book we measured and created a sheet of offsets to loft her. Thanks to the Newport Marine science center loft and bandsaw, I was able to fully loft her and then create her sawn frames in 1983. Thanks to Dick Tucker in Langlois Oregon I was able to order perfect Port Orford …
Betsy D
Built in Anacortes in 1977 (same year as the first Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival) by a 20 year old aspiring boat builder named Bo Garrison who took the lines from Chappelles American Small Craft. The boat’s design is an evolution from dugout canoes, and came into service for watermen in Long Island Sound for ease of construction, speed, ease …
Pacific Swift
Built by S.A.L.T.S. Sail and Life Training Society, as a working exhibit at Expo 1986 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Planked and Decked in Douglas Fir, Yellow Cedar Beams, Trimmed with Purple Heart Cap Rails and Sole, Topped Off with Spars in Douglas Fir. The Pacific Swift has sailed over 100,000 deep-sea miles on training voyages for young trainees. Her offshore …
Pacific Grace
Built on the lines of the SALT Society’s original Robertson II, Pacific Grace was constructed in Victoria primarily of Douglas Fir. Traditional double sawn frames measuring 9″/9″ are planked with 3 inch quarter sawn fir as is the deck. Framing for the deck is Yellow Cedar. Pacific Grace has been working with youth from all backgrounds sailing to far away …