Hull Number 11 of a limited production run of 19 K43 Sloops built by Kettenburg Marine, San Diego in the mid-1960s. To our knowledge, she is one of three K43s built with teak decks, house and cockpit. She was extensively raced by her original owners in Southern California winning the Wrigley Cup shortly after her launch. We purchased her in …
Whitney
The Chesapeake Light Craft Expedition Wherry is a computer cut kit make of okoume plywood – a boring presentation. To enhance the overall appearance, the deck is overlaid with western red cedar strip (including all knots and inclusions). The rest of top sides and hull is painted grey. Bottom is graphite infused epoxy. Coaming and rub rail are stained and …
Nil Desperandum
Nil Desperandum is seven years old now, and with each passing year I appreciate Sam Devlin’s design eye more and more. While it looks thoroughly traditional—perhaps late 19th or early 20th century—the plywood/fiberglass composite hull is thoroughly modern. Devlin’s skilled way with architectural line and proportion are beautifully illustrated here; at least to my eye it does not look simply …
Mona-C
It’s an East Coast codfish dory. It’s used on San Francisco Bay and the Lost Coast in California. It’s also used up the coast from California to Washington.
Emily Ruth
Emily Ruth is a Somes Sound 12-1/2’. Designed by John Brooks, the SS is derived from the well known Herreshoff and Haven 12-1/2’s. Unlike those boats, she is glued lapstrake construction using occume plywood. The transom, coaming, rails, and other trim are sapele. Secondary and tertiary woods are black locust and Douglas fir, both logged from damaged trees on Bainbridge …
Trine
Trine is one of the few remaining 40kvm2 Spissgatter racer-cruisers built between 1938–47 in Sarpborg, Norway. These were not “one-designs” but built to a “restriction measurement rule”. This meant designers could vary their plans so long as the lines remained within the maximum and minimum measurements. Each carried the “W” registration number. Einar Iverson, a wealthy paper magnate, commissioned a …
Ginger
Original hull designed and built by Pat Spurlock to serve as a plug, out of which came the mold for the Elliott Bay Steamlaunch. Dan Pence radically altered the low sleek hull dispite Mr Spurlocks objections. It was built up and over to become a fake 1920’s raised deck cruiser. Powered by an ancient electric forklift motor of 2 kw …
Integrity
Integrity is a 35′ twin-diesel ‘Fantail’ Cruising Yacht, designed and built by Sam Devlin. She has a well-thought-out combination of aesthetic traditional lines, modern construction methods, and advanced—yet practical for the cruiser—technology throughout.
La Boheme
La Boheme is one in a series of William Atkin designed double-enders. This one is the Eric. Modeled after Norwegian rescue boats at the turn of the century, the Eric is said to be “the best boat for the worst weather”. La Boheme’s keel was laid in 1926. She was completed and launched in 1938 out of Victoria, BC and …
Wynken
Wynken is a sweet clinker built 12 ft. wooden row boat with a beam of 4′ 8″. She was built by Ken Douglas Boatworks in Burnaby BC, Canada in about 2001. She carries a hull number of 20-167. Ken Douglas was a shipwright and teacher. When he retired he started Ken Douglas Boatworks and built an estimated 230 small clinker …