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Sunnyside was a COVID project built in the spring of 2020. 14 ft in length, 6 ft beam, cruising displacement is 1,000 lb. While her topside, cabin, and coach construction is stitch and glue plywood, her hull is based on a Uffa Fox International 14 but, wider and flatter midships. She has 300 lb of cement ballast to assure stability …

Every now and again, we build a boat for ourselves. We wanted a good rowboat, which meant it had to meet several criteria: • It had to row very well. • It had to be lightweight for its type. • It had to have a traditional appearance. • It had to be a relatively quick build so I could get …

A beautiful rowing craft! Raging Turtles is my first wood boat project. In 2021 it was restored and upgraded based on subsequent boat building projects and in the SEVENTY48 rowing event June of 2022.

Electric Philosophy is a solar electric catamaran designed for comfortable, extended self-sufficient cruising by a couple and one or 2 guests. The concept for Electric Philosophy grew out of the owners’ use of solar electric power on their Airstream travel trailer, and visits to the Wooden Boat Festival where the idea of independent solar-powered propulsion on a boat was presented …

I call this my COVID boat since it was constructed in 2020 and the first half of 2021 while I was hiding in my shop. The sawn frames are constructed from 7/8 Khaya (aka African mahogany) and covered with 3/8 in Okoume plywood. The outside of the hull is also fiberglassed with 10 oz cloth for extra strength and durability. …

This boat was built in Florida and then trucked to the customer In San Diego. The boat was sold and moved to Everett WA sometime in the late ’60s. The name was Goldfinger until the owners bought it in 2005 and changed it to Hoku Hele. The boat has been in the same cover Moorage slip since arriving here.

Bright Star is a Tolman Jumbo 24, from a design by Renn Tolman of Homer, Alaska. As are all the Tolman boats, she is a plywood stitch-and-glue wooden boat. The Tolman Alaskan Skiffs began as 18′ open boats, built for fishing in Alaskan waters. The basic design has evolved. Most now are cabin boats 22′-24′ long, with a few built …

My goal was to build an electrically-propelled power boat with a comfortable cabin that could be easily towed behind a modest car. It also had to be relatively simple to build, and fit in a standard garage during construction. Bernd Kohler’s Eco 55 design looked ideal. Building began in late 2019. Construction is stringer and frame with Okoume ply, and …

Moon Lady was constructed in 2019 by instructor Jody Boyle and his students at the NWSWB in Port Hadlock. She was built pretty much as designed by John Gardner except for using local red cedar on white oak, a thicker transom, and changes to the bow cuddy. As a smaller version of a traditional lobster boat, she handles the inland …

Rage was built at Schooner Creek Boat Works in Portland under a very compressed timetable in order to qualify for a Transpacific Race. Rage has a storied racing career including first to finish in Hawaii and West Coast races. She has also been successfully raced and cruised double-handed. She has a very classic interior which is a delight at sea. …