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ANJA’s design is based on the legendary Bristol Pilot Cutters of Britain. These boats were able to weather strong storms as well as be sailed short-handed. They would take the pilot out to large ships waiting in the Bristol Channel. Modern racing yachts evolved from this design. Construction is of mahogany plank on oak frames. Roger Long of Woods Hole, …

BISH is a Murray Peterson Susan schooner. Port Orford Cedar on steam-bent white oak frames. Teak decks on laminated doug fir deck beams. Hand crank SABB lifeboat engine. All standing rigging is galvey 7×7, parcel and served. Built by Karl Bischoff in Georgetown, Seattle. It’s taken 12 years so far. For each task, I had to do research and take …

My Two-masted spirit sailboat was hand-made in Alaska from Sitka spruce with oak and Purple Heart blocks. The plans can be found in the book called Pete Culler’s boats, titled Skiffs for Maynard and Anne Bray. Unfortunately, Anne never saw the boat,

ERN is built of mahogany planks on white oak frames by John Barkhouse in Chester, Nova Scotia, in 1957. She is well known on the B.C. coast, from the pilot books “Charlie’s Charts”, written by her previous owners, Charlie and Margo Wood. ERN is a custom-built, cutter-rigged sailboat of wood construction throughout, having a raked stern, round bilges to a …

This sit-on-top kayak, designed by Bedard Yacht Design of Tarpon Springs, FL, is a unique, stitch and glue kayak constructed with marine-grade plywood, fiberglass cloth and epoxy. Built in 2020, the kayak is much more stable than traditional kayak designs, making it perfect for fishing, photography, or paddling with your favorite pet.

It is 22’ x 8’, which I designed and built from a half-model I carved, for use as a salmon set-net skiff. Planking is Sitka spruce, 11 strakes per side, copper riveted. The transom is planked with fir and framed in oak, and the outboard motor notch is offset to starboard to allow a net to be run out over …

Sassafrass was built in Vietnam in the early 1960’s she came to southern California in the early 80’s and was a home for several owners doing youth sailing, she was moved to the PNW in the early 1990’s by a retired ship right who hoped to take the vessel to Alaska. We purchased in early 2000’s when the owners health …

Barquito II is a Chesapeake Bay dead rise skiff with a D.N. Hylan design hull and a builder imagined cabin. She is intended to be a slow cruising highly efficient camp cruiser. Barquito II is a COVID-19 project. When it became evident in early 2020 that I would have time on my hands, I ordered the plans and started construction …

Western Red Cedar planking on oak frames. This Northwest Classic built by students at Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding was recently converted from a diesel to a zero emissions electric drive. The Poulsbo boat is used as a teaching platform for students in the Marine Systems program. Providing an opportunity to practice installation of both diesel and electric drive.

This Abaco Dinghy was built by students of the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding. The original plans used were from the Apprentice Shop in Maine but were modified to make the boat larger. The modifications required new drafting, lofting, and setup. The project is a great example of a small boat built very much like a large boat. Winer Malone, …