Solitude III is a John C. Harris-penned “PocketShip” sailboat. Per the designer, this stitch and glue boat, “is a small cruising sailboat of refined model, meant to sail well on
The Whitehall pulling boat was my first love affair. With a boat, that is. Searching for the perfect first woodworking project I found the Whitehall in John Gardner’s Building Classic
I chose to build a catboat for three reasons. First, I wanted a sailboat with a cabin that would go on a trailer. Slip prices are prohibitive where I live
The Grand Banks 36, a classic trawler design, was initially built with a wooden hull until 1973, when the company transitioned to fiberglass construction, while maintaining the traditional look. The
Ron Bowen built J.D. Crow in the spirit of British Columbia’s long tradition of beautiful and seaworthy homebuilt sailboats, with Allen Farrell as premier guru. Ron was a fisherman, logger,
There is very little historic documentation about these boats, but we know there were many variations within the general type. I wanted to build this in-part to discover why this
The Blue Peter was conceived, designed, commissioned, and built by Seattle Hands, at Lake Union Drydock. Through her 97 years of services the Blue Peter has done everything from serving
She is constructed of Maine white cedar planking over oak frames. Power is from a Yanmar four-cylinder diesel. She has undergone complete repainting, an engine overhaul, and repairs of various
Nonchalant was originally built for William Boeing in 1927 and launched and documented in 1930. She has recently undergone a complete 2 year rebuild in Port Townsend, Washington. The rebuild
Kari-san was built by Lee Sandifur, a boat builder working for the designer, Sam Devlin. The original sprit rig required some one to stand to furl or reef the sails.
