When I was 13 years old, I built my first boat, a 10-foot plywood skiff. Other boats followed until college, parenthood, and a career in the aerospace industry set a
Red Bomber is a double-cockpit runabout with a mahogany planked plywood hull, ring shank bronze fastened on sawn frames. Complete with Croslet-Aerojet pre-packaged 21-hp OHC 4-cylinder engine and belt-driven Vee-drive
2020 WFH is a stitch and glue composite offshore skiff tailored to offshore/island fishing and camping in southern California. No work hours were harmed in the creation of this boat.
RIPTIDE was built in 1927 by the Schertzer Brothers Boat and Machine Company, then located on the north end of Lake Union near the foot of Stone Way in Seattle.
1500 hours from first sketches to varnish. The boat is a cedar-strip, recreational/open-water scull, loosely based on Graeme King’s immortal Kingfisher. It’s built with 1/8-inch Western red cedar & Alaska
This is a very easy stitch & glue build. You can purchase CNC cut kits (for the hull) from a few different kit builders. Proven design especially for Alaska and
38-Foot Power Cruiser – Designed by John G. Alden of Boston, for sport fishing and general cruising. She is twin-screw powered and was built by Simms Brothers at Dorchester, Mass.
APPLY TO BE THE 50th ANNUAL WOODEN BOAT FESTIVAL POSTER ARTIST
If you feel called to create an original piece of maritime-themed art for the 50th Annual Wooden Boat Festival poster, we’d love to see your vision! The deadline to apply is June 30, 2026.
