Dalai Lama was built at the Matsumoto Shipyard in North Vancouver BC in 1953. Sam Matsumoto built boats in Prince Rupert long before World War II. After the war, he
The boat is glued lapstrake plywood hull with oak interior and brass hardware with trailer. The idea came from three articles in Wooden Boat Magazine by Ross Lillistone of Australia.
This is a strip version of a tandem Annapolis Wherry built from plans by Chesapeake Light Craft. 18 months of build time. Probably 1200-1500 hours. Not proud of that, but
The McKenzie River Drift boat is a very popular design built from wood, fiberglass, and aluminum in both 14ft and 16ft lengths and seen on many NorthWest rivers and lakes.
Wood Duck is our portal to visit humpbacks, orcas, bears, and wolves in spectacularly wild parts of the Northwest coast. It is often the smallest boat at the dock when
In 1928, the Motor Yacht Blue Peter was built for the Seattle architect John Graham Sr. at Lake Union Dry Dock, and drawn by the famous local naval architect, Ted
Launched in 1946, “Iron Feather” (originally “Gaylee”) was built by The Matthews Company in Port Clinton, Ohio. This “38” Deluxe Sedan cruiser was commissioned by Lee McCuddy, who ran a
A beautiful rowing craft! Pawsitive Vibes is my first wood boat project. In 2021 it was restored and upgraded based on subsequent boat building projects and in the Seventy48 rowing
Bad Rabbit was initially a Chesapeake Light Craft Kit pandemic project but since the builder’s husband is over 6’5″ this tandem hull became his boat. In the winter of 2023,
