Your Boats; Now You can Share your Wood Boat experiences.

Spartacus   I purchased this launch from Tauranga N.Z. for NZ $4,000 and trucked it to Auckland where it is at present "on the hard" getting a restoration.

It ...

Rosie's Story   I purchased a 14 ft runabout which needs a bit of work.


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Rosie
by: Mike
Hi Dennis,

Well Rosie looks real good as she ...

No Remorse  I just put a deposit on a 1963 40' Owens Tahitian.

It needs a lot of work but I believe I can handle the job.

Gonna do my damnedest anyway.

It ...

1964 26' Chris Craft Cavalier  Well first of all, great site!

I have already printed off good plywood repair info from here.


I aquired this 26' plywood cabin cruiser, by ...

Penn Yan Captivator  Price: Free.
Sitting in a barn since 1972, solid boat.

Not sure what to do with it.

Was looking at the property for my sister-in-law, walked ...

56 Century Resorter 18  Really a rough, rotted old boat..... but, oh, the potential.

I have replaced all 20 oak frames, rebuilt new transom, now need to install keel and chines....

Fazackerley 12' King Billy Clinker dinghy -"Little Chook"  Late in 2007 we had decided to move from a hot Brisbane (Australia) climate to an Island climate in Tasmania, more precisely to Hobart.

During my volunteering ...

Just Bought Her 
Can anyone tell me anything about this boat? I just bought it from a man that just got it from his 95 year uncle that had it built around the 50'...

Sea C Strider  I have a 1964 Sather 36' rebuilt fishboat that I bought 6 years ago and converted to a sedan cruiser.

I took her onto the hard 2 weeks ago for new survey,...

Old glory  just a success story for encouragement.

I purchased a 1965 30' Owens Flaghip in 07.

Installed new engines, new electrical, new interior, new stem,...

Lady Jane a Wooden Classic Trojan  Lady Jane was "New" to us last summer.

Her previous owner was devoted to her.

But he had to sell due to ill health and he has since passed ...

Messer Hudson Spring Pram  I've just started building a Warren Messer Drift style pram.

Gaff Ketch   Lorna Doone was one of two boats built to the same design by Sir Allan Stewart in Rossreagh boatyard, county Donegal.

The other was Rhea of Rhu , also ...

Why Lofting?  I am new to boat building and am reading "The Wooden Boat Manual" (Robert Steward).

I can't understand why the curves of the sections on the full-size ...

MISS YA YAH  Named after my Great Grand Daughter, it is a 14' 1958 Penn Yan Mahogany Captivator.

It is in decent condition but needs attention.

I am 78 years ...

La hookah  My trimaran suffered some damage and I have someone fixing her.

Should they use epoxy and resin to fare out the damaged areas to meet the undamaged ...

Wobbygong  Resstoration of a cabin cruiser by Peter and Annie in Australia.

Spring Brezz a 21ft Westerly Westcoaster  A westerly Westcoaster restoration.

1947 Grandy -Double Ender   Built by the famous boat builder in Seattle WA Used for Salmon fishing Bristol Bay, Alaska.

Fishing laws only allowed boat under 32-ft (still in ...

1965 16ft Century Resorter,   I recently inherited a 1965 16ft Century Resorter, it was put in storage in 1975 due to the bottom leaking, and I want to get started on the restore....

Kinderdijker hoogaars  I first reported on building the Dutch traditional hoogaars on this website when I was halfway. (see below)

The boat was launched in May of 2011 and ...

Lady Ada  She was built in 1901 -06 she is 67 ft on deck.

The boat is not mine, she was pulled out of the water about 2 years ago.

Only planks and deck were ...

60s Sea Hawk  Hi,

What a great site you have, a treasure to any budding boatbuilder, thanks.

I have just started building a 21-foot Sea Hawk cabin cruiser from ...

Ditherumpop  "Dither" is one of 6 remaining Yorkshire One Designs from the original fleet built in 1898.

She is designed to take on short, north seas.

I ...

37 Egg  I have a 1969 Egg Harbor 37 foot.

She sank about 2years ago.

She was only down for 2 days before I pulled her out of the water.

Since then she ...

Make your own varnish  Here's the recipe - be sure to make a small batch and try it out - adjust to
your liking.

1 gallon

3 q, 1c boiled linseed oil

1 3/4 c turpentine
...

Providence  She was built in Frederkshavn Denmark back in 1903 as a fishing cutter.

The ship fished till 1935 then was conscripted into the Danish Navy.

I ...

Finley's Folley  My boat is a 31' Fairliner built in 1962 by Western Boat Builders in Tacoma Wa.

I bought it in January this year for a song.

It is in very rough ...

Mourne Lass  The 'Lass' is a an ex-MFV, which we are working on in an attempt to give her a new lease of life in her retirement.

We need to replace the 60 year ...

1974 Trojan Sea Raider Hard Top Express  Trojan Sea Raider Hard Top Express anyone able to share their experience of repairing or replacing the teak decking on a Trojan.

A Grampian 23, sadly not wooden. . . .   I am the proud 3rd owner of a Grampian 23.

Sadly, not so nice as any old wooden boat.

But still my first.

My boat has been let go some before ...

The Old Manatee( a work in progress)  I found her in the back lot of a marina, looking forloned and forgotten.

However, she had the most graceful lines I'd ever seen.

I then ...

Malahini  The Malahini is a Glen L ( American )design cold molded ply power boat.

It will be 15.5 feet long and powered by outboard motors.

I live in Tasmania ...

Hydrocat  Hmm.. well firstly my boat is not wooden,but I couldn't find the weird boat projects category.

In fact my boat ,rather looks like two windsurfers going ...