I built a swift little rowboat. And an absurd number of people who see it ask “Are you going to do the Seventy48?” a human powered boat race from Tacoma to Port Townsend, covering 70 miles, with a 48 hour … Read More
Tacit is the modified Adirondack Guideboat that I built for exploring and camp cruising the cold waters of the Pacific Northwest. It’s based on a 100 year old design that had been refined to perfection, which I then mucked with, … Read More
There was a long lull in posts here. Where did I go? I took a full time job for nearly two years at the Northwest Maritime Center in Port Townsend, as the Program Operations Coordinator. I and one other fellow … Read More
It’s nasty work, sanding, grinding and chopping unnecessary stuff off of a 40 year old polyester resin fiberglass boat. It stinks, and it’s bad for my health, even covered head to foot in protection. I really had to up my … Read More
Last weekend I thoroughly enjoyed the Wooden Boat Festival in here in Port Townsend. I have attended for 30 years or so, off and on. The amount of work and effort it takes to put on this event, and how … Read More
Last month I had the good fortune to join two friends on a three day cruise, circumnavigating Harstine Island, in south Puget Sound. Normally, trips like these are all about the natural experience, the beauty, the peace, the near death … Read More
The Lavro Dory came from the factory with some slightly odd looking chine/rail extensions in the stern. They are attached with bolts, and are made from wood. Bartender boats have something similar, but their’s are more elegant, and run from … Read More
One of the big concerns I have had with this Lavro Dory project is that there is foam below the floor, but the hull has no drain plugs. This seemed really stupid to me, given that the manufacturer, and owners … Read More
Well, I am back to work on my Lavro Dory project. First I moved the boat into my smaller workspace, which is heatable for winter work. I needed it off the trailer, because of work I need to do on … Read More
I recently purchased a Portage Pram from a friend. I had planned on building a similar pram as a shore boat for our Lavro Dory, so this saved a bunch of work, and building Portage Pram oars was a very … Read More