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By Jim Ensminger I purchased the material to build the strong back (the frame for building the cedar strips around). Building the strong back was much more involved and time-consuming than I expected. I chose 7/8″ by 12′ cedar for the hull itself. I could not buy anything locally, and the directions stated that splices […]
By Brian Donaldson Over the past three winters, the boatbuilding crew of the Saginaw Bay Community Sailing Association (SBCSA) strip-built a Jericho Bay lobster skiff. They used the plans from WoodenBoat magazine, which master boatbuilder Tom Hill measured from a Joel White-designed boat. More than twenty people have worked on the skiff.
By Tom Pawlak — GBI Technical Advisor Above: At the Small Craft Builders Rendezvous, both wood/epoxy and traditionally built canoes and kayaks were on display. In July 2008 I attended the Small Craft Builders’ Rendezvous in Peterborough, Ontario at the invitation of Ted Moores and Joan Barrett. Their company, Bear Mountain Boats, was one of the […]
