St Lawrence skiff

We have finished the skiff!!

6 meter completed

At the beginning of the year we worked with Jespersons Boatbuilders to rebuild Llanoria. A 2 time Olympic 6 Meter. The project was to rebuild her to race in the next 6 Meter worlds in Helsinki Finland. The deadlind for the project was June 1st 2011 and we met that target date. We started in January replacing 1/2 of the frames and the lower planking. Removed the ballast and repaired the keel and stem. A new transom and floors were built. The boat was wedge seamed, refastened, faired and painted. Deck beams and deck were replaced. Yachttech (www.yachttech.com) in Sidney rebuilt the rig and have done an amazing job.
It was a pleasure to work with Jespersons and there crew.

St Lawrence skiff

Here is the new St Lawrence skiff that we are building. You can follow us on the Wooden Boat Forum. There you can see the posted progress shots and see the on going debate on what this boat actually is.

Gartside double ender

Here is the Garside boat getting some furniture installed. We are defiantly going to have hear ready for the spring.
Still there are oars and sails to make.

St Lawrence skiff

Here are the latest pictures of the boat.
Garry oak stem and stern. A yellow cedar keel and the nicest red cedar planking we have ever seen. I have used this batch of cedar for 10 years. It was a big batch. So far we have hung 4 sets of planks and working on the 5th.

12 double ender

This boat is well on it's way to being finished.

Fresh Varnish

Early this fall we did a varnish job on this Aldin cutter that belongs to SALTS. The boat if for sale and after the varnish she looks very fresh. This is a good time to purchase a classic!!
Check out SALTS website for details on this boat and others foe sale.