Model Boatbuilding – Stem rabbets Our Patreon member Tim Ehrich got cracking on his Forest and Stream model, skiff, got’er done and has moved onto challenging himself with a Manticus Peapod model, the lines of which he got from John Garder’s...
Building the Bouchie Dory Part 18 – Lapstrake planking part 1 Spiling for lapstrake planking can be accomplished in many ways. The simplest involves simply wrapping a pre-thicknessed plank around the hull and tracing off the the edge of your lap and...
Building the Bouchie Dory Part 12 – Scarfing the bottom panel The introduction of waterproof plywood was a boon to the boatbuilding trade and there was a time when you could order it in any length you choose right from the mill but those days are...
Bouchie Dory BOUCHIE DORY Designed by myself, the Bouchie Dory is a scaled down interpretation of the classic Grand Banks fishing dory. The Grandbanks dories were carried stacked on-deck of coasting schooners and deployed in small fleets once the fishing grounds were...
Hades Skiff HADES SKIFF We built this boat as a prop for a Hollywood movie called Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief. We actually built two identical boats and coincidentally rented kayaks to a prop house that were also used in the movie. Traditional construction...
