It,s funny you mention a model version. I am currently taking lines off of the study plans. I have two nephews who love the idea of adventuring with their...
John...thanks for sharing the pictures of the Depoe Bay Woodenboat Festival (didn't know they had one)i lived in Coos Bay, and will be returning in the Fall,...
thanks a lot, i am glad to hear there are so many more woden boat festivals...when i had my business in Port Orchard, there was nly Olympia and Seattle, Port...
An Excelsior is being built by the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding for Lee Garrett of Colorado. This is pretty exciting -- Excelsior is a very...
And the Eugene Yacht Club Wooden Boat Show August 16, and lots of messabouts: http://www.coots.org/calendar/ Depoe Bay and Toledo are the nicest boat shows...
I often get down to the Bay Area. There's always something interesting going on at the Charleston shipyard and down on the docks. I'm sure looking forward to...
Hi John...will keep you informed...The Lauson is a Water Cooled, 4 Cycle, built in 1940...i will keep her in Coos Bay, or Charleston...she is on a trailer. ...
Hi Mike, I've looked at the site & of those you've mentioned and unless the pix were changed after your email, I have to tell you that you are mistaken....
Check out the shape of the transoms; It may not be the Navarana but it's not Mr. Simms either. Mike Dolph From: Michael Walther Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2008 6:19...
Hi Mike, The transoms were also considered when I studied them. The faster boat's bottom & transom was nearly flat indicating speed and may have wanted a...
I'm planning to make a small open fishing boat, of ply construction, and the Good Luck seems the closest to my ideal requirements. This will be my first full...
Dude, I just have to ask because of your moniker; were you planning to use it for bait shrimping? There's a 17 foot inboard design of the same type that would...
Hello Mike. Thx for taking the time to reply. You're right about the fishing part, but it's for freshwater for 1-3 person - 1 or 2 90% of the time. The localy...
I think you've chosen well. I can't think of any of the Atkins designs on this site that would be better for your purposes. Good luck, heheh. Mike Dolph...
We bought a 1935 Atkins boat, named Bridget, on ebay. See it at > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewItem&item=270237263077#description We...
Congratulations! Some months ago I have seen this boat in a advertice. I am shure, that this double ender is of the type Ingrid. On atkinboatplans.com there...
A local fellow, Little Joe McKim, started building a Barrie Anne over 30 years ago. After he suffered a heart attack many years ago work stopped on the Barrie...
Greetings, There are some very intelligent and experienced guys over at the boatdesign.net forum ... We've been discussing a proposal I made to test and...
... This is a long shot, but it is what you are looking for. "The" Fore an Aft is on the hard in Albany NY the owner has offered it for sale for a good 2 years...
It must be remembered the tunnel hull boats are shallow draft boats, so they would have to be compared to another equal shallow draft boat. By Atkin's...