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Editorial
Every boat here was built by somebody, somewhere, over a long time. These are the years, told by the people who spent them.
The Lead Story
5.5' old time southeast working skiff · hilliard, FL, United States
A15.5 ft inboard work/fish boat in the old style of the Southeast area
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They say when you retire you need 3 and 1/2 things to keep you busy, well this is one of them that I can do with my grandson alongside.
Last written 25 days ago
18 journal entries 94 photographs
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CANDU-EZ Mini Tugboat
Last written 27 July 2026
16 journal entries 17 photographs
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CLC’s famous sail and oar dinghy
Last written 29 August 2026
4 journal entries 19 photographs
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Oldest Boat
12 Foot Cedar Strip Dinghy
Last written 30 July 2026
2 journal entries 4 photographs
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Candu-EZ plan from Berkely Engineering. Heavily modified to 16° v-hull with 175 hp OMC sterndrive.
Last written 18 days ago
1 journal entry 2 photographs
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My first try at glued lapstrake construction
16 photographs
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A former sailing catamaran cutdown into a dual deck solar trawler.
12 photographs
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Newest Boat
Numerous modifications to the excellent plans provided by Berkeley that increase its size and robustness.
6 photographs
Your Build
A dated entry, a few photographs and a sentence about what went wrong is worth more in ten years than any of it seems worth tonight.
