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The Builder

Mike D

  • Founder MemberOne of the first fifty people to open an account with the register.
  • Build ChroniclerA builder who has written at least ten build-log entries.

Recently, semi retired IT professional. Downsized to a home 15 minutes from Sandy Hook Bay in NJ. When looking for this house first priority was to be close to the water and second was to ensure a 2 car garage…but no room for cars in this garage (you will see why in the build photos). I am water lover and sailing beach catamarans at SHBCC, laser dinghies , jet skiing and ice boating are my soft and hard water hobbies. I grew up in a DIY family that had sport fishing power boats my entire life. For this reason I learned about the local waterways, engines, electronics, fiberglassing and anything else mechanical or electrical. This makes the CANDU E-Z a perfect project for me and my grandson who likes to help out and checks on progress often. When complete, I expect to have many memorable experiences on tugboat KATE.

In the Registry
1 boat
Photographs
85 pictures
Journal
16 entries
Registered Since
August 2026

Their Work

The Boat

One boat by Mike D is shown on Built & Launched.

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James loves to help and check on progress!

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KATE

Design
Candu E-Z
Hailing port
Middletown, NJ, United States

Under Construction