Echo

Chamberlain Gunning Dory -John Gardner design/built There are a lot of jokes made about how we anthropomorphize and describe our attachments to boats in terms of human relationships. I have sentimental attachments to my boats, because either I or a friend built them, or just the history and memories attached to them. Others have historical… Continue reading Echo

Freddie the Cat

Freddie the Cat is celebrating 40 years afloat this year, launched April 23, 1983, on Biscayne Bay, Miami, Florida. loa 12’6″ beam 6′ draft 1′ cb draft 3′Built by Robert Treat, she is cold molded with African Mahogany veneer over Cypress strip planking. Bob would tell you that he built a half scale version of… Continue reading Freddie the Cat

Hanna

Rambler 23 Harry Bryan designed the Rambler series for fuel efficiency. The long length to beam ratio displacement creates an easily driven hull form that cruises comfortably at 6-7 knots with the cost of fuel and ice for a weekend being about the same. The value and versatility of an open utility launch is hard… Continue reading Hanna

Aunt Louise an 18’6″ W. Garden Eel

Cedar Key Nov 2014

The Aunt Louise, a William Garden designed Ell was built at the turn of the century (this century) by Gordon Swift with assistance from owner Davis Hammond. Named for Hammond’s aunt Louise Dupont Crowninshield and home ported at Davis’s Boca Grande home, on the west coast of Florida. Strip planked of Spanish Cedar, with Black… Continue reading Aunt Louise an 18’6″ W. Garden Eel

Tortuga-teak-cabinet

completed cabinet

Add a new hanging cabinet over counter to match the existing cabinetry. Construction Teak and Teak plywood.