Tuesday, April 10, 2012

I Visit a Friend's Boat Shop

Bernard Spenle is an avid small boat builder.  His current boat, Cram (a Ian Oughtred design) is well known at the Cedar Key Boat Meet each year. Have a look at it on this page.
Here, Bernard stands by his John Welsford Navigator design. 







You have to love these lines!  Bernard is displaying his usual wooden boat building craftmanship.  He has a ways to go for sure.  But I suspect we will see this boat in its final exquisite beauty next year at Cedar Key.  I offered to help build a trailer for her since I know a source for cheap trailer frames.

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