The Story of the A.T.Frog

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This is the story of the A.T.Frog as recounted by boatbuilder Pete Carpenter of Payson, Arizona. The Frog began life in November of 1995 as Glen-L Dinky #001 of the Santa Cruz River Boatworks in Tucson, Arizona. A person familiar with the Santa Cruz river in Tucson will tell you that the river is dry […]

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Boatbuilding Plywood Facts

On February 7, 2013, in Designer Articles, Plywood Construction, WebLetters, by Glen L. Witt
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PLYWOOD FACTS The two types of plywood acceptable for boat building are exterior and marine grade. The exterior veneer surfaces are graded alphabetically, “A” being best, etc. Douglas-fir is commonly available in the U.S. and imports with various types of veneers usually can be found. Exterior and marine plywood generally use the same adhesives. However, […]

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Tunnel Mite + Yamato 302

On February 4, 2013, in Outboard Powered, by Tom Schnull
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Tunnel Mite + Yamato 302 We first ran our Tunnel Mite with a 9.9 hp outboard. This past summer we upgraded to a 33 hp Yamato racing outboard from Japan. Quite a difference! Link to YouTube video above.

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Squirt Runabout – A Work of Art

On February 1, 2013, in News From Gayle, Videos, by Gayle Brantuk
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Art Atkinson’s retro Squirt Runabout was a hit at last year’s Gathering of Boatbuilders in Tennessee. His boat was styled to match his 1956 Mercury Mark 25 with Sarasota blue and Sand tan similar to a 1956 Chevy Bel Air. Today’s interview is done by our own Zip Builder, Ted Gauthier and he did a […]

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Why A Man Builds a Boat

On January 25, 2013, in News From Gayle, by Gayle Brantuk
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by Julie George, 2012 (for Don Fischer and Tom George) What urge rises up from the depths of his soul, to spur a sane man into building a boat? A design made of wood to float on the big lake, no toy for the mantle over which he might gloat.   It could be his […]

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