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V-Dory Builder Interview

On May 31, 2012, in News From Gayle, Videos, by Gayle Brantuk
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Today I was answering questions from a potential boat builder about the V-Dory. I wanted to direct him to the video interview in this article when I discovered that I had never posted it. If I did post it somewhere, I don’t know where it went! Life seems like that sometimes, doesn’t it? It’s just […]

Whitehall Rowing Craft Builder Interview

On May 3, 2012, in News From Gayle, Videos, by Gayle Brantuk
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 Howard and Laura Bergenholz built a beautiful Whitehall and today’s interview shows this fine piece of craftsmanship. Howard added an interesting feature to his boat in that he installed a small electric motor on the bottom of the rudder. Howard planed all his own wood and cut a bead and cove in each strip. He used […]

Super Spartan Build by Roberta Part 9

On April 27, 2012, in News From Gayle, Outboard Powered, Plywood Construction, by Gayle Brantuk
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To read the previous posts in this series, click the links below: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Tuesday, February 21, 2012 This week I’ve been working on the dash and cowl. I laminated some Okoume to the DF dash that came in the frame […]

Ski King Build in the UK

On April 23, 2012, in Builder Blogs, Inboard Powered, by thekarter
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April 20 2012 Ski King Build in the UK Update I collected the engine and gearbox from a beautiful boat yard on the River Thames yesterday. The thatched cottage with river frontage next to the yard used to be where the actress Dora Brian lived. Ski King Build in the UK Like many people I […]

History Photo #7

On April 13, 2012, in History Photo of the Week, News From Gayle, by Gayle Brantuk
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Since we’ve been in business since 1953, there have been some designs that have been removed from our print catalog. Designs are usually removed because they just didn’t sell well and space was needed for those that did. Some of the early finned designs were removed because they went out of style. With the advent of the […]