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Australian Barrelback-19 build

Posted by Justin Schooneman on Nov 21st 2011

Welcome to my blog, It's a little piece of the web where I'll be documenting the build progress of a Ken Hankinson designed Barrelback-19, built using the cold-molded plywood method. Apparently i … read more

Changing a Runabout to an Open Utility Cockpit

Posted by Gayle Brantuk on Oct 27th 2010

We frequently get questions about opening up the cockpit of a runabout design, such as the Zip, to make it one large open cockpit. This is also referred to as a “utility cockpit”.In most cases, t … read more

Build Your Dream Boat #19

Posted by Gayle Brantuk on Aug 2nd 2010

I have a bit of nostalgia for you today… a while back my husband John and I went to the Annual Antique and Wooden Boat Show at Lake Arrowhead, California. The event is sponsored by the Antique and … read more