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Designer's Notebook: What Are "Limbers"?

Designer's Notebook: What Are "Limbers"?

Posted by Glen Witt on Oct 25th 2012

“Limber” is a nautical term for drains in longitudinals or cross members to allow water to flow to the lowest part of a boat. They’re usually thought of as being used along the keel, but they shoul … read more

Rudy Did It

Posted by Glen Witt on Mar 2nd 2011

Rudy Heckman was 40 years old when he immigrated to the United States from a little town in Germany. Although he spoke no English, he was able to find work at a machine shop on Terminal Island, the … read more

Build Your Dream Boat #13

Posted by Gayle Brantuk on Jul 30th 2010

Continuing the boat building dream… Today we offer yet another great article from our founder, Glen L. Witt. This one describes the difference in a planing boat and displacement boat how that affec … read more

Build Your Dream Boat #3

Posted by Gayle Brantuk on Jul 15th 2010

You may be wondering if you can actually build your own boat. We are frequently asked this question and it is obviously a difficult one to answer. However, we can tell you that most who build our boat … read more