Wooden Boat Show, Mystic Seaport....

[Bob B]

Here are a few pictures, Not duck related but cool wood boats just the same. A great weekend if you ever want to come to CT for a nice show.
Sweet strip built kayak.



Chesapeak oyster boat now used for cruising...



Cool jet ski motor and jet, hiding out in a 1\3 scale lobster boat



Great cat boat, you should see it sail in some air...

 

[Bob B]

A ply hull built on the stitch and glue idea with some bulkheads and other ideas added in.



A cool dory based hull(Flat bottom board) built in Neburyport Ma.



One of two wood mizers going full blast.



Sweet cold molded ply hull built in Chatam Ma and powered by a big Volvo diesel.

 

[Bob B]

A cool mini birch bark canoe



What a nice finish on this one...



An 18 year old built this lapstrake one from original Herischof(Sp?) plans.



A well earned Root Beer on a great day. What a weekend. As I said if you ever wanted to come to CT try to set the dates for next years show. Thank you Wooden Boat and Mystic Seaport. PS.. Mac if you see this I think John had as much fun trying to get these pictures as you have with your dad. Bob B.

 

[Joe O]

Thanks Bob for posting such nice pictures.I love Mystic Seaport,and have been there on a couple occasions.
I belonged to the Cat Boat Association for many years and had a 17' Herman Cat (Later Cape Cod Shipbuilding),
that I sailed here on Lake Hartwell.They are great workboats and cruisers,so I especially liked the Big Cat in the Pic.
Joe O

 

[Bob B]

Joe,
Cool boat, they moved it out a day early and got to the mouth of the river to find a bit more wind than they had started with at mystic. Boy what a site to see a catboat that size under full power with no reefs in the sail. No motor in the boat so it is a sail only proposition.

 

[Joe O]

A sight to see for sure.A big Cat can be too much to handle in a big wind without a reef tucked in,but allot
of wind gets dumped whe she heels up and puts a rail down.Scary though.I now have a auxillary
sailboat.....OARS!My 1880's designed Duckboat in fiberglass,the Melonseed.
Joe O

 

[Ed L.]

Thanks for the pictures Bob. Neat looking boats. That's one place I'd like to see in person. Hopefully one day I'll make it.

Ed L.