3 New 12 1/2′ Sailing Sunshines

Friday October 21 2011

Hi --

I have 3 cold-molded 12 1/2 foot sailing sunshines underway.  The new molds are up and all the backbone pieces are ready.  I'll be doing some with a painted diagonal inner skin and one with my signature spiled fore-and-aft bright interior.  (Here is a tip:  I'll be most anxious to sell the first one to recoup my expenses so will be discounting it.  If you are interested contact me and we can discuss. )

Photos will be going up soon.

Wooden Boat Show Mystic, CT

Tuesday June 29 2010

Hi all --

Just got back from the Wooden Boat magazine boat show in Mystic Ct.  Many thanks to all who stopped by.  The nice weather made sitting on a dock all day not so bad.  I'm hoping to have a SIRI at next years show.  Also I will begin to post photos of SIRI's Hull #1's  progress just as soon as I finish up my current project.  As always an open invitation stands to visit the new shop anytime you are in the area.

New Pricing

Friday March 26 2010

I've made some dramatic changes to my prices for Sunshine and Maude & Emeline.  For M&E I've simply dropped the price to $6500 from $7500.  For Sunshine I've dropped the "basic boat" price from $9800 to $7900 but "basic boat" has a new definition.  As it stood the basic cold-molded boat was a real gold-plater with lots of extra work.  The new basic boat has  a nice Alwgrip interior instead of the fancy spiled planking with 8 coats of varnish and the thwarts with be oiled cedar instead of the fancy varnished cherry.   While this confiquration isn't quit the showboat of the other it will be lighter and easier to maintain making it the right boat for many.  The fancy stuff is still available as options.

Boat Show Thank you!!

Wednesday March 24 2010

Hi to all of you who visited my booth at the Maine Boat Builders Show in Portland this past weekend.   It was lots of fun and, as with all boat shows, I learned lots of new things even about my own boats.

I'll also be at the Wooden Boat Show in Mystic, Connecticut on June 25 - 27 and the Maine Boats Homes and Harbors Show in Rockland, Maine on August 13 - 15.  Hope to see you there.

Boat show in March

Thursday February 11 2010

I'll be at the Maine Boat Builders Show in Portland in March.  I'll bring a cold-molded Sunshine for display.  Hope to see you all there.

Happy Thanksgiving

Thursday November 26 2009

I hope you've noticed that the website has had some "tweaking." I think you'll like it.

That first cold-molded Sunshine mentioned in the previous post came out nicely but it didn't fit the boat it was meant to ride on, as well as we all hoped. The upshot is that the boat is for sale by the owner. She's virtually brand new, with a dark blue hull and completely varnished interior. She comes with a nice mooring cover, Shaw & Tenny oars, and rubrail.

Hull #16 Cold-molded Sunshine

Lots Going On!

Monday July 13 2009

Lots going on!! Getting ready to deliver the first "cold-molded" Sunshine. She looks really nice. The interior is fore and aft atlantic white cedar veneers, spiled so it looks like the bright interior of a carvel planked boat or even a cedar canvas canoe. She's also getting Awlgrip topsides so between the cold-molding and the Awlgrip she'll be pretty easy to take care of.

I also got the station molds back from the CNC guy for SIRI and will begin building the mold for her after I deliver the Sunshine. The price on SIRI will be $32,000. I'll be putting up a bunch of stuff on SIRI in the near future. Stay tuned.

I should point out that I won't be building SKYLARK as the SIRI project has replaced it.

The Maude & Emeline that I built last year has been lots of fun for Anita and I. I haven't done anything about promoting her which is too bad as she's a really fun and practical boat. It's a terrific "platform" for all kinds of activities. She's so stable that I like to put the motor amidships and steer standing up by leaning into the turns. VERY cool.

What’s New

Saturday April 26 2008

Needless to say I need to update this NEWS page a little more often. I'm just about to take Sunshine Hull #15 off the station molds and begin installing the interior work. I'm set to deliver her by the 3rd week in May.

Maudee & Emeling Hull #1 is all planked up, has her bottom on and is also ready to turn over and be finished up. I've had a number of visitors see her and comment how how anxious they are for a ride. I believe this boat will be extremelly well suited to pleasure jaunts out amoung the islands for afternoon picnics and general "messin about."

I've been most pleased to have had some inquires about Skylark. I'll begin lofing her after I get the first Maudee & Emeling in the water for a photo shoot.

New Site is Launched!

Monday October 1 2007

Welcome to the new North Brooklin Boats website. I hope you like it. I'll be adding to it regularly particularly in this spot where I'll be posting news that may be of interest to you. Come back often and thanks for visiting.