Wischmeyer Pram Launched
Seventy years ago Henry Wischmeyer, an amateur Bay Village naval architect, drew plans for a 10 ft. utility pram. It got launched on his 151th birthday, September 27, 2023. A crowd of well-wishers from...
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Wischmeyer Pram Nearly Ready for Launch
Over the past five months the Wischmeyer Pram took shape thanks to the efforts of a crew that included Tom Baugher, Dave Weglicki , Steve Frye, John Mikolich, Cindy Verbiak, Paul Jira, Bill Donoho...
Wischmeyer Pram Construction Starts
CABBS is building a 10ft. pram designed in 1953 by Bay Village resident Henry Wischmeyer. The plans, found in the archive of the Bay Village Historical Society, will achieve a boat that will aid...
Seventy years later, the boat he designed is finally getting built. You can help build it.
As a hobby Henry Wischmeyer (1872- 1959) drew plans for small boats of his own design. Today, his boat designs and models are part of the Bay Village Historical Society collection. While going through...
Fiberglass Repair Class Fills a Void
Our four session Intro to Fiberglass Repair class wrapped up with completion of the class project. The participants learned to repair a 1.5″ hole in a panel sawn from a derelict fiberglass boat and...
Registration Open for 2023 Classes
Two upcoming classes are all about building skills and confidence through hands-on learning. INTRO TO FIBERGLASS REPAIR Starts Feb 2nd and runs four consecutive Thursday evenings. And INTRO TO STITCH-N-GLUE Starts March 4th and...
Class Project Completed
Back in the spring, CABBS offered an Introduction to Stitch-n-Glue class. Over five Saturday mornings the class assembled the hull of a FLEET, a 15 ft. runabout designed by Australian Ross Lillistone that is...
CABBS at the Seventy 48
Congratulations to three CABBS members, Henry Billingsley, Paul Herrgesell and Ed Neal who entered the Seventy48, a race for human powered craft that starts in Tacoma, Washington, progresses north through seventy miles of Puget...
Two Classes Underway
Our Intro to Fiberglass Repair Class opened Thursday evening March 31 with Steve Nimrod of Good Engineering Marine Services as instructor. Our Stitch-n-Glue Construction Class opened on Saturday, April 2 with CABBS Executive Director,...
Class Registration Now Open
Registration is now open for two new classes that start soon. If you have fiberglass issues, the Intro to Fiberglass Repair class will give you basic skills to complete a repair and insight...
Update on Three Boats
Back in the fall, Jim White had a CABBS crew help flip LAURENTIA so the aluminum centerboard could be inserted in the case. A bushing device he designed forms the pivot. Since then much...
