Founded in 1967, CABBS brings together people who share a passion for building, sailing, paddling, and motoring in boats. Visitors are always welcome at CABBS activities.
As a hobby Henry Wischmeyer drew plans for small boats of his own design. This interest likely grew from being around boats on the Lake Erie beach behind his family’s small summer hotel on...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
2021 MEMBER OF THE YEAR awards go to the team of Tom Baugher, Lou Brodnik and Al King for their renovation work on SURF, a Blackwatch 30 twin diesel powerboat owned by PHASTAR, a...
A twenty foot boat seems even bigger at turnover time. Dave Spondike rustled up a crew of CABBS members and some of his ham radio club friends to help get the hull of his...
We’re just starting to get back to normal. Covid stopped our in-person social gatherings, but we kept up monthly meetings via Zoom. Many members got projects underway at our workspace or in their...
Looking for a great boatbuilding activity for you or a young person? Take a look below at our plans for building the CABBS Optimist dinghy and CABBS Mini-skiff!
