A Recent Turnover
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...
CABBS Journal Activity Reports
We’ve been busy. Count the ways.
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...
A Launch in Record Time
Brothers Tom and David Wagner launched their 19ft tandem Annapolis Wherry on a sunny October 22nd afternoon and may have set a CABBS speed record for a boatbuilding project. Started in mid-July, they assembled...
Construction Updates on Four Boats
As the assembled crew lifted Jim White’s LAURENTIA cutter hull off the strongback and carefully turned it over, the sun came out and dramatized the glow of the interior. The early August event got...
BOATBUILDING BASICS WORKSHOP Wraps Up
It’s over. At least the construction phase is over. Each team finished their Six-Hour Canoe on time and decided who should get the boat. The new owners will now take over. They’ll have to...
BOATBUILDING BASICS WORKSHOP Underway
The 2020 BOATBUILDING BASICS WORKSHOP started February 8th and will run for five Saturdays. Twelve participants working in teams of four are learning by doing as each team builds a Six-Hour canoe. The...
2020 BOATBUILDING BASICS WORKSHOP Registration is open.
It might be the most fun and satisfying thing you’ll ever build. It’s called a Six-Hour Canoe, a lightweight 15ft. boat paddled like a kayak. Learn to build it – hands-on – at the...
And now for something completely different: A Hovercraft
Mike and Noah Madar, our November Meeting guest speakers, levitated us into totally new territory. A little over a year ago, Mike Madar’s wife said he needed a father-son project for their son,...
Four New Boats for the Summer
The last day of the Boatbuilding Basics Workshop has a bittersweet feeling. As keels and decks are screwed and glued in place, the building process ends and the team disbands. The workspace is...
Boatbuilding Basics Workshop Filled to Capacity
Registration closed January 31st. and we’re happy to report our 2019 Boatbuilding Basics Workshop sold out! We will be building four Six-Hour Canoes with sixteen participants starting February 9th. Based on the enthusiastic response...
