On Jun 9, 6:37 pm, "JimH" wrote:
I watched an interesting segment today on John Ratzenberger's 'Made in
America' on Devlin Boats (Olympia, WA).......wood hulls with 'stitch and
glue' technology (vs. lapstrake).

http://www.devlinboat.com/sgfp.htm

http://www.devlinboat.com/sgfp.htm#STITCH-AND-GLUE

http://www.devlinboat.com/constructionsockeye45.htm

http://www.devlinboat.com/constructionkokanee38.htm

$800,000 for a 45 footer, all hand crafted. Not my style of boat but an
interesting construction technique.

There is a huge service and materials industry which revolves around
this type of construction. It brings boatbuilding to a level where
anyone with basic high school shop experience, time, and a shop, can
build almost any type of boat he/she wants. And a decent paint job
makes any boat look nice. You should not die till you have wet a hull
of your own hand.

http://www.instantboats.com
glen-l.com
smallboats.com
boatdesign.net