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My name is Sam Devlin and I'd like to briefly
introduce myself and Devlin Designing Boat Builders. I'm
just an average guy with a pervasive love of boats and
the water. My Norwegian-Irish heritage may have
something to do with it, or perhaps it was the "ship"
bedroom complete with curved walls and a sea-berth that
my father built for me as an infant, or maybe just the
hours of play in a landlocked skiff at my father's
marine store. Whatever it was, it's indelibly etched on
my being.
Upon finishing my college degrees in geology
and biology and working a season on Alaskan tugs, I
wanted my own boat. With that project, I was captivated
with new ideas about boats. Though there is little new
under the sun, I had lots of "what ifs" and "how abouts",
and a burning desire to see what these ideas would look
like and, most of all, how they performed. So in 1977, I
pooled my resources and my energies and started "Devlin
Designing Boatbuilders". Over the years, it's grown from
a backyard operation to a going concern with a good
selection of boats in various sizes with a multitude of
purposes. I have a good crew of craftsmen interested in
producing a quality product they can be proud of. To
date, we have produced more than 300 boats from 7ft. to
48ft in length.
In 1982, I moved the shop from Eugene, Oregon to
Olympia, Washington where we have a shop on a lovely
cove on Puget Sound. The boats roll out the door and
down to the bay and sail, row or motor into the sunset.
I am very happy in this business and I am still full
of enthusiasm for new projects and ideas that keep me
close to boats and the water. My youngest son,
Mackenzie, now works daily with me in the business and
the rest of our co-workers have skills that rival
anything in the custom boat world. My drafting table
has seen a great deal of work done with marine plywood
designs, with virtually all of them using the method of
construction that I have been a staunch pioneer and
advocate of -- "Stitch and Glue" boatbuilding. The boats
we build and sell plans for would properly be called
composite construction, combining the best of both
worlds -- wooden boat building with modern
epoxy technology.
By using sheet marine plywood and epoxy technology,
we can literally weld together the plywood that the
hulls are constructed of. The interiors are clean and
uncluttered by ribs and excessive framing. By using high
grade marine materials and wood epoxy sealing
techniques, maintenance is kept to a sane level and the
life of the boat is greatly increased.
The designs are meant to be used. The construction is
strong, the rigs are simple to use and all the designs
focus on seaworthiness. It is our intention that the use
of these boats be limited only by the owner, not by the
design or the construction method.
All the designs in our Catalog and in this website
are available custom built by Devlin Designing
Boatbuilders and on certain designs, full building plans
for homebuilding, or for professional building by other
boatbuilders, are available.
If you desire a boat with a special purpose in mind,
please consult us for a custom design.
Countries We've Shipped Plans, Books & Videos To
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United States (all 50 states)
- Albania
- Anguilla Lee
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Argentina
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Aruba
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Australia
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Austria
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Belgium
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Bermuda
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Brazil
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Brunei
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Canada
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Chile
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China
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Croatia
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Cyprus
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Czechoslovakia
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Denmark
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England
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Estonia
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Faroe Islands
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Finland
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France
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French Polynesia (Tahiti)
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Germany
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Greece
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Hungary
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Iceland
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Ireland
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Israel
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Italy
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Japan
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Korea
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Latvia
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Lithuania
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Malaysia
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Mauritius
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Mexico
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Netherlands
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New Caledonia
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New Zealand
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Norway
- Oman
- Panama
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Phillipines
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Poland
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Portugal
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Puerto Rico
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Peru
- Romania
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Russia
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Serbia
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Singapore
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Slovenia
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South Africa
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Spain
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Sweden
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Switzerland
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Thailand
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Trinidad / Tobago
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Turkey
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Uganda
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United Arab Emirates (Dubai)
- Uraguay
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Vietnam
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Virgin Islands
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-- Devlin Designing Boat Builders --
3010 37th Ave. S.W.
Tumwater, WA. 98512
Office: (360) 866-0164
Email Sam Devlin
-- Map & Driving Directions To Our Shop --
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-- Map & Driving Directions To The Devlin Home Port --
At The One Tree Marina
Directly Beneath The Budd Bay Cafe
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-- The Devlin Shop --
-- The Devlin Home Port ---
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