December 26, 2011 -- New sailboat design! The Song Wren 21 is now available as study and construction plans in American and Metric measurements. Take a look in the Design Catalog & Store.
December 10, 2011 -- Homebuilt Oarling photos! Built and launched in New Zealand, take a look at the "Tangerine Puppet" in our Photo Gallery.
November 26, 2011 -- More Used Devlin Boats!
September 23, 2011 -- New homebuilt boats! -- We've received a number of great photos and stories to share with you:
September 22, 2011 -- Refurbished Gollywobbler 38 photos! -- This fine boat was sold in 2010, refurbished by us and relaunched as the "Lotus". Take a look in our Photo Gallery.
July 22, 2011 -- Updated boat plans! -- Cackler and Scaup 18, two of our duckboats, have been upgraded to the new plans format and are now available in American and Metric formats.
June 27, 2011 -- Two Devlin events coming up in September! -- Sam is teaching a stitch and glue class at his shop and as usual, Sam and a bunch of Devlin owners will be attending the Wooden Boat Festival in Port Townsend, WA. Learn more on our Calendar of Events page.
June 26, 2011 -- More Pelicano 18 photos and a new 20 ft power cruiser! -- Michael Baccellieri has sent us photos of the Pelicano 18 he built out steelhead fishing and we have a new power cruiser, the Scout 20, complete with construction and on the water photos.
June 20, 2011 -- A new 48 foot power cruiser! -- Would you like to see what it takes to build a 48 ft boat using stitch and glue? Sam and his crew are busy building one right now in the shop and the hull is just about ready to be rolled over. We'll keep adding photos as we go. Take a look in the Photo Gallery where Ed Schulman, the owner, has added his reasoning for this custom design.
June 11, 2011 -- Two updated boat designs! -- The 5 x 10 Skiff and the Candlefish 13 (formerly known as the Grayling 13) have been revised and are now available as study and construction plans in both American and Metric measurement formats..
June 5, 2011 -- The Fairhaven Flyer! -- Sam has provided a write-up of this design and described how his customer, Dale McKinnon, used it to accomplish her goal of being the first woman to solo paddle from Alaska to Puget Sound. Take a look in the Design Catalog & Store.
June 3, 2011 -- Two new countries and homebuilt Candlefish 16 photos! -- We just shipped plans to Albania and Anguilla Lee. Take a look on the Design Catalog & Store page to see the ever growing list. Meanwhile, Owen Buerkle has shared photos of his newly launched Candlefish 16 on the water and Sam shares his ideas about how to add spray rails. Take a look in the Photo Gallery.
May 23, 2011 -- A new boat design! -- The Bay Skipper, a 18 foot two person kayak and rowing skiff is now available as construction and study plans in both Metric and American formats. Take a look in the Design Catalog & Store.
May 22, 2011 -- More used Devlin boats for sale! -- A Surf Runner 25 is now available and coming soon, we'll have a Nancy's China, a Marsh Wren and a Pelicano 18. Contact Sam for advance details.
April 25, 2011 -- New boat plans! -- We now offer 3 versions of the Pelicano 18 in American or Metric construction & study plans: Center Console, Bass Boat & Shrimper.
April 22, 2011 -- New boat plans! -- We now offer study and construction plans for a kayak, the Pond Skipper, in both Metric and American measurements. Take a look in the Design Catalog & Store.
April 17, 2011 -- We've moved to a new location! -- After 28+ years of working on the shore of Eld Inlet on Puget Sound, we've relocated to nearby Tumwater, Washington in order to accommodate more projects simultaneously and to expand other aspects of our operations. Take a look in the Photo Gallery.
April 12, 2011 -- A new article about wooden boats! -- Lawrence Cheek writes about how a wooden boat's beauty lies in its reflection of nature. Read more on the Seattle Times website.
April 11, 2011 -- Homebuilt Black Brant III photos! -- David Schaffert has sent us a photos of his Black Brant III and his beautiful hunting dogs. Take a look in the Photo Gallery.
March 30, 2011 -- Polliwog homebuilt photo! -- Bill Voskuil has sent us a photo of his Polliwog. Take a look in the Photo Gallery.
March 29, 2011 -- More homebuilt Nancy's China photos! -- Bill Cleveland has sent us a lot more photos of his boat afloat and being constructed. Take a look in the Photo Gallery.
March 19, 2011 -- Cruising the Inside Passage in a Kokanee 38! -- Paul Russell has been blogging his adventures abroad his Kokanee 38 in Canadian waters. Take a look on Paul's website.
March 19, 2011 -- 2 new topics have been added to the Frequently Asked Questions page!
- 6. Polliwog plywood and transom thickness
- 7. Cold molding extra layers of plywood on the larger Stitch and Glue boats that need to have the ultimate panel be increased in thickness
March 19, 2011 -- A homebuilt Nancy's China! -- Bill Cleveland has sent us a photo and a detailed description of his many custom modifications. Take a look in the Photo Gallery.
March 18, 2011 -- A homebuilt Arctic Tern has been launched! -- Peter Gron's "Alula" is out of the shed and in the water. Be sure to click on the link to Peter's website where he has excellent construction photos. Take a look in the Photo Gallery.
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