Great Lakes Boat Building School

30-foot Truscott Launch “Marilyn Jean”

Project Scope This is a carryover project from the last two years and is scheduled to be finished this coming spring.  It is a 30 foot fiberglass replica of a Truscott fantail launch that was originally built in St. Joseph, Michigan in the early 1900s.  This year the second year students will learn mechanical and […]

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Dad’s Ol’ Skiff

A simple but high quality cold molded hull.

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Gartside 16′-6″ Inboard Workboat

This traditional boat is a good example of how a “workboat” can be designed and built to be every bit as handsome as any yacht tender or pleasure launch.

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Gartside 19′ Cutter

The lines of this small cutter are based on a English south coast fishing vessel of the 1850s

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Garvey Workboat

A heavily-built flat-bottom workboat with a large towing bit and lifting spars.

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Harbor Skiff

A simple flat-bottom lapstrake skiff that can accommodate a small outboard motor.

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Lawley Tender

A very early example of a motorized yacht tender.

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Van Dam Cedarville 26.5 Runabout

The C26.5 is a modern interpretation of the classic lapstrake runabouts once common on American lakes from upstate New York to Wisconsin and beyond.

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Zimmer Electric Utility Launch

This unique, electric-powered launch is beautifully built with exquisite woods.

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18′ Lapstrake Speed Boat

A composite built 18′ lapstrake speedboat.

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