Jim Michalak

This boat is an "instant" version of the "8-Foot Seal Cove Skiff" shown on Plate 34 in Howard Chapelle's classic book BOATBUILDING. Such a great book, although it predates the building methods that this modern version uses. I recommend that you get the...

Oracle might have been called Roar3. It is a bit longer and lower than Roar2 so it looks sleeker. It is actually closer in shape to my Toto canoe. I'm pretty sure it is a visual improvement over Roar2. Hard to say if it is a practical improvement. Being...

Go ahead and laugh. Sleeps two. 5 hp max. Very protected water only. Nail and glue construction from two sheets of 1/4" plywood and four sheets of 3/8" plywood. Plans include two pages of drawings and a page of written details. These plans do require a...