Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival

The Port Townsend Festival (this year from 5-7 September) is always fun  -- a great place to get ideas, inspiration, and (usually) a lot of sun. If you'd like to talk over boats and boat designs I'll be there all weekend -- look for the 40' sloop Haida, my current restoration project (Haida is an S&S design, built in Japan in 1965 of double-planked mahogany). Here's a shot of her during a 7-week haulout earlier this summer.  

Olga 28 Construction Photos

Two OLGA 28s are now under construction  -- 

One by Friedbert and Monika Hennemuth in Germany 

and the other by Paul Kessinger in the US. 

The first six photos show the Hennemuth's setup and progress to date 

(they have the hull bottom now planked).

The following are photos of Paul's build, showing the first frames and stem lamination

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Olga 28

The Olga 28 is a fuel-efficient trailerable, v-bottom power cruiser. She evokes classic power cruisers from the Pacific Northwest, and is designed as the perfect boat for a couple (or a family) to cruise the Puget Sound or Inside Passage to Alaska. She would also be a great boat for cruising in warmer climates, where her spacious pilothouse will provide welcome shelter from the sun.

She is built of plywood,  over plywood bulkheads, frames and stringers. Builders have the option of using a traditional chine or using epoxy coving and biaxial tape ("liquid joinery" style); bulkheads and interior joinery can also be secured with cleats or epoxy and tape.

Power is supplied by an outboard (65 hp is recommended for a top speed of about 12 knots). She can handle additional power if more speed is desired. An inboard diesel with a sail drive can also be fitted.

LOA                                28'

LWL                                26' - 11"

Beam                               8'  - 6" 

Displacement                  5000 lbs

Outboard version

Inboard diesel

Kahuna Nui

After a VERY long break a new post, on the pilothouse version of the 37' Kahuna Nui, which is being built by Jeff Nicholas in Montana. She's a big boat: 20,800 lbs.

Kahuna Nui Pilothouse Layout