Boat Profiles - Small Boats Magazine https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article-categories/boat-profile/ Wed, 05 Mar 2025 18:03:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 Bolger’s Pirogue https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/bolger-pirogue-design-451/ https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/bolger-pirogue-design-451/#respond Mon, 03 Mar 2025 21:05:41 +0000 https://smallboatsmonthly.com/?post_type=article&p=243513 Bolger’s designs are well known for their ease of construction, and the hull of his Pirogue is as simple as it gets. When I was given a decked-version in need of some minor repair and maintenance, I quickly discovered how versatile the type can be.

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]]> https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/bolger-pirogue-design-451/feed/ 0 Herreshoff/Gardner 17 https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/herreshoff-gardner-17/ https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/herreshoff-gardner-17/#comments Mon, 03 Mar 2025 21:05:31 +0000 https://smallboatsmonthly.com/?post_type=article&p=243655 I came across the Herreshoff 17 when looking for a rowboat for my dotage. I wanted a boat for staying fit and simply messing about on the water. I considered several and was inclined toward Swampscott dories and similar seaworthy boats. Most, though, would be too heavy to lug around, launch, and haul at my age, so I settled on the Herreshoff.

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]]> https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/herreshoff-gardner-17/feed/ 6 Lili 6.10 https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/lili-6-10/ https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/lili-6-10/#comments Wed, 19 Feb 2025 09:00:29 +0000 https://smallboatsmonthly.com/?post_type=article&p=243100 Lili 6.10 is an able boat for two to cruise in complete independence for a few days in a lifestyle as simple and inexpensive as the boat is to build and use, and she can easily be towed to the next shore for the next exploration.

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]]> https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/lili-6-10/feed/ 2 Martha Jane https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/martha-jane/ https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/martha-jane/#respond Wed, 12 Feb 2025 21:12:41 +0000 https://smallboatsmonthly.com/?post_type=article&p=243149 Martha Jane is a big, simple, well-performing boat. She has a good seakeeping ability, and can also be poled up into shallow creeks.

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]]> https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/martha-jane/feed/ 0 The Kokopelli Platte-Plus https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/kokopelli-platte-plus/ https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/kokopelli-platte-plus/#comments Mon, 03 Feb 2025 18:45:21 +0000 https://smallboatsmonthly.com/?post_type=article&p=241775 The Kokopelli Platte-Plus is a tandem, which was important to us. But more than that, it has versatility: I’m 6′ 3″ and my wife is 5′ 4″, and the system of hook-and-loop tracks that hold the two seats in place allows us to position them so we can both paddle comfortably for hours. It’s also easy to remove one of the seats and reposition the remaining one so the boat can be paddled solo.

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]]> https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/kokopelli-platte-plus/feed/ 4 The Drascombe Dabber https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/the-drascombe-dabber/ https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/the-drascombe-dabber/#comments Mon, 03 Feb 2025 18:40:59 +0000 https://smallboatsmonthly.com/?post_type=article&p=241768 The Drascombe Dabber was designed by John Watkinson around 1970 when Honnor Marine, builders of the Drascombe Lugger, requested a smaller version of that enormously popular boat. Watkinson based the resulting Dabber, a 15′ 6″ yawl, on his slippery 19′ double-ended Peterboat.

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]]> https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/the-drascombe-dabber/feed/ 3 Glen-L Sea Knight https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/glen-l-sea-knight/ https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/glen-l-sea-knight/#comments Wed, 22 Jan 2025 09:00:03 +0000 https://smallboatsmonthly.com/?post_type=article&p=240312 oats are the stuff that dreams are made of—sometimes of dreams recaptured, in places unexpected. Such is the case with the Sea Knight, a graceful 17′ retro cabin cruiser, a...

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]]> https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/glen-l-sea-knight/feed/ 1 OTTER: Fast Outboard Launch https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/fast-launch-outboard/ https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/fast-launch-outboard/#respond Wed, 15 Jan 2025 09:00:03 +0000 https://smallboatsmonthly.com/?post_type=article&p=241735 The OTTER is a Pete Culler designed cold molded, launch outboard that was adapted and constructed by Bill Perkins. She has a "file-bottom", common in the Chesapeake, with the addition of a "Rhode Island" shelter.

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]]> https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/fast-launch-outboard/feed/ 0 The Northeaster Dory https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/northeaster-dory/ https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/northeaster-dory/#comments Wed, 08 Jan 2025 09:00:35 +0000 https://smallboatsmonthly.com/?post_type=article&p=239850 The Northeaster Dory is a glued-lapstrake-plywood interpretation of the Banks dory. It is available in kit form from Annapolis, Maryland-based Chesapeake Light Craft.

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]]> https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/northeaster-dory/feed/ 1 The International Optimist Dinghy https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/the-international-optimist-dinghy/ https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/the-international-optimist-dinghy/#comments Thu, 02 Jan 2025 18:36:18 +0000 https://smallboatsmonthly.com/?post_type=article&p=240761 The Optimist Dinghy is a phenomenon in the sailing world. This simple sprit-rigged 8′ pram is thought to be the most numerous one-design boat ever. More than 100 national sailing associations belong to the IODA, and in 2000, 59 nations took part in the World  Championships—believed to be a record for any Class Championship. It has been the starter boat for millions of children around the world and continues to be the most popular of all kids’ sail-training dinghies.

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