Boatbuilding
Photos by Tom Burden, last updated 9/24/2018
Sled, El Toro #11477
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I have a Certificate of Completion in wood Technology from Laney College and seven years experience as a marine cabinetmaker and boatbuilder. I have worked on projects that included one Santa Cruz 52 and two Coastal Flyer 39 foot powerboats constructed for Santa Cruz Yachts in Soquel, California.
I have extensive experience in wooden boatbuilding technologies, both traditional and wood-epoxy. I spent a year and a half restoring the 73 foot wood Tugboat Go-Getter, a historic 1923 wood vessel that was the mascot for the city of Newport Oregon. |
I also constructed a wood/epoxy El Toro named Sled that won the 1997 Junior North American Championships. Sled is a wood/epoxy El Toro that I built in my Santa Cruz garage in 1991.
I restored a 1957 wood Thistle (#1075, see below) that’s bright finished and still winning races today.
I restored a 1957 wood Thistle (#1075, see below) that’s bright finished and still winning races today.
A Few of my Articles on Boat Maintenance
Applying HydroCoat ECO to my Cal 40
Installing Hatches and Vents
Top Tips on Varnishing
How to Anchor Securely
Choosing a Marine Storage Battery
What is CHIRP sonar?
Installing a Simrad Fishfinder
Using Epoxy Systems
Choosing a Marine Storage Battery
Applying HydroCoat ECO to my Cal 40
Installing Hatches and Vents
Top Tips on Varnishing
How to Anchor Securely
Choosing a Marine Storage Battery
What is CHIRP sonar?
Installing a Simrad Fishfinder
Using Epoxy Systems
Choosing a Marine Storage Battery
Cockpit of Sled El Toro.
Thistle 1075, Stradivarius: Built in 1957, rebuilt by me over a ten-year period.
Here is Thistle 1075 as she looked in 2017. She's well cared for by her current owner.
I spent a year and a half helping Joe Heinzman in the rebuild of this 73' wood tugboat. It was built in Washington in 1923 and designed, I believe, by Ted Geary.