Backwater Boats (aka Fritz's Boat Page)

"Boats for the literal and figurative backwaters of life"

A collection of boats and boatbuilding for the Mississippi River backwaters and the other backwaters of life: often forgotten and overlooked craft, places, and techniques.

Juneau Area Boatbuilders and Homebuilt Boats
Klondike! - a gold-rush era boatbuilding adventure
International Association of Volunteer Water Rescuers
My Sneakeasy Home Page, and version of this 27' Phil Bolger power sharpie with bow cockpit
Nesting Duck Skiff
Tim's Storm Petrel - a durable 16 foot Bolger sailing auxiliary
Wacky Lassie: an instant double paddle canoe to be built and used by kids
Building double-paddle canoes with a grade 4-5-6 class .....also newspaper article
Family Boatbuilding: involving kids in boatbuilding projects
A duck hunting skiff that I hope to replicate someday
The Nearshore Beach Fishermen of Yachigashira, Japan
"Infinity" Homemade Iceboat, a recycled exercise machine!
Zeigers Launch the Martha Jane "Selkie".....and Sailing the Martha Jane "Selkie"
Juneau Youth Sailing Foundation, teaching kids to sail in cold water
Sailing on the cheap: A Real Jonboat Rig (and fast motorsailer!)
Building A Swampscott Dory
Juneau Boatbuilders Pool Splash 2000
Juneau Boatbuilders Pool Splash 2001
The M-20 Scow, a favorite sailboat from my past (plastic)
Muir Maid (1946): 34 ft. Ed Monk Cruiser
Endeavour (1909): 36 ft. Lifeboat (motor sailer conversion)
'MarshMonster' aka 'Golden Years', a custom camoflaged pontoon boat for a diehard octogenarian duck hunter, fisherman, and Mississippi River Rat (aluminum)
Joe's Double Paddle Canoe , a 1-sheet boat for kids
Nancy's Cartop Dory, a plywood dory I designed
Boats with Wheels! My amphibious boat resource page for small craft with wheels
Javier's Boat: A traditional "vela latina" rig from Spain

Juneau Mid-Winter Boat Splash (at the pool)!
Guppy's first sail ! - Seth Macinko's Devlin Guppy
Clove goes Truckin' (Bruce's Weekend Skiff)
Katy McKerney's Pygmy Goldeneye Kayak
Tlingit-Haida Canoe Project (proposal)

Backwater Boats (aka Fritz's Boat Page)

Author/Contact: Fritz Funk (fritz _AT_ funk.io) source file last modified: Apr/14/2017 at 22:36 compiled-GTML: Jan/22/2020 at 09:29