New Construction
New construction on wooden or fiberglass boats can be a new mast, new galley, or a new boat. I can design what is needed or we can obtain a design for your new construction. I have extensive experience in most types of traditional and contemporary wooden boat construction.
What's Special About Custom Built Boats?
- A custom built boat is your boat, designed and built the way you want it to be, for your own particular use.
- Designs can be supplied by you or we can find a stock design to suit your pleasure. We can modify such designs for your special needs, or develop a new design specifically for you.
- You have a wide choice of construction methods: traditional, such as lapstrake, carvel, seambatten, strip, or contemporary, such as cold molded, plywood, or plywood stitch and tape. Or a combination adapted to your personal tastes.
- Choice of wood. You can opt for durable local woods, including oak, spruce, pine, hackmatack, ash, locust—as many as six different kinds can go into a dory or a skiff. Or you can use tropical hardwoods such as Honduras mahogany, Thai teak, or African Iroko.
- Finish can be varnish or paint, or a combination, again according to your choice.
Your boat may be a dream for the future but I’d like a chance to help you realize your dream. Get in touch to explore the possibilites. Just email, or call 630.336.1840.
Current Projects
THIS BOAT IS FOR SALE !!!
Contact Wayne Shibley at (630)336-1840 or email at wayne@wood-boats.com.
Updated August 12, 2010:
This week we have completely finished the railings, made the railing gates and cleaned them all up. We have also started to install the hydraulic steering.
Keep watching as work progresses, with weekly updates & photos.
For a quick overview, keep reading (or take a look at the new photos at the bottom of this page!! (click HERE to jump right to this week's NEW photos)
New wooden troller yacht under construction. A George Buehler design, a 38' Diesel Duck, that we have added 2' in length to bring it up to 40'.
We started this project in June 2006, working on construction during the summers of 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and now 2010.
This Wooden Diesel Duck is being built at Rentner Marine, in the Chicago area:
Fall 2009 view of the boat:
To view ALL the older photos, from the beginning until October 2009, CLICK HERE to jump to the older photos.
June 1, 2010 - boat being uncovered for the summer:
Fitting the stantions for the railings:
Welding the stantions to the base plates:
June 7, 2010 - aligning and fitting stations to the base plates and deck:
Bill, welding the stantions to the base plates:
June 14, 2010 - more grinding and welding of all the stantions to the base plates:
June 28, 2010 - using patterns to make the window frames from SS flat bar:
Fitting a frame to a window:
Window frame set and screwed into place:
July 5, 2010 - Wayne putting on the Windshield window frames:
Putting on the rest of the window frames, taping them off and bedding them down:
July 12, 2010 - stantion bases bolted to side decks:
Top railing being bent onto the stantions:
Bill, welding the top railing onto the stantions:
Both top railings now installed:
July 21, 2010 - Middle railings going in:
Middle Railings welded in place:
Stantions in on the aft deck:
Railings going in on the aft deck:
All railings are in:
August 5, 2010 - making the gates for the railings:
Putting in the hydraulic steering:
Look for our NEW photos weekly, and watch our progress!!
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