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Hooked On Wooden Boats

This podcast is 110% dedicated to celebrating the art, craft, history, tradition and romance of wooden boats around the world. Season 1 will include all 217 episodes I recorded (and previously published) between 2011 and 2018.

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00:28:34

HOWB 175 – Interview | Pete Bergstrom on Starting G2G...

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2025/11/10

Today’s podcast is an interview Pete Bergstrom of Monticello, IL. Pete has started G2G Wood and Boatworks inMonticello.The G2G mission is to pass life experiences and values from “Generation to generation” (G2g) with adultsleading the way in understanding the value of mentoring younger generations. Building wooden boats andlearning woodworking skills will be the platform for mentoring youth ages 13 to 21.Bergstrom is an avid woodworker and boatbuilder, and is excited about his new venture!

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00:29:09

HOWB 174 – Interview | Bruce Blatchley, Contemporary...

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2025/11/03

Today’s podcast is an interview with Bruce Blatchley of the NW School of Wooden Boatbuilding in PortHadlock, WA.Bruce is the lead instructor for the contemporary boatbuilding building program which includes stitch and glue,cold molded, glued plywood lapstrake among other methods. Bruce and I discuss several the current schoolprojects (boats in progress) and what contemporary building is all about.

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00:55:09

HOWB 173 – Interview | Brent Butikofer – SCAMP...

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2025/10/27

Today’s podcast is an interview with Brent Butikofer of Rigby, ID. After owning several sailboats, Brent decidedto build his own. He wanted an easily handled boat, that wasn’t too big or cumbersome to get in and out of thewater, yet was seaworthy and fun. After doing his research, Brent landed on the SCAMP micro-cruising phenom:D.Brent has a blog on his build – Building Shackleton – which is phenomenal. There are lots of great pictures anddetails. Brent is also and avid bicyclist – check out his

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00:39:01

HOWB 172 – Interview | Jake Beattie, Update on...

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2025/10/20

Today’s podcast is a Race to Alaska (R2AK) interview with Jake Beattie (Race Brainchild) of the NWMC inPort Towsend, WA.HOWB 141 is the first interview with Jake about the R2AK’s inaugural event scheduled for June 4, 2015. Intoday’s episode we get an update on the amazing boats and people that have officially entered (registrationclosed now) the Race. The race has every vessel imaginable from a SUP (stand up paddleboard) to a Kite Surferto a foils boat, and crews which hold Olympic gold medals, and

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00:45:16

HOWB 171 – Interview | My Mom – Mary Mattson – on...

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2025/10/13

Today’s podcast is very special. I sat down and did a recording with my mother – Mary Mattson – of Kirkland,WAMom grew up in Indiana, met my dad in Missouri and moved to Washington state in the 1950’s. During therecording, we talk about family, faith and boats (you see, my dad was kind of a boat nut). It was a lot of fun and Ihope you enjoy it!

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00:57:43

HOWB 170 – Interview | Mark Reuten Founder of Nomad...

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2025/10/06

Today’s podcast is with Mark Reuten of Nomad Boat Building in Victoria, BC, Canada.Mark grew up in Toronto, studied at the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding, was a shipwright on the Pacific Grace SALTS project, and now has his own boat shop in Victoria.Reuten builds and repairs all types of wooden vessels, and specializes in canvas wood canoes and skin on frame boats.

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00:41:43

HOWB 169 – Ed Sturgeon | Traditional Builder,...

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2025/09/29

Today’s podcast is with Ed Sturgeon of Surrey, BC. The son of a carpenter, Ed took to boatbuilding after oneyear of college in Nova Scotia. Sturgeon worked in several boat yards and built homes (including wood framedhomes constructed on the beach in Ireland) , before starting his own boat building and restoration business –EdSturgeon.ca.Ed and Louise have been in Surrey for the last 2 years and Sturgeon’s current project is the restoration ofRichochet, a 46’ Kettenburg PCC Sloop built in 1956. Ed

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00:45:58

HOWB 168 – Interview | Dennis Davidson Proprietor NW...

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2025/09/22

Today’s podcast is with Dennis Davidson of Northwest Canoe (NWC) in St Paul, MN. NWC began buildingstrip planked canoes in 1999 and has a large community of builders, followers, enthusiasts, and boat lovers.Since he youth Dennis has been involved with canoes – paddling them, admiring them, and working forcompanies building them. When his friend offered to sell Northwest Canoe to Dennis in 2006, there was nohesitation on Davidson’s part. After working with Al for a year, he was on his own and has

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00:32:22

HOWB 167 – Interview | Lou Hoang, Devlin Candlefish...

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2025/09/15

Today’s podcast is with Lou Hoang of Bellevue, WA. Lou wanted a functional and seaworthy skiff that he coulduse for crabbing and fishing in northwest waters. Enter the Candlefish 16ʹ by Devlin Boats.Lou purchased the kit in 2014 and after an estimated 500-600 hours finished her up early this year. Lou has hadher out a dozen times or so already this year, and his 5 year old son caught his first fish over the gunwaleof Nausicaa.Lou modified the design slightly by adding a center console – and he did a

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00:42:58

HOWB 166 – Interview | John Carinha – Wooden Boat...

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2025/09/08

Today’s podcast is with John Carinha of Burnaby, BC, Canada. John grew up boating at Point Roberts as a youthon his family’s 12ʺ aluminum Sears rowboat – this was his “yacht” at the time and he grew to love the water.John is also an adventurer (including mountain climber). Three years ago he was at a film festival where he heardColin Angus speak about his on the water adventures. John got hooked and decided to start an adventure of hisown.He purchased an Expedition Row Boat kit from Colin Angus and

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00:37:23

HOWB 165 – Interview | Craig Barsky – Wooden SUP and...

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2025/09/01

Today’s podcast is with Craig Barsky of Vancouver, BC, Canada. Craig is the founder and owner of BarskyBoards.Craig designs, builds and sells Stand Up Paddle boards (SUP’s) and surf boards. His boards are works of art andconstructed using the strip built method.

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00:49:18

HOWB 164 – Interview | Brian Chandler, Founder of...

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2025/08/25

Today’s podcast is with Brian Chandler of Vancouver, BC. Brian is the founder and owner of DreamcatcherBoats (listen to the podcast to find out more about this catchy name) and is dedicated to developing methods tobuild simple and highly functional small boats.Chandler’s three main designs are: 1.) 14 1/2ʹ Rushton rowboat; 2.) Big Lassie 2 person canoe, and; 3.) FreeLassie.

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00:51:10

HOWB 163 – Interview | Mike Bretner, Comm’s Director...

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2025/08/18

Today’s podcast is with Mike Bretner of Vancouver, BC. Mike is a self confessed wooden boat addict and alsothe communications director for the Vancouver BC Wooden Boat Society.Bretner owns and uses several really cool boats: 1.) A 1952 Turner lifeboat with the original 1 cylinder gasengine; 2.) a 1967 Mirror Dinghy he has owned since 1981, and; 3.) a 14ʹ strip built boat he recently built basedon Phil Bolger’s Defender design.Of note too – Mike’s dad owned an Amphicar and surprised Mike as a young

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00:37:24

Dave Sharp & the wooden tug "Dominion" - Sharp Marine

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2025/08/11

Find out what is happening in BC Canada at Sharp Marine Restoration

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00:46:54

HOWB 161 – Interview | Dave Clark on Giving a New...

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2025/08/04

Today’s podcast is with Captain Dave Clark of Bremerton, WA. Clark traded a piece of property for the 117ʹhistoric tugboat – Dominion – 2 years ago, and has magnificent plans for her!Dave fell in love with boats at a young age and moved to the Seattle, WA area in 1989 to pursue his boatingpassion. He had a brief encounter with a Tugboat named Dominion a decade ago, and then years later in 2013 hesaw her for sale on Craigslist. He called the owner Jeff, and traded a piece of property for the tug over

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00:37:50

HOWB 160 – Interview | Michael Durland Proprietor at...

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2025/07/28

Today’s podcast is with Michael Durland, proprietor of Deer Harbor Boatworks and long time resident of OrcasIsland in the San Juan Islands of WA state. If you’ve never been to the San Juans, it’s high time you visit – this isone incredible place!Michael moved to the Island in the 70’s to work on a boat with a friend, and never left. He runs the Boatworksand works on a lot of cool wooden vessels of all sizes and designs.Michael also helped launch the Wooden Boat Society of the San Juans in 2001. The

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00:48:44

HOWB 159 – Interview | Rob O’Dea, Wooden Boat Lover &...

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2025/07/21

Today’s podcast is an interview with Rob O’Dea, president of the Oarlock and Sail Wooden Boat Club ofVancouver, BC. In the clubs own words: “The Oarlock and Sail W ooden Boat Club is a club for people whoenjoy building, repairing, sailing, talking about, thinking about, and simply messing about in small woodenboats. The club operates out of a floating boat shed at the V ancouver Maritime Museum’s Heritage Harbour at1905 Ogden Avenue, V ancouver. Members can be found each saturday morning restoring

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00:43:12

HOWB 158 – Interview | Small Boat Artist Rod Tait of...

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2025/07/14

Today’s podcast is an interview with Rod Tait of Orca Canoes and Kayaks in Coquitlam, BC. Rod builds smallstrip built canoes, kayaks and other boats, sell kits, and rebuilds and refurbishes small boats.Rod was raised in the province of British Columbia and when he was a young lad his folks purchased a smallfishing resort on coastal BC. Rod spent the next few years messing around in small wooden fishing boats andhelping his family run the resort. This was the beginning of his lifelong love for boats

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00:44:28

HOWB 157 – Interview | Hugh Harwood on His 1932...

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2025/07/07

Today’s podcast is an interview with Hugh Harwood of Cumberland, Maine. Hugh grew up around woodenboats and got the bug at an early age while boating with family and friends on the east coast.In 2013 he purchased a 1932 bridge deck cruiser – Katie Mack – in Tacoma, WA and had her shipped to Maine.She is undergoing a complete restoration and is an absolutely beautiful vessel. Hugh and Pamela Harwood willuse her to gently ply the summertime waters of the east coast – I wish I could join you 😀

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00:35:08

HOWB 156 – Interview | Jay Smith Nordic Boat Builder...

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2025/06/30

Today’s podcast is an interview I did recently with Nordic traditional boatbuilding master Jay Smith ofAnacortes, WA. Jay has several decades of experience building traditional Nordic clinker boats and was trainedin Norway.In today’s podcast, Jay discusses the virtues, benefits, uniqueness, and attractiveness of building boats from aonce living material.

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