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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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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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00:54:48

HOWB 155 – Interview | Herb & Nancy Payson: 20 Years...

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2025/06/23

Today’s podcast is an interview I did recently with a delightful couple – Herb and Nancy Payson of PortTownsend, WA.Herb and Nancy read a book titled “A New Way of Life” by Samson in the 70’s. The book suggests addressingthe problems of urban life by sailing around the world on a sailboat. Herb proposed to Nancy that they buy aboat and start cruising (with their kids) – and the rest is history, as they say.Herb has written several books and his 35 year old title “Blown Away” has been republished by

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00:21:40

HOWB 154 – Wooden Boat Dan on Highlights of 2014,...

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2025/06/16

Thanks to your support and the support of hundreds of other wooden boat lovers around the globe, HOWB hascompleted its THIRD full year with flying colors. This Episode is dedicated to Reviewing the Highlights of2014 and looking forward to Plans for 2015.

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01:00:58

HOWB 153 – Interview | Tug Buse on His 4,000 Mile...

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2025/06/09

Today’s podcast episode is a interview I recorded for HOWB016 (December 2011) with Tug Buse.Tug made an amazing 3,ooo mile solo adventure in a 14ʹ sailing pram he built himself. His adventure started inIowa, meandered through the river system to the Gulf of Mexico, and then east and north on the intercoastalwaterway all the way to Bowdoin College in Maine.

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00:42:59

HOWB 152 – Interview | Jay Benford – Prolific and...

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2025/06/02

On this week’s episode I had the opportunity to sit down with Jay Benford of Benford design and discuss a lot offun things including his background in boating, how he entered the boat design world, and some of the reallycool boats that have been his live aboard homes.Benford has designed boats for many uses – tug boats, fishing boats, cruising sailboats, live-aboards, andfreighter yachts. Check out his website for more information at Benford Design Group.

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00:37:43

HOWB 151 – Interview | Chris Lux on the Venerable...

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2025/05/26

On this week’s episode I had the opportunity to talk to Chris Lux of Seattle, WA. Chris contacted me via email to tell me about the vintage Klepper folding canoe he recently purchased, how he was able to get parts locally for this 40 year old canoe, and some other fun details about this amazing boat that fits into 2 duffel bags and has a folding Spruce (wooden) frame.

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00:47:29

HOWB 150 – Interview | Colin Angus on Small Wooden...

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2025/05/19

On this week’s episode I had the opportunity to sit down with small boat and cycling adventurist Colin Angus of Victoria, BC.At the top of the discussion were the details of some of Colin’s amazing adventures on the Amazon River among other places. He is one amazing and adventurous dude.

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00:35:50

HOWB 149 – Interview | Howard Rice on the SCAMP...

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2025/05/12

On this week’s episode I had the opportunity to sit down with Howard Rice of the Small Craft Skills AcadeWe met up at the NWMC during SCAMP Camp #5 in Port Townsend, WA.At the top of the discussion (of course) was the SCAMP and the newest development in self-rescue – the “elevator”, to get oneself back in the SCAMP after a capsize. Howard also discussed new developments at the SCSA, and some of the details of modifications he is making to a stock SCAMP to prepare for a yet unannounced small boat

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