Boats Built By Nick Schade

Susan Quinby paddling around Rockland harbor

An 18" model of the microBootlegger double paddle canoe carved from Mahogany and Maple with a Mahogany veneer coaming, mounted on a piece of Manzanita root.

An 18" model of the Night Heron carved from Mahogany and Ash with a Maple cockpit, mounted on a piece of Manzanita root.

Using 1/8" thick basswood and walnut I was able to keep the weight down to about 15 pounds. Look here for more information about a custom built Nymph.

The Nymph is a new design for me. I built it of walnut and basswood with Carbon-Kevlar cloth on the inside and S-Glass on the outside. The finished weight is 15 pounds. I currently am only offering this design as a custom-built boat but will be releasing plans eventually. Look here for more information about a custom built Nymph.

Sea trials were on a cold day in March at "Deep Hole" off Matunuck, Rhode Island. Air temperature around 32 and water temperature about 39. The waves were not that well formed, but the boat was a lot of fun.

Waiting for a wave.

Jim paddling past Ram Island near Mystic, CT.

The prototype of the Razor Billed Auk built of western red and northern white cedar