Amazing....thanks so MUCH for sharing, Bill! Please continue to post updates and photos.....fascinating stuff!

The builder is Scarano Boats, The designer is a very good friend, we grew up together from age 4. I'm just an engineering consultant and part-time delivery( boat deliveries) boy. This is going to be an addition to their fleet of 16 commercial tour and special occasion boats. It will be 1 of 6 operating out of NYC, w/ others flotillas from Key West to Newport to Boston.

other boats in the fleet
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Special Projects for out side owners

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Museum pieces for Columbus Ohio(Santa Maria replica, National Park Service Salam Ma, 18Th century trader, Great Lakes Museum 18Th century gunboat

Awesome Bill, please keep posting. This is legitimate old school craftsmanship and it’s awesome to see in 2025.

because a forward steering room wouldn't make sense

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Beautiful work, thanks for sharing.

Vertical grain Doug fir after milling
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Some of the wood racks
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Horizontal band saw to mill the raw planks
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Tight,vertical grain and clear as a bell. Those are some nice sticks

and expensive, even by the semi load

but cheap compered to the Mahogany and Teak

twin John Deere 575hp turbo diesels, 99kw and 30kw gen sets

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ARGH Matie ,,, Good work!
Many people will, never understand the or satisfaction of a shutter plank, or a good fit!
spile me another one .
quarter sawn this.
Etc etc

pre-fabing all the little pieces
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What an amazing shop! Thanks for giving us an inside peek!

Is that a CNC router Bill? How much of the wood cuts are computer controlled vs the old fashioned way of a man with a tape measure?

Bill, whats the deal with the tug hull?

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Th entire project right down to the smallest part is in the computer, there are 2 main apps one for construction and a parallel one for dynamics

virtually all the wood & metal work is cut by computer to ensure a tight precise fit, back in the old days('90s) it was all done by hand fitting, I real PIA for an object curved in multiple planes that has to fit tightly to another companion object.

Very cool, it’s interesting to see the fusion of new technology with old world craftsmanship.

She’s beautiful!

I’ve always wondered, what keeps these stands from kicking out? I was thinking they were freestanding, but maybe the tops are fastened to the boat?

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The stands are tripods, angled so they are as close to perpendicular to the point of contact with the hull as possible.

Best
Les

Friction..

Also notice the more substantial timber cribbing