New boat build

[Baz]

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

[Bill Verburg]

Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy

Awesome! What’s the full story with the build Bill? Are you commissioning this as a full custom, somewhat build to spec from an established builder, or are you full up DIY? I’m an avid boater and like watching people build their own boats on sites like the hull truth. As the owner of a piddly 30 ft boat I love to dream.

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

[Bill Verburg]

Special Projects for out side owners








too many more to list but
Museum pieces for Columbus Ohio(Santa Maria replica, National Park Service Salam Ma, 18Th century trader, Great Lakes Museum 18Th century gunboat

[onewhippedpuppy]

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

[otto_kretschmer]

Originally Posted by Dixie

Okay, I'm going to thank all y'all in advance for allowing me to ask this. (I'm allowed because i know nothing about boats.)

Why is there an aft steering room? Is that where you drive the boat during a storm?

because a forward steering room wouldn't make sense

[Racerbvd]

Beautiful work, thanks for sharing.

[Bill Verburg]

Vertical grain Doug fir after milling



Some of the wood racks


Horizontal band saw to mill the raw planks

[gregpark]

Tight,vertical grain and clear as a bell. Those are some nice sticks

[Bill Verburg]

Originally Posted by gregpark

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

[Bill Verburg]

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

[afterburn 549]

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

[Bill Verburg]

pre-fabing all the little pieces

[Rot 911]

What an amazing shop! Thanks for giving us an inside peek!

[onewhippedpuppy]

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?

[VINMAN]

Originally Posted by Bill Verburg

Special Projects for out side owners

Bill, whats the deal with the tug hull?

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[Bill Verburg]

Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy

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?

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.

[onewhippedpuppy]

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

[A930Rocket]

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?

[oldE]

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

Best
Les

[TimT]

what keeps these stands from kicking out?

Friction..

Also notice the more substantial timber cribbing