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by GHBoats Webmaster | May 5, 2014 | Mailbag
Last month we received a great report from a lady at Shawnigan Lake, BC, Canada. She detailed for herself a very nicely outfitted Whitehall that she can row in conventional aft facing and our Forward Facing slide seat operation. The maiden voyage was in the thick of...
by GHBoats Webmaster | Apr 30, 2014 | Maintenance and Repairs
We recently got a nice report from a gent who has a Navigator down in Mexico. He bought it used, in pretty rough shape as it had evidently seen a lot of years, miles, rough weather, and some previous patchwork . After quite a labor of love he has done a fantastic...
by GHBoats Webmaster | Apr 26, 2014 | SCAMP
We had a very interesting time at last weekend’s Scamp Skills academy, taught by SCAMP guru Howard Rice. Attendees included owners of Gig Harbor and homebuilt Scamps, plus a few folks contemplating getting or building a Scamp. Topics includes sailing techniques,...
by GHBoats Webmaster | Apr 12, 2014 | Press Reviews, SCAMP
Our fiberglass SCAMP got a fantastic write-up in the April 2014 issue of 48 North! It’s a pretty good sized article so we’re not going to reprint the whole thing here, but these are a few of our favorite parts: Gig Harbor Boat Works, known for their...
by GHBoats Webmaster | Feb 28, 2014 | Mailbag, Navigator
This is a real-life example of how a bigger boat isn’t necessarily better… Many years ago we built a 12′ Point Defiance sailboat for a lady who lives on a nearby island. She sailed the dickens out of that Point Defiance and really loved it! But then...
