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by GHBoats Webmaster | Jun 6, 2017 | Announcements, Whitehall
The Race To Alaska starts this week and we couldn’t be more excited!!! Be sure to keep up with the live updates on their website! It’s so fun to watch and keep up with and we hope you will find the joy in it that we do. Race starts June 8th at 5am PST This...
by GHBoats Webmaster | Nov 9, 2016 | Captain's Gig, Customer Questions, Nisqually
Recently, a customer wanted to know how fast our smallest boats can go with a 2 hp motor. It was a nice sunny day so we decided to take a couple dinghies out for speed testing. We don’t usually think of our boats as motor boats, but they work well with a small...
by GHBoats Webmaster | Oct 21, 2016 | Mailbag, Sea Stories, Whitehall
Throughout our years of building and selling boats, we have heard many customers tell us their big dreams and adventures they plan to go on. Sometimes the dreams are so big that they seem a tad unrealistic… so it’s always a delight when we hear back from...
by GHBoats Webmaster | Jul 30, 2015 | Mailbag, Melonseed
We received a letter from our friends about their travels in Canada with their beloved Melonseed. Maybe you’ve gone on an adventure in a Melonseed. If you have pictures and an accompanying story, mail it to Boatshop@GHBoats.com so we can share it with those...
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...
