Hooked On Wooden Boats

By Dan Mattson

This podcast is 110% dedicated to celebrating the art, craft, history, tradition and romance of wooden boats around the world.

Season 1 will include all 217 episodes I recorded (and previously publis... more

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July 24, 2023 HOWB 055 – Interviews: Thomas Scheinpflug, Pacific Grace Shipwright; Dave & Linda Burright, Builders of 26ʹ Caulkins Bartender - 10/4/12
The first interview in today’s podcast is with Thomas Scheinpflug. Thomas crews on the Pacific Grace Schooner
and was one of the shipwrights who built her, finishing in May 2001. Pacific Grace is owned and operated by the
non-profit S.A.L.T.S. Sail and Life Training Society of Canada.
The second interview is with Dave & Linda Burright of Albany, Oregon. Dave & Linda built a 26ʹ George
Caulkins designed Bartender in their outbuilding over and 6.5 year period. It is a gorgeous boat and they spent a
lot of money on her. So they aptly named her Kala Lua – translated Money Pit in Hawaiian!
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Keep the bright side up and the barnacled side down - Wooden
Boat Dan over and out :D

PS Please note this podcast was recorded several years ago
- some of the links, email addresses, phone numbers, and promos mentioned are
outdated and no longer valid.
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49min
July 17, 2023 HOWB 054 – Interview: Freya Fennwood; wooden boat builder and kayaker, outdoor adventurer - 9/27/12
Today’s interview is with kayaker and boatbuilder Freya Fennwood. Freya grew up in Port Townsend and was
hanging out at her dad’s boat shop (Pygmy Boats) from the tender young age of zero (wow!). At 18 months she
recalls falling asleep between her dads legs while he was paddling the family kayak. At age 12, Freya had her
own kayak and was doing multi-week outings with her dad in wilderness areas of Canada and the US. Freya is an
avid paddler these days, and has recently added the Greenland Roll to her kayaking repertoire.
Freya has a degree in professional photography from Colorado Mountain College and is a professional
videographer and photographer. You can find out more about her business at https://www.freyafennwood.com/
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38min
July 10, 2023 HOWB 053 – Highlights and interviews from 2012 Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival
Ten days ago, I attended the 36th Annual Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival. I recorded 3 hours of interviews
with more than a dozen people over that three day period (and had an absolute blast – btw!).
This week I am playing four short recordings/interviews (total of 37 minutes):
1. The first HOWB Podcast “Meetup” on record. HOWB fans Ralph Duncan, Christina Cogan, and Korey
Ruben.
2. Tug Buse small boat adventurer. Follow up to the interview I did with Tug for
Episode 16.
3. Josh and Anika Colvin – An update on SCAMP and Small Craft Advisor Magazine. Check out
Episode 40.
4. John Welsford and Howard Rice – update on SCAMP CAMP, Small Craft Skills Academy and other fun
stuff. Check out Episodes 39 and 48
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Keep the bright side up and the barnacled side down - Wooden
Boat Dan over and out :D

PS Please note this podcast was recorded several years ago
- some of the links, email addresses, phone numbers, and promos mentioned are
outdated and no longer valid.
...more
54min
July 03, 2023 HOWB 052 – Lin and Larry Pardey of Sailing and Wooden Boat Fame - Interview - 9/13/12
This past weekend while at the Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival, I had the privilege to interview Lin and
Larry Pardy. Lin and Larry have been sailing the world since they built their first boat Serrafyn and launched her
in 1968. Their second build was Taleisin launched in 1983. They have written and published numerous books,
and sell DVD’s and other great products at their website: LANDLPARDEY.com.
Listen to Lin and Larry share candidly about their childhoods, their adventures and their love of the sea.
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Keep the bright side up and the barnacled side down - Wooden
Boat Dan over and out :D

PS Please note this podcast was recorded several years ago
- some of the links, email addresses, phone numbers, and promos mentioned are
outdated and no longer valid.
...more
1h 35min
June 26, 2023 HOWB 051 – Center for Wooden Boats at CAMA Beach, WA: Interviews – John Dean and Andrew Washburn - 9/6/12
This week I drove 45 minutes to CAMA Beach State Park where the Center for
Wooden Boats refurbished and opened a Boathouse in 2008 in conjunction with WA state parks refurbishing and
opening this 30+ cabin resort. This is one beautiful spot. CAMA Beach was a water
front resort from 1935 to 1980, at which time it was closed. In the good old days, you could drive your car to
this resort, rent a cabin and a row or power boat to crab and fish from.
These type of resorts were called Auto Courts at the time – an inexpensive place to park the car for the night and
enjoy the great outdoors. The family that owned CAMA Beach for most of its life, passed it on the WA State
Parks and the Center for Wooden Boats to refurbish and reopen the park for usage similar to the previous 4 plus
decades.
The joint interview is with Andrew Washburn (the outgoing manager) and John Dean the incoming manager for
CAMA beach. Andrew is moving on to a new role of collecting historical information about former water front
resorts in Western Washington and building an exhibit at the CWB South Lake Union. John is the incoming
CAMA beach manager and a 30 year resident of Camano Island.
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Keep the bright side up and the barnacled side down - Wooden
Boat Dan over and out :D

PS Please note this podcast was recorded several years ago
- some of the links, email addresses, phone numbers, and promos mentioned are
outdated and no longer valid.
...more
58min
June 19, 2023 HOWB 050 – SCAMP Camp Part 2, Interviews – John Welsford (designer), Cliff Sell (student) - 8/30/12
This episode is a follow up to last week’s August 2012 SCAMP Camp Part 1 (see HOWB 049). I had the privilege to sit down and ask John Welsford some more questions about the SCAMP design and how the Camp was going. John gave some keen insight into the function and benefits of a pram bow, and talks about the success of the inaugural Camp.
I also interviewed Cliff Sell who was a student at the Camp. Cliff traveled all the way from Germany! As a first
time boatbuilder, Cliff talks about why he took the class, how the build is coming along, and gives his thoughts
on the success of the course.
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comments, feedback, stories, and wooden boat adventures.

Keep the bright side up and the barnacled side down - Wooden
Boat Dan over and out :D

PS Please note this podcast was recorded several years ago
- some of the links, email addresses, phone numbers, and promos mentioned are
outdated and no longer valid.
...more
43min
June 12, 2023 HOWB 049 – SCAMP CAMP, Part 1: Interview Scott Jones, Boat Shop Mgr at NW Maritime Center, Wooden Boatright, SCAMP Pro -08/23/12
This episode is an interview with Scott Jones recorded during the August 2012 SCAMP CAMP at the NW
Maritime Center in Port Townsend, WA. I had met Scott on previous outings to Port Townsend, but never had
the opportunity to sit down with him and get the inside scoop on his passion for wooden vessels. This interview
was on the 4th day of the 2 week SCAMP CAMP where an eclectic group of ambitious folks from as far away as
Germany, gathered to build 10 SCAMP’s with help from Scott, John Welsford (designer), Howard Rice (small
boat adventurer) and others. Scott was the lead instructor for the CAMP, having overseen the building of the first
SCAMP prototype in the fall of 2010.
Scott grew up in Olympia, WA and loved to fish from drift boats. He learned advanced carpentry skills from his
talented father, and at a young age was tackling woodworking projects with enthusiasm. Soon after being
married, Scott posed this question to his bride – “What if I build boats?”. The rest is history as they say!
Scott attended the NW School of Wooden Boat Building and after graduating in 2009 went to work for the NW
Maritime Center on multiple wooden boat builds (Caledonia Yawl, Townsend Tern to name a couple). Scott is
now the Boat Shop Manager and doing a fabulous job!
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comments, feedback, stories, and wooden boat adventures.
Keep the bright side up and the barnacled side down - Wooden
Boat Dan over and out :D
PS Please note this podcast was recorded several years ago
- some of the links, email addresses, phone numbers, and promos mentioned are
outdated and no longer valid.
...more
43min
June 05, 2023 HOWB 048 – John Welsford, wooden boat designer, builder, enthusiast - Interview - 08.16.12
This episode is an interview I did with John Welsford while at the NW School of Wooden Boat Building’s 31st
anniversary celebration. I met John for the first time that day, and he was more than agreeable when I asked if I
could interview him for HOWB. So we sat down for almost an hour of recording, and I was having the time of
my life!
John is a native of New Zealand and loves his country. Boatbuilding is in John’s genes – as far back as his dad
could research, there is a boatbuilder in each generation of the family. And John is a descendant of the Denny’s
of the William Denny and Brothers Ship Building Company of Scotland. Denny and brothers built the Denny
Ship Model Experiment Tank in 1882 (which is part of a museum exhibit now).
At the young age of 7, John spent every holiday with his grand dad who worked for a one man boat builder –
Philip Lange. John learned to whittle, plank and take care of heavy equipment during those days at Lange’s
shop. John’s first boat build as a youth was made from corrugated roofing iron (hull), firewood (stems and
thwarts) and tar scraped off the road for caulking. As a young married man he built a 21ʹ light displacement
sloop with a Flying Dutchman rig.
One day a friend came to John with plans for a boat he was going to build. John looked at the plans and told his
buddy it wasn’t suited to his needs. His friend challenged John – modify the plans to get me a better boat, and if
it works I will give you my Stanley 55 Molding plane. John still has the Stanley plane to this day and he has
been designing boats ever since!
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You can contact me at
[email protected] to share your comments, feedback, stories, and wooden
boat adventures.
Keep the bright side
up and the barnacled side down - Wooden Boat Dan over and out :D
PS Please note this podcast was recorded several years
ago - some of the links, email addresses, phone numbers, and promos mentioned
are outdated and no longer valid.
...more
1h 19min
May 29, 2023 HOWB 047 – Sean Koomen, Instructor NW School of Wooden Boat Building - Interview - 08.09.12
This past week I interviewed Sean Koomen, instructor at the NW School of Wooden Boat Building. Sean grew
up in Minnesota. At the age of 14 he discovered one of Dynamite Payson’s books at the library, and was soon
falling trees for lumber to satisfy his boat building curiosity. Fast forward to college and Sean was in serious
study mode to become a concert cellist. Spending 5 hours a day practicing was getting to be a little much, so
Sean applied for a grant to start his own wooden boat building business. With grant money in hand, Sean
launched Red Barn Boats where he built and sold 4 small wooden boats while in college.
Sean knew his boat building skills needed some honing, so in 2003 he attended the NW School of Wooden Boat
Building in Port Hadlock, WA and graduated 9 months later. From there it was on to wooden boat gigs in
California (Rutherford’s Boatshop) and Maine (Brooklin Boatyard), a couple other stops, and then back to Port
Hadlock where he became an instructor this year. Sean has worked on some fun projects over the years
including a wooden 135’ steam yacht built in 1901, a fan tail wooden yacht, a 22’ Shorebird Sloop, and other
cool stuff.
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You can contact me at
[email protected] to share your comments, feedback, stories, and wooden
boat adventures.
Keep the bright side
up and the barnacled side down - Wooden Boat Dan over and out :D
PS Please note this podcast was recorded several years
ago - some of the links, email addresses, phone numbers, and promos mentioned
are outdated and no longer valid.
...more
46min
May 22, 2023 HOWB 046 – Jeff Sayler, Wooden Boat Builder and Restorer; Bruce Hebler and Linda Wolf, Proud Owners 1932 Wooden Gillnet Boat Interviews - 08.02.12
On July 15th, I attended the Annual Maritime Heritage Festival in St. Helens Oregon. It was a really fun festival
with a wide range of traditional vessels of all sizes and shapes including the Steamboat Portland, a wooden PT
Boat 658, and other fun boats. This is a really fun show that I recommend you put on your calendar for next
July! Two of the interviews I did that day are included in this podcast.
The first interview is with Jeff Sayler of Firehouse Boatworks in Portland, OR. Jeff attended a wooden boat
program in Maine as a young lad and from there steadily developed his wooden boat building and restoration
business. Jeff is one creative dude whose resume includes building a bamboo cargo bike,
restoring the Kaleta (HOWB 034) and other fun stuff.
The second interview is with Bruce Hebler and Linda Wolf of Portland, OR. Bruce and Linda have owned the
M.S. Wolfe – a ’28 Gillnet wooden boat built in 1932 – for more than 2 decades. They have completely rebuilt
her from the garboard up and she is one beautiful rig. Listen to the podcast to hear the history of how these
gillnet boats were used on the Columbia River for several decades not only for fishing but for dating,
transportation, and other life activities.
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You can contact me at
[email protected] to share your comments, feedback, stories, and wooden
boat adventures.
Keep the bright side
up and the barnacled side down - Wooden Boat Dan over and out :D
PS Please note this podcast was recorded several years
ago - some of the links, email addresses, phone numbers, and promos mentioned
are outdated and no longer valid.
...more
52min

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