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Lilou

15' Rangeley Lake Boat

Philippe Jallais · 2023 to 2026

A build log

Lilou

15' Rangeley Lake Boat

kept by Philippe Jallais

2023 to 2026

The boat

15' Rangeley Lake Boat

Plans from
Newfound Woodworks
Length overall
15′ 0″ (4.57 m)
Beam
3′ 10″ (1.17 m)
Construction
strip planked
Started
6 May 2023
Built by
Philippe Jallais

Strip planking 15.5’ row boat from Newfound Woodworks

What it took

By the numbers

40 months
From first day to last
1
Days written up
15
Photographs
29
Words written

The work

Contents

Chapter 01

Launch Day

Splash. Post the photos.

1 day from September 2026
6 Sep 2026 Launch Day

First boat made out of strip planking with fiberglass and epoxy. I did few errors but at the end of the it was a good practice for bigger projects.

Matt

Beautiful boat and congrats on the build!

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Lilou
1 entry, 15 photographs, written down as the work was done.

The words and photographs in this log belong to Philippe Jallais.

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Printed 7 September 2026