Design
15' Rangeley Lake Boat
Designed by Newfound Woodworks
A 15 ft rowing and fishing boat from Newfound Woodworks, drawn in-house from the Rangeley Lake boat offsets in John Gardner's Building Classic Small Craft. The original Maine boats were lapstrake cedar over ribs; this one is cedar strip sheathed in epoxy and fiberglass. About 95 lb, 46 in beam, 675 lb capacity, and stable enough to fly fish from. Longer 16 ft 6 in and 17 ft versions are listed separately.
More work than a canoe: a transom, deck with coaming, thwarts, stern seat and oar blocks all follow the stripping. Newfound points first-timers to its rowboat Pre-Kit, and kits include CNC-cut forms. As a rule of thumb, budget 250 to 400 hours. Measured medians from build logs appear below.
What building a 15' Rangeley Lake Boat actually takes
Medians from the build logs kept on this site, not the designer’s estimate.
Those medians firm up as more people log this boat.
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| Design | Plans from | LOA | Logs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athey | Long Lake Wooden Boats | 15′ 0″ (4.57 m) | 0 |
| Chester Yawl | Chesapeake Light Craft | 15′ 0″ (4.57 m) | 0 |
| Drifter 15 | Devlin | 15′ 0″ (4.57 m) | 0 |
| Express Wherry | Duck Trap Woodworking | 15′ 0″ (4.57 m) | 0 |
| Linach 15 | Devlin | 15′ 0″ (4.57 m) | 0 |
| 15' Jolle | Boatkits | 4.56 m (15′ 0″) | 0 |