Dave Ahrens

@ahrensccr

Northern California

Built a fewLogging since 2026

Joined: 18 Sep 2026
Last active: 23 Sep 2026

Builds: 1
Entries: 1
Photos: 1
Followers: 2

Just a guy building a boat in my shop in Northern California. This is my fourth. Theresa ll is the design name,#139, drawn by Albert Strange in 1913. She is a canoe counter-stern gaff rigged yawl 25 1/2 feet on deck, with 8300 pounds displacement. I am currently double planking the hull with Alaskan yellow cedar over laminated white oak frames. At this point I’m five years into the build. Lofting and set up, took the first two years. Ribbands and framing took more than a year. I have no idea how many hours I have in the build. Probably close to 4000 so far. My goal is to teach and inspire others to build. If you’re going to build make it historic.

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23 Sep 2026

Commented on Andrew Donald's log Eland 36

Good job Andrew. What did you use to laminate with thickened epoxy?
22 Sep 2026

Published the build log Theresa ll, an Albert Strange yawl
22 Sep 2026

Posted an entry on Theresa ll, an Albert Strange yawl

Decide what to build and loft
18 Sep 2026

Added a design to the catalog Theresa ll