Boats | Rino

Kayak

Built in 1959

Built 2 kayaks with wood and canvas. Probably the last kayaks built before the age of fiberglass and epoxy. My mom and dad, I do not have photo of the kayak alone.

Powerboat

Built in 1960

15 ft. racing powerboat with inboard car engine. Top speed was 50 mph. High performance 350 ci. V8 Ford engine with direct drive.

40 ft. ferrocement sailboat.

Built in 1982

A Peter Ibold design: Endurance 35

With many additions and conversions in the following years, including interpolation to 40 ft..

Additions: home built bow thruster, two rudders, dingy powered by a jet ski engine, solar panel, wind generator, sitka spruce mast and boom.

The aft cabin was added later for shelter in bad weather and to protect the instruments. It also support the dingy davits, wind generator, the radar and solar collector.