by Dave Robertson | Apr 28, 2022 | Announcements
There has been a lot of water under the bridge since I started Gig Harbor Boat Works in our family garage back in the 1970’s. What began as a hobby building small boats has now grown into one of the premier Small Craft builders in North America. Some of you old salts...
by Dave Robertson | Dec 18, 2013 | Mailbag
We got a great piece of mail today from Andrew in Santa Barbara. Andrew owns a 12′ Point Defiance, and the squirrely winds in his favorite sailing areas were playing havoc with the stock jib. We love the ingenuity of our customers! Andrew built a self-tending...
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by Dave Robertson | Aug 24, 2012 | Mailbag, Point Defiance
A few days ago Mr Hurd, one of our future Scamp owners, stopped by the boatshop for a visit. After perusing the shop and seeing the progress of the Scamp, we loaned him a Point Defiance rowboat to tour the harbor and check out the famed Tides Tavern for a lunch stop....
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by Dave Robertson | Nov 20, 2011 | Woodwork
One of the perks of being a custom builder is that every boat we build is unique. Â Still, every now and then we have the privilege of building a boat that is really something special, both for us and for our customer. Â Today we’re sharing one of these...
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by Dave Robertson | Sep 23, 2011 | Just for Fun
One of our rowing  friends  has been rowing laps of Seattle’s circular Green Lake for training. He has tendancy to always row around and around  the lake in the same direction ala NASCAR racing, though we warned him about that…. Here’s a recent photo...
