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"Good News" Gary Mull Designed 34' L.O.A. Sloop.... Displacement: 9000 Lbs. Draft: 6.5 Feet

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"Good News" was built in 1981-82 at Lake of the Woods Kenora Ontario by Jim McClelland. She is a sister to "Kathleen"

 

 

Lake of the Woods, Kenora, McClelland

"Good News" Lake of the Woods

Ready for planking. Permanent bulkheads in place.

First layer 5/8-in. strip planking in western red cedar.

Three layers off diagonal planking and the final layer is spiled fore and aft.

9 oz. fiberglass cloth set in epoxy resin.

Scary

"Deck framing and hardware backup blocks.

Subdeck in place, ready for coach roof.

Teak decks our 1/8 in. set in epoxy and graphite.

Ready for hardware.

Tellers steering makes "Good News" very responsive.

Gallery on Port side.

Main salon looking aft..

My shop was only a few hundred feet from the water.

Launching at Northern Harbor.

On the wind in light air, lake of the woods.

The coveted whiskey cup, "Good News" travels fast.