"Good News"
Gary Mull Designed 34' L.O.A. Sloop....
Displacement: 9000 Lbs. Draft: 6.5 Feet
Click on these
thumbnails to load larger images. "Good News" was built
in 1981-82 at Lake of the Woods Kenora Ontario by
Jim McClelland. She is a sister to "Kathleen"
"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.