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Update: Raven was sold in 2024, and is now ensconced in Bellingham WA with her new owner.
Start with an expanded hard-chined hull shape gleaned from the lines of a Chincoteague skiff, work with a naval architect who loves messing about with developable surfaces, add a little Washington State ferry DNA, a dash of tugboat brio, season with Pacific Northwest wooden boatbuilding skills, and you get the one-of-a-kind Raven, a 29-foot shallow-draft cruiser that sips fuel, turns heads, and hosts a ridiculous number of party guests.
Raven’s deceptively simple design hides the fact that many of her spaces and shaped wooden doo-dads have multiple purposes. For example, her fish-cleaning station converts into a bar. Her back deck is great for dinghy stowage until it becomes a lounging and dining area for six. Her tailgate becomes a launch ramp, then a private fishing dock, then a sunbathing-and-cocktails deck. Down below, bunks convert to settees and tables, and tables convert to workspaces with storage underneath. There are multiple configurations for the wheelhouse to accommodate tall and short people. Leif Knutsen, co-founder of Port Townsend’s Shipwright’s Co-op, designed her to make things easy to disassemble and take home for refinishing in your garage, if desired.
To be honest, owning Raven has been a little like being able to go play in a floating, take-apart dollhouse that moves along smartly and can gunkhole into tiny coves where big boats can’t go. We’ve taken her from Port Townsend, Washington to Glacier Bay, Alaska, and though she’s not an offshore boat, we’ve made carefully-planned open-water crossings safely. And we’ve made long cruises economically. Now it’s your turn to own and enjoy her. Find her listing with more photos and information on the “Boats for Sale” page.
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Enjoy these videos from Off Center Harbor featuring RAVEN...
A Visit Aboard Wooden Motor Trawler RAVEN
Going Slow, Small, and Simple Through the Inside Passage to Alaska
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Totally beautiful vessel. We are in our 80s; sure wish we’d come across this vessel a few years ago! We sailed for 35 years in our Pete Culler ketch and we sure miss living on the water. This vessel would have given us another 5-10 years afloat! Happy motering,!
Totally cool!
In photo #5, with Jim sitting on the tail-gate, you actually have a 32′ long vessel with no added moorage cost.
Hit the wrong button. Big fingers and old eyes here is an edited upgrade.
I must admit I am biased but that is one fine looking vessel, Karen. She has only improved with Jim and your caring and creative attention.
I must admit I am bias but that is one fine looking vessel, Karen. She has only improves with Jin and your caring attention.
Leif
Aw Leif, thanks. Raven is a family boat, and you guys are family. There. I said it. Raven has brought delight to an awful lot of people, and I suspect her happy career has just started.