Random walk leads to Alan Thomle Boat Works and mahogany runabout restoring
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Steve Edwards
lan Thomle is picture with an overturned wooden runabout. Normally the old planking is removed, then marine plywood, sometimes multiple layers, is added to the bottom, then the sides and decking are completed. Most runabout restorations take from 8-10 months to complete.
Reporter's note: Late June my wife and I drove to Washington state for our twin grandkids' high school graduation. We stayed with friends who live in Warm Beach, a residential community north of Seattle along Port Susan. Port Susan is a bay connecting, eventually, to Puget Sound and the Pacific Ocean. Warm Beach was a great area to walk, especially in the early summer, with lots of giant evergreens, blooming flowers of every sort, spectacular views of the bay and some challenging hills to get the blood pumping.
On one of my random walks I saw a boat works. It was built in the classic design I'...
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