Feb 18, 2014 - Steve creating Crazy Cat, a cat boat from a discarded hull he found 

Kristyn making the mast for Crazy Cat, March 4, 2014 ❤ 

Done! April 16, 2014

Our Crazy cat Sailboat

Stepping the mast, I think!

Crazy Cat Sails Rigged

April 17, 2014 -Crazy Cat rigged 

building a foam SUP (stand up paddleboard) from scraps

foam SUP

The Helen Marie 2013. Hand built by Dave Lucas, now owned by Joe May.

Docking the Helen Marie at our home on the Braden River

"Tom Hand" - Red's boat (Sam Wade Sears). Refurbished at Lucas Boatworks. 

Steve delivering Red's boat Tom Hand to the beach with my Dad's John Deere tractor! 

Launching Tom Hand

Red (Sam Wade Sears) getting ready to go out in Tom Hand with Stan

Sailing Tom Hand on the Braden River

Steve refinishing a wee lassie canoe

sanding a handcrafted wheel Howard made

varnishing the wheel

finished! 

Steve & Chloe in our boat Chelsea: built at Lucas Boatworks by Dave Lucas & Howard Heimbrock. Pre-refurbishing, summer of 2013.

July 2013: Chelsea has been rebuilt. Note the flat roof that Steve added when re-furbishing,

Chelsea's riding lawn mower engine! New manifold installed Jan 15, 2014

Lucas Boatworks, 2013. Dave Lucas is relaxing on the dock with his boat the Helen Marie docked on the far side. Chelsea is docked in the foreground.

Stan & his Chinese "junk" boat. August 2014 at Lucas Boatworks

Stan building his Chinese "junk" boat, August 2014 at Lucas Boatworks

December 2014 at Lucas Boatworks. Stan Terrell's boat finished (L)

Lucas Boatworks Dock and Boat launch. Dave's dog Cessna greets you!

Dave Lucas building a foam Kayak

A lightweight foam & glass cloth kayak

Kayaking from Lucas Boatworks 12/29/2016 -a muddy low tide winter beach. The orange foam/fiberglass Kayak on the left, was handmade by Lance.. 

Dave taking out visitors to Lucas Boatworks in Chelsea . . . 4 men in a tub, rub a dub dub! 

Dave borrowed Chelsea as Steve needed his boat, the Helen Marie

Chelsea's handbuilt steering wheel, by Howard Heimbrock at Lucas Boatboatworks

Chelsea's bow . . . when it was brightly finished wood, before the 2nd refurbishing -Always refurbishing boats when you live in sunny Florida! 

A ride in Chelsea on the Braden River