Tag: H.C. Hanson

IMG_2709 – Port Hadlock WA – Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding – Traditional Large Craft – Hanson-28 – panorama, starboard side

www.nwboatschool.org This smaller tug was designed by the American designer H.C. Hanson in 1957 for the US Forest Company as a Scaler’s Boat. Scalers establish the amount of board toes of lumber in each individual log slice by a timber crew. 3 of these vessels had been crafted commercially in the mid-1950’s to this design… Continue reading IMG_2709 – Port Hadlock WA – Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding – Traditional Large Craft – Hanson-28 – panorama, starboard side

Port Hadlock WA – Boat School – Launching the Forest Service Boat – trucking the boat to the port

We couldn’t have questioned for a extra perfect working day to move the boat from the store to the Port Townsend Boat Haven to prepare for the start of this three year project. This small tug was developed by the American designer H.C. Hanson in 1957 for the US Forest Service as a Scaler’s Boat.… Continue reading Port Hadlock WA – Boat School – Launching the Forest Service Boat – trucking the boat to the port