ONAMUNI Utility with a kick!

摘要

Although Sam Devlin didn't invent stitch-and-glue boat-building, he certainly can take credit for spreading the word of it far and wide. In the nearly 40 years since he founded Devlin Designing Boat Builders, he has designed and built hundreds of fine boats in this method, and his plans have been the genesis of uncounted additional owner-built boats. It's a testament to a technique that he describes as "composite construction, combining the best of both worlds-wooden boat building with modern epoxy technology." It also says a lot about Sam's ability to capture a compelling simple, rugged, but graceful aesthetic in his craft. Whether rowboats, sailboats, or his signature Northwest-inspired powerboats, you can recognize Sam's work by what's not there as much as what is: His boats are stripped of ornamentation and complexity, relying on traditional lines and clean paint details for their solid good looks.