August 17, 2023 “Owners Story” By: Lyndsey Russell This will be the youngest “Owners Story” we have ever published and it is a great one. Cooper Cavanagh, 12, of Mount Dora, was invited to join the SCAMPY Youth Boat Program in May of 2022. The “Sunnyland Chapter Apprentice Mentoring Program for Youth” or SCAMPY as it’s…
PRICE REDUCED $17,000 1939 EMA-Rold 26 foot triple cockpit with a Ford 351 CI V8 engine. Original Scrips engine is included in the sale. This boat won a 30 mile race from Port Huron to an island in that area in 1942. Ema-Rold Craft stopped making boats when the war broke out and did not…
Just in from Mike Yobe, our SCAMPY mentor, with an update from the SCAMPY shop. Mike said the kids currently have several boats under construction in the shop and he encourages our members to stop by on Saturday mornings to see the kids working on their boats. There are also several beautiful boats that have…
SCAMPY Update April 29, 2023 By: Lynn Wisniewski A beautiful Saturday morning at the shop. Cooper (12 years old) and Wayne (13 years old) are both getting very close to completing their boats they started from scratch last summer!! Spots will be available for new students. If you know of a student that may be…
Hydroplane Project Boat For Sale The SCAMPY program has a 14 foot hydroplane project boat with engine for sale. If interested contact Lou Ronca at lgronca@gmail.com or 407-493-8553.
New Expanded SCAMPY Program October 27, 2022 By: Lou Ronca New and different educational opportunities will be available with the SCAMPY program. SCAMPY has focused on building new plywood outboard boats with local youth…which has been quite successful over the last thirteen years. Now SCAMPY will expand their program to include complete restorations of mahogany…
Just in from Mike Yobe, our SCAMPY mentor, with an update from the SCAMPY shop. Mike said that they currently have five boats under construction in the shop and he encourages our members to stop by on Saturday mornings to see the kids working on the boats. Lara completing the painting on her boat.…
Just in from Lou Ronca on the boat building activity happening over at the SCAMPY shop. As you can see the students are building some beautiful boats with their mentors. Lara Shari is putting some finishing touches on her Glen L fisherman. Cooper Cavanagh and his grandfather John Russell. Brayden Stoothoff with Mike Yobe his…
A note from Jeff Bittenbinder who recently joined our Sunnyland chapter to Mike Yobe his mentor at the SCAMPY shop. Mike, I just wanted to drop you a quick note to once again say Thank You for all the work you put into helping me with my first restoration project of my Richardson Aquacraft. I…
Scampy Update Jacob “JJ” Swift And His 13′ Flat Bottom Boat By: Kent Stobel Jacob “JJ” Swift celebrated his fifteenth birthday May 18 by launching the boat he completed this past year in Sunnyland’s youth boat building shop in Tavares, Florida. His mother Kimberly Barker worked alongside him, both under the able guidance of…
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