Crystal River Boat Builders

05/27/2026

Work on the half-scale model continues. In which Emmet and Owen learn the hard way that making lumpy fillets leads to lots of tedious grinding later.

05/17/2026

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/DN3a1m5qYfg?ra=m

From Mike Schroeder, Overkill’s owner.

This is the first video on the channel and the beginning of documenting adventures aboard Overkill, a one-of-a-kind custom designed and hand-built wooden ski...

05/04/2026

The toy sport fisher draws a crowd on shore. Way over the top and everyone gets a kick out of her.

05/04/2026

Showing off on the beach.

05/04/2026

Overkill under way at Cedar Key.

04/25/2026

“Overkill” the toy sport fisherman is back at the shop for some final work. Mike will have her ready for the Cedar Key small boat meet.

04/18/2026

Another half-size mockup in progress. This is the boat that Owen and Emmet will build. We decided we were done for the day with most of the stitching done and only the hard part to go.

04/08/2026

A good day of work at the CRBB shop.

03/22/2026

The process of building the "Overkill" boat.

03/21/2026

We are getting ready to build “Little Blue Heron”, the 14 foot modified sharpie. But first, a simple half-scale model to verify that the expanded panels fit, and to practice some skills. Ashlynn and Ocean did the lofting, and here our newest junior members, Owen and Emmett, try their hand at making epoxy fillets.