ACR Home / Index

Founded in 1987 to "define and preserve centuries old shipbuilding skills and attitudes." Allen C. Rawl, Inc. offers services in shipbuilding, restoration, repair, surveys, consultation and building materials

Shipbuilding
Specializing in traditional watercraft, Allen effectively "marries" age-old ship building methods to state of the art technology, a talented building crew and the best available materials to produce or restore elegant ships of wood.

A few examples of Allen's unique craftfmanship are shown below. Click on any of the ships for a larger image and additional information. For additional information on Shipbuilding visit the Shipbuilding section of this site.

Rope
Spunflex© rope (formerly ROBLON) is especially appropriate for traditional sailing craft and is recommend for all your running rigging needs. For additional information on Spunflex rope visit the "Rope" section on this site.

Ships Blocks
Lightweight, durable, Danish built ship's blocks -singles, doubles, triples up to 10" For additional information on our complete line of blocks visit the "Ships Blocks" section on this site.

Shipbuilding Wood
Allen Rawl has spent time in the South American jungle working with the Arowak sawyers who harvest the trees. Harvesting is closely controlled by the Government and regulations determine how many board feet of each specie is cut each year. Therefore, availability of all specie may vary.

A strong proponent of controlled harvesting, Allen Rawl believes that using superior grade timbers actually saves trees because, "well built, well maintained vessels will last decades with few, if any repairs to the structural members."