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Kayak with a Water-Bed-Hammock in the Cuddle Corner

Kayak with a Water-Bed-Hammock in the Cuddle Corner

The Albury Runabout

The Albury Runabout

1,200 Miles in Eight Days – Seeing the Intracoastal Waterway by Outboard

1,200 Miles in Eight Days – Seeing the Intracoastal Waterway by Outboard

Fine Boat Designs: CARINA, a Cute Ketch by Aage Nielsen

Fine Boat Designs: CARINA, a Cute Ketch by Aage Nielsen

Tasmania & the Australian Wooden Boat Festival

Tasmania & the Australian Wooden Boat Festival

Resizing a Boat Design—Some Things to Think About

Resizing a Boat Design—Some Things to Think About

Our Favorite Sailing Rig: The Cutter, by Lin and Larry Pardey

Our Favorite Sailing Rig: The Cutter, by Lin and Larry Pardey

Wooden Boats from Tasmania, Part 3: Day Tripping North, then West

Wooden Boats from Tasmania, Part 3: Day Tripping North, then West

Dire Strait — An Excerpt from As Long As It’s Fun, by Herb McCormick

Dire Strait — An Excerpt from As Long As It’s Fun, by Herb McCormick

Hatches That Are Watertight, Easy to Maintain, and Handsome

Hatches That Are Watertight, Easy to Maintain, and Handsome

A Composting Head for the Tahiti Ketch EVELYN; A Guest Post by Astra Haldeman

A Composting Head for the Tahiti Ketch EVELYN; A Guest Post by Astra Haldeman

Notes on Boat Design, Part II—Three Basic Hull Types

Notes on Boat Design, Part II—Three Basic Hull Types

Surprise Me  Reload

BERET, A Low-Impact Coastal & River Cruiser by OCH Guide Doug Hylan

BERET, A Low-Impact Coastal & River Cruiser by OCH Guide Doug Hylan

Restoring a Herreshoff Fishers Island 31, Part 5: Raised Panel Bulkheads

Restoring a Herreshoff Fishers Island 31, Part 5: Raised Panel Bulkheads

Trinka 10

Trinka 10

They Don’t Make Postcards for This—Aboard MIMI ROSE with Guest Blogger Anne Bryant

They Don’t Make Postcards for This—Aboard MIMI ROSE with Guest Blogger Anne Bryant

My Favorite Rig and Why—The Unstayed Mast, by Ellen Massey Leonard

My Favorite Rig and Why—The Unstayed Mast, by Ellen Massey Leonard

Belfast, Maine, and Northeast Boat Welcome Boats Built of Wood

Belfast, Maine, and Northeast Boat Welcome Boats Built of Wood

Voyaging Thru Time: Photographs from Penobscot Marine Museum, Part 10

Voyaging Thru Time: Photographs from Penobscot Marine Museum, Part 10

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

Manny Palomo and his Dad Build a Boat

Manny Palomo and his Dad Build a Boat

Learning from Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What it Taught Me.

Learning from Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What it Taught Me.