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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

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

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

Resizing a Boat Design—Some Things to Think About

Resizing a Boat Design—Some Things to Think About

SELKIE—My Personal Dreamboat: A 23′ Keel-centerboard Sloop

SELKIE—My Personal Dreamboat: A 23′ Keel-centerboard Sloop

Rare Birds: Classic Boats Offshore; A Guest Blog by Ellen Massey Leonard

Rare Birds: Classic Boats Offshore; A Guest Blog by Ellen Massey Leonard

Viva Vixen; New Life for a 15-Square Meter Sloop, Part 2

Viva Vixen; New Life for a 15-Square Meter Sloop, Part 2

Viva Vixen; New Life for a 15-Square Meter Sloop, Part I

Viva Vixen; New Life for a 15-Square Meter Sloop, Part I

Women Boatbuilders in Oregon, Tasmania, and Scotland — a Guest Blog by Anne Bray

Women Boatbuilders in Oregon, Tasmania, and Scotland — a Guest Blog by Anne Bray

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

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

Westward Ho! Port Townsend and Beyond

Westward Ho! Port Townsend and Beyond

Surprise Me  Reload

Good Reads: Recommendations by Dick Wagner

Good Reads: Recommendations by Dick Wagner

Portland Pudgy Dinghy

Portland Pudgy Dinghy

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

Building Wooden Boat Steering Wheels at Brooklin Boatyard

Building Wooden Boat Steering Wheels at Brooklin Boatyard

Oru Kayak – Beach LT

Oru Kayak – Beach LT

A DAY’S WORK, Part II—an excerpt: River Scows

A DAY’S WORK, Part II—an excerpt: River Scows

Urban Outlaw and Porsche Passion

Urban Outlaw and Porsche Passion

Carvel Construction; John’s Bay Boat Co. Builds a Wooden Lobster Boat, Part I

Carvel Construction; John’s Bay Boat Co. Builds a Wooden Lobster Boat, Part I

Learning From Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What It Taught Me

Learning From Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What It Taught Me

Herreshoff Classic Regatta of 2014—A Report from Bryan Burdick

Herreshoff Classic Regatta of 2014—A Report from Bryan Burdick