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Announcing the Herreshoff Catalogue Raisonné

Announcing the Herreshoff Catalogue Raisonné

The Education of Myles Thurlow: A Proper Apprenticeship

The Education of Myles Thurlow: A Proper Apprenticeship

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

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

Manny Palomo and his Dad Build a Boat

Manny Palomo and his Dad Build a Boat

A DAY’S WORK, Part II—an excerpt: Kilnwood Schooners HEATHER BELLE and C.M. GRAY

A DAY’S WORK, Part II—an excerpt: Kilnwood Schooners HEATHER BELLE and C.M. GRAY

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

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

Three Boats I Lust After and Why; A Guest Blog by Jim Giblin

Three Boats I Lust After and Why; A Guest Blog by Jim Giblin

Walkabout at Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 5 – 11/11/12

Walkabout at Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 5 – 11/11/12

Walkabout at Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 1 – 9/27/12

Walkabout at Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 1 – 9/27/12

In My Shop: A Fox, a Willow, a Phoenix, a Skerrie Skiff & a Pram

In My Shop: A Fox, a Willow, a Phoenix, a Skerrie Skiff & a Pram

In the Two Daughters Boatworks Shop

In the Two Daughters Boatworks Shop

Why Choose A Traditionally Built Boat?

Why Choose A Traditionally Built Boat?

Surprise Me  Reload

Rattail Reamers You Can Make Yourself. Also, a Neat Chainsaw Sharpener—by Harry Bryan

Rattail Reamers You Can Make Yourself. Also, a Neat Chainsaw Sharpener—by Harry Bryan

Beginning the Houseboat Design Spiral

Beginning the Houseboat Design Spiral

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

Visiting Bill Garden

Visiting Bill Garden

Restoring a Herreshoff Fishers Island 31, Part 10: Sailing

Restoring a Herreshoff Fishers Island 31, Part 10: Sailing

Resizing a Boat Design—Some Things to Think About

Resizing a Boat Design—Some Things to Think About

Fine Boat Designs – DIVERSION & WUNDERBAR (by Kenneth Smith & Philip Rhodes)

Fine Boat Designs – DIVERSION & WUNDERBAR (by Kenneth Smith & Philip Rhodes)

Good Reads: Recommendations by Harry Bryan

Good Reads: Recommendations by Harry Bryan

Charter VELA in Maine This Summer

Charter VELA in Maine This Summer

Cambodian Canoes, Part 1: Monastic Racing Canoes

Cambodian Canoes, Part 1: Monastic Racing Canoes