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Cruising Downeast Maine by Rowboat

Cruising Downeast Maine by Rowboat

Turning the Page – Karen and Jim’s Excellent Adventure

Turning the Page – Karen and Jim’s Excellent Adventure

Why This Skiff?

Why This Skiff?

Charter VELA in Maine This Summer

Charter VELA in Maine This Summer

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

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

Manny Palomo and his Dad Build a Boat

Manny Palomo and his Dad Build a Boat

Restoring SPARKLE

Restoring SPARKLE

Fine Boat Designs – SPARKLE, A Speedy Sloop With A Whaleboat Heritage

Fine Boat Designs – SPARKLE, A Speedy Sloop With A Whaleboat Heritage

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

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

Surgery For TODDY II by Dr. Brion Rieff

Surgery For TODDY II by Dr. Brion Rieff

My Favorite Rig and Why — The Gaff Rig, a Guide Post by Tom Cunliffe

My Favorite Rig and Why — The Gaff Rig, a Guide Post by Tom Cunliffe

A Good Boat and a Great Client — The RAVEN Project

A Good Boat and a Great Client — The RAVEN Project

Surprise Me  Reload

My Favorite Rig and Why — The Gaff Rig, a Guide Post by Tom Cunliffe

My Favorite Rig and Why — The Gaff Rig, a Guide Post by Tom Cunliffe

Educating Stella — A Father’s Wish for His Daughter

Educating Stella — A Father’s Wish for His Daughter

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

BONNY BRIDE Progress — Restoring a Wooden Lobster Boat, Part 2

BONNY BRIDE Progress — Restoring a Wooden Lobster Boat, Part 2

Puffin Dinghy 10

Puffin Dinghy 10

Restoring a Herreshoff Fishers Island 31, Part 3: The Transom

Restoring a Herreshoff Fishers Island 31, Part 3: The Transom

Do You Have OCHD? (The Secret to Happiness, Part 1)

Do You Have OCHD? (The Secret to Happiness, Part 1)

New e-Book: Classic Wooden Fishing Boats of the Vietnamese Coast

New e-Book: Classic Wooden Fishing Boats of the Vietnamese Coast

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

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

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