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EVE, An Electric Launch by Doug Hylan

EVE, An Electric Launch by Doug Hylan

Building a Chesapeake Log Canoe by John Cook

Building a Chesapeake Log Canoe by John Cook

The Education of Myles Thurlow: A Proper Apprenticeship

The Education of Myles Thurlow: A Proper Apprenticeship

Building and Launching JIMMY D, a 32′ Cornish Gig from the “Champlain Longboats” Program

Building and Launching JIMMY D, a 32′ Cornish Gig from the “Champlain Longboats” Program

An Excerpt from ‘The Dinghy Cruising Companion,’ by Roger Barnes

An Excerpt from ‘The Dinghy Cruising Companion,’ by Roger Barnes

Herreshoff Classic Regatta of 2014—A Report from Bryan Burdick

Herreshoff Classic Regatta of 2014—A Report from Bryan Burdick

CREEK CRAWLER, A Simple Trailerable Houseboat by Havilah Hawkins

CREEK CRAWLER, A Simple Trailerable Houseboat by Havilah Hawkins

Diagnosis: Hemofungiosis; a Guest Blog by Gibby Conrad

Diagnosis: Hemofungiosis; a Guest Blog by Gibby Conrad

Walkabout Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 10 – 3/24/13

Walkabout Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 10 – 3/24/13

Westward Ho! Port Townsend and Beyond

Westward Ho! Port Townsend and Beyond

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why) – The Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 25, Herreshoff 12.5 & Whio

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why) – The Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 25, Herreshoff 12.5 & Whio

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

Surprise Me  Reload

Fatty Knees Dinghy

Fatty Knees Dinghy

A Stitch-and-Glue Teardrop Trailer

A Stitch-and-Glue Teardrop Trailer

Good Reads: Recommendations by Geoff Kerr

Good Reads: Recommendations by Geoff Kerr

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

McIntosh Canvas Tender

McIntosh Canvas Tender

Boatbuilding: Instruction in the Art of Life—A Guest Blog by Lawrence W. Cheek

Boatbuilding: Instruction in the Art of Life—A Guest Blog by Lawrence W. Cheek

Good Reads: Recommendations by Kaci Cronkhite

Good Reads: Recommendations by Kaci Cronkhite

Scrollwork and How to Carve It

Scrollwork and How to Carve It

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #5 and #6 from Tom’s Shore Team

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #5 and #6 from Tom’s Shore Team

Design Contest: A Better Flood Rescue Boat

Design Contest: A Better Flood Rescue Boat