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Tapering Molded Sheerstrake Endings, Step-By-Step

Tapering Molded Sheerstrake Endings, Step-By-Step

Why This Skiff?

Why This Skiff?

Charter VELA in Maine This Summer

Charter VELA in Maine This Summer

Surgery For TODDY II by Dr. Brion Rieff

Surgery For TODDY II by Dr. Brion Rieff

Herreshoff Classic Regatta of 2014—A Report from Bryan Burdick

Herreshoff Classic Regatta of 2014—A Report from Bryan Burdick

My Favorite OCH Videos (and Why), by Co-Founder Ben Mendlowitz

My Favorite OCH Videos (and Why), by Co-Founder Ben Mendlowitz

My Favorite OCH Videos (and Why), by Co-Founder Eric Blake

My Favorite OCH Videos (and Why), by Co-Founder Eric Blake

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

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

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

BLUENOSE II and Dauphinee: Maynard’s and Bill’s Nova Scotia Adventure

BLUENOSE II and Dauphinee: Maynard’s and Bill’s Nova Scotia Adventure

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

Why Choose A Traditionally Built Boat?

Why Choose A Traditionally Built Boat?

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Dyer Dhow Dinghy

Dyer Dhow Dinghy

The Influence of Colleen and John: My Mentors

The Influence of Colleen and John: My Mentors

Painting a Beetle Cat Sailboat on the Beach

Painting a Beetle Cat Sailboat on the Beach

My Winter Boatbuilding Projects

My Winter Boatbuilding Projects

Beginning the Houseboat Design Spiral

Beginning the Houseboat Design Spiral

EVE, An Electric Launch by Doug Hylan

EVE, An Electric Launch by Doug Hylan

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

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

Schooner BOWDOIN Re-Topping: Some Intriguing Details

Schooner BOWDOIN Re-Topping: Some Intriguing Details

Delivering a Leaker in the “Tin Pump” Era; A Tale From a 1927 Motorboat magazine.

Delivering a Leaker in the “Tin Pump” Era; A Tale From a 1927 Motorboat magazine.

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

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