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Guide Posts are written articles with accompanying still photos and/or video clips, usually written by our team of expert Guides and Founders, who each have many decades of experience.

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EVE, An Electric Launch by Doug Hylan

EVE, An Electric Launch by Doug Hylan

Tapering Molded Sheerstrake Endings, Step-By-Step

Tapering Molded Sheerstrake Endings, Step-By-Step

Building a Chesapeake Log Canoe by John Cook

Building a Chesapeake Log Canoe by John Cook

Turning the Page – Karen and Jim’s Excellent Adventure

Turning the Page – Karen and Jim’s Excellent Adventure

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

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

All At Sea

All At Sea

The Dragger ST. GEORGE

The Dragger ST. GEORGE

Hybrid Propulsion for the 48′ Cutter LUCAYO; How Does it Compare to a Diesel Auxiliary?

Hybrid Propulsion for the 48′ Cutter LUCAYO; How Does it Compare to a Diesel Auxiliary?

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

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

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

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

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 2 – 10/5/12

Walkabout at Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 2 – 10/5/12

Surprise Me  Reload

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

Walkabout in Port Townsend, Washington

Walkabout in Port Townsend, Washington

BONNY BRIDE Progress — Restoring a Wooden Lobster Boat, Part 10 — Windshield, Trunk Cabin & Side Deck

BONNY BRIDE Progress — Restoring a Wooden Lobster Boat, Part 10 — Windshield, Trunk Cabin & Side Deck

Puffin Dinghy 10

Puffin Dinghy 10

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

Three Tricks of the Trade That I Think Others Should Know About, by Kaci Cronkhite

Three Tricks of the Trade That I Think Others Should Know About, by Kaci Cronkhite

Willie Nelson, Walt Wilkins, and OCH

Willie Nelson, Walt Wilkins, and OCH

Chopping Dugouts in Japan; a post by Douglas Brooks

Chopping Dugouts in Japan; a post by Douglas Brooks

The Influence of Captain Douglas & My Family

The Influence of Captain Douglas & My Family

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

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