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Tapering Molded Sheerstrake Endings, Step-By-Step

Tapering Molded Sheerstrake Endings, Step-By-Step

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

Fine Boat Designs – LEGEND, A Straightforward Fast Cruising Sloop of 1951

Fine Boat Designs – LEGEND, A Straightforward Fast Cruising Sloop of 1951

Resizing a Boat Design—Some Things to Think About

Resizing a Boat Design—Some Things to Think About

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

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

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

Learning From Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What It Taught Me

Learning From Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What It Taught Me

Learning from Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What it Taught Me, by Havilah Hawkins.

Learning from Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What it Taught Me, by Havilah Hawkins.

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

Building Before Sailing

Building Before Sailing

The First of Three Sailing Yawlboats Takes Shape

The First of Three Sailing Yawlboats Takes Shape

Three Boats I Lust After (and Why), by Peter Neill

Three Boats I Lust After (and Why), by Peter Neill

Surprise Me  Reload

EVE, An Electric Launch by Doug Hylan

EVE, An Electric Launch by Doug Hylan

Walkabout at Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 8 – 2/13/13

Walkabout at Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 8 – 2/13/13

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

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

Good Reads: Recommendations by Brion Toss

Good Reads: Recommendations by Brion Toss

Good Reads: Recommendations by Nat Benjamin

Good Reads: Recommendations by Nat Benjamin

A DAY’S WORK, Part II—an excerpt: Some Small Boats

A DAY’S WORK, Part II—an excerpt: Some Small Boats

Restoring an Old Iceboat

Restoring an Old Iceboat

Good Reads: Recommendations by Doug Hylan

Good Reads: Recommendations by Doug Hylan

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

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

My Favorite OCH Videos, by Maynard Bray

My Favorite OCH Videos, by Maynard Bray