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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

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

BERET, A Low-Impact Coastal & River Cruiser by OCH Guide Doug Hylan

BERET, A Low-Impact Coastal & River Cruiser by OCH Guide Doug Hylan

Tasmania & the Australian Wooden Boat Festival

Tasmania & the Australian Wooden Boat Festival

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

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

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

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

Westward Ho! Port Townsend and Beyond

Westward Ho! Port Townsend and Beyond

Walkabout at Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 1 – 9/27/12

Walkabout at Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 1 – 9/27/12

Walkabout in Port Townsend, Washington

Walkabout in Port Townsend, Washington

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My Favorite OCH Videos, by Bill Mayher

My Favorite OCH Videos, by Bill Mayher

Three Tricks of the Trade, by Capt. Havilah Hawkins, Jr.

Three Tricks of the Trade, by Capt. Havilah Hawkins, Jr.

IMPERFECTION AND THE WOODEN BOAT, A guest post by Larry Cheek

IMPERFECTION AND THE WOODEN BOAT, A guest post by Larry Cheek

Ladybug Wheelbarrow Boat

Ladybug Wheelbarrow Boat

My Houseboat Dream, by Eric Blake

My Houseboat Dream, by Eric Blake

Oru Kayak – Beach LT

Oru Kayak – Beach LT

The Influence of Friends Gathering Down at the Lake

The Influence of Friends Gathering Down at the Lake

Good Reads: A Recommendation by Alec Brainerd

Good Reads: A Recommendation by Alec Brainerd

JUNE BUG, A Cat Schooner by Bill Garden

JUNE BUG, A Cat Schooner by Bill Garden

Good Reads: Recommendations by Doug Hylan

Good Reads: Recommendations by Doug Hylan

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