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Carvel Construction; John’s Bay Boat Co. Builds a Wooden Lobster Boat, Part II

Carvel Construction; John’s Bay Boat Co. Builds a Wooden Lobster Boat, Part II

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

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

Carvel Construction; John’s Bay Boat Co. Builds a Wooden Lobster Boat, Part I

Carvel Construction; John’s Bay Boat Co. Builds a Wooden Lobster Boat, Part I

Basket Case: Restoring a Watch Hill 15 at D.N. Hylan’s

Basket Case: Restoring a Watch Hill 15 at D.N. Hylan’s

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

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

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

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

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.

Bob Douglas

Bob Douglas

Building Before Sailing

Building Before Sailing

The First of Three Sailing Yawlboats Takes Shape

The First of Three Sailing Yawlboats Takes Shape

Why Choose A Traditionally Built Boat?

Why Choose A Traditionally Built Boat?

Surprise Me  Reload

Trinka 10

Trinka 10

Peening Rivets Faster

Peening Rivets Faster

A Grandparent’s Pleasant Memories

A Grandparent’s Pleasant Memories

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #11 – Island Happenings

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #11 – Island Happenings

Good Reads, Recommendations by Havilah Hawkins

Good Reads, Recommendations by Havilah Hawkins

Murray Peterson’s Designs: The PORPOISE Story, Part One

Murray Peterson’s Designs: The PORPOISE Story, Part One

McIntosh Canvas Tender

McIntosh Canvas Tender

Good Reads, Recommendations by Maynard Bray

Good Reads, Recommendations by Maynard Bray

Wooden Boats from Tasmania, Part 3: Day Tripping North, then West

Wooden Boats from Tasmania, Part 3: Day Tripping North, then West

Restoring the Herreshoff S-Boat Mischief, 2nd Episode

Restoring the Herreshoff S-Boat Mischief, 2nd Episode