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EVE, An Electric Launch by Doug Hylan

EVE, An Electric Launch by Doug Hylan

Building a Chesapeake Log Canoe by John Cook

Building a Chesapeake Log Canoe by John Cook

Fine Boat Designs – GROS MORNE, A 40′ Motorsailer by Eldredge-McInnis

Fine Boat Designs – GROS MORNE, A 40′ Motorsailer by Eldredge-McInnis

Resizing a Boat Design—Some Things to Think About

Resizing a Boat Design—Some Things to Think About

Wooden Boats from Tasmania, Part 2: Rescuing the 8-Meter Sailboat VARG

Wooden Boats from Tasmania, Part 2: Rescuing the 8-Meter Sailboat VARG

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

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

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

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

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

Surprise Me  Reload

Dreaming of a Houseboat and a Simple Life

Dreaming of a Houseboat and a Simple Life

Houseboat Design Contest – The Grand Prize Winners

Houseboat Design Contest – The Grand Prize Winners

DIY Vise Block; A Useful Gizmo For Clamping

DIY Vise Block; A Useful Gizmo For Clamping

Good Reads, Recommendations by Benjamin Mendlowitz

Good Reads, Recommendations by Benjamin Mendlowitz

Good Reads: Recommendations by Lin & Larry Pardey

Good Reads: Recommendations by Lin & Larry Pardey

A DAY’S WORK, Part II—an excerpt

A DAY’S WORK, Part II—an excerpt

Good Reads: Recommendations by Bill Thomas

Good Reads: Recommendations by Bill Thomas

Long Ends or Short? A Design Blog by Doug Hylan

Long Ends or Short? A Design Blog by Doug Hylan

Walkabout at Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 4 – 10/22/12

Walkabout at Brooklin Boat Yard, Part 4 – 10/22/12

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

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