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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

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

Westward Ho! Port Townsend and Beyond

Westward Ho! Port Townsend and Beyond

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

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

Scrollwork and How to Carve It

Scrollwork and How to Carve It

Herstory Matters: the Spidsgatter Pax

Herstory Matters: the Spidsgatter Pax

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

Reframing the 1934 Sloop PORPOISE

Reframing the 1934 Sloop PORPOISE

Surprise Me  Reload

“Good News” from Tom Robinson About MAIWAR on Panawina Island

“Good News” from Tom Robinson About MAIWAR on Panawina Island

Why I am a Boatbuilder (and Not a Doctor), by Harry Bryan

Why I am a Boatbuilder (and Not a Doctor), by Harry Bryan

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

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

Houseboat Design Contest — Other Good Ideas

Houseboat Design Contest — Other Good Ideas

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #2 from Tom’s Shore Team

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #2 from Tom’s Shore Team

Joel White on Ordering Wood for Plank-on-Frame Boats

Joel White on Ordering Wood for Plank-on-Frame Boats

Good Reads: Recommendations by Harry Bryan

Good Reads: Recommendations by Harry Bryan

Are You Scared of Your Boat? (Reality Check)

Are You Scared of Your Boat? (Reality Check)

The Who’s Who that Inspired Me to Boats

The Who’s Who that Inspired Me to Boats

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)