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Ruby Slipper, a 23′ Daysailer by Doug Hylan

Ruby Slipper, a 23′ Daysailer by Doug Hylan

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

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

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

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

A DAY’S WORK, Part II—an excerpt: River Scows

A DAY’S WORK, Part II—an excerpt: River Scows

A DAY’S WORK, Part II—an excerpt: Kilnwood Schooners HEATHER BELLE and C.M. GRAY

A DAY’S WORK, Part II—an excerpt: Kilnwood Schooners HEATHER BELLE and C.M. GRAY

Catspaw Dinghy, A Guest Blog by Ben Emory

Catspaw Dinghy, A Guest Blog by Ben Emory

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

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

Westward Ho! Port Townsend and Beyond

Westward Ho! Port Townsend and Beyond

Scrollwork and How to Carve It

Scrollwork and How to Carve It

Projects at Two Daughters Boatworks

Projects at Two Daughters Boatworks

Herstory Matters: the Spidsgatter Pax

Herstory Matters: the Spidsgatter Pax

Why Choose A Traditionally Built Boat?

Why Choose A Traditionally Built Boat?

Surprise Me  Reload

A Grandparent’s Pleasant Memories

A Grandparent’s Pleasant Memories

“How’s Tom Robinson Doing?”

“How’s Tom Robinson Doing?”

Small Boat Dolly

Small Boat Dolly

BONNY BRIDE Progress — Restoring a Wooden Lobster Boat, Part 4: The Framing Party

BONNY BRIDE Progress — Restoring a Wooden Lobster Boat, Part 4: The Framing Party

Murray Peterson’s Designs: A Lick and A Promise – The Story of EASTWARD

Murray Peterson’s Designs: A Lick and A Promise – The Story of EASTWARD

Resizing a Boat Design—Some Things to Think About

Resizing a Boat Design—Some Things to Think About

Restoring a Herreshoff Fishers Island 31, Part 3: The Transom

Restoring a Herreshoff Fishers Island 31, Part 3: The Transom

Mixing and Using Shellac and Bedding Compound

Mixing and Using Shellac and Bedding Compound

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

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

Elegant Details on Wooden Boats – Oarlock Pads, by Maynard Bray

Elegant Details on Wooden Boats – Oarlock Pads, by Maynard Bray