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Chesapeake Crabbing Skiff, by Doug Hylan

Chesapeake Crabbing Skiff, by Doug Hylan

Fine Boat Designs – The Herreshoff Fish Class

Fine Boat Designs – The Herreshoff Fish Class

SELKIE—My Personal Dreamboat: A 23′ Keel-centerboard Sloop

SELKIE—My Personal Dreamboat: A 23′ Keel-centerboard Sloop

CREEK CRAWLER, A Simple Trailerable Houseboat by Havilah Hawkins

CREEK CRAWLER, A Simple Trailerable Houseboat by Havilah Hawkins

My Favorite OCH Videos (and Why), by Video Editor Kevin Ross

My Favorite OCH Videos (and Why), by Video Editor Kevin Ross

What About a Sailboat’s Displacement? Doug Hylan Discusses Light and Heavy

What About a Sailboat’s Displacement? Doug Hylan Discusses Light and Heavy

TUVA II, A New Concept for Cruising the Intracoastal Waterway

TUVA II, A New Concept for Cruising the Intracoastal Waterway

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

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

Notes on Boat Design, Part 1 — The Case for Going Slower

Notes on Boat Design, Part 1 — The Case for Going Slower

Captain Bligh or Captain Pugwash?

Captain Bligh or Captain Pugwash?

The Sterns of Brooklin Boat Yard

The Sterns of Brooklin Boat Yard

Three Boats I Lust After (and Why), by Nat Benjamin

Three Boats I Lust After (and Why), by Nat Benjamin

Surprise Me  Reload

Notes on Boat Design, Part 1 — The Case for Going Slower

Notes on Boat Design, Part 1 — The Case for Going Slower

Elegant Details on Wooden Boats – Miscellaneous Elements, by Maynard Bray

Elegant Details on Wooden Boats – Miscellaneous Elements, by Maynard Bray

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

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

My Favorite Dinghy – Fatty Knees, by Lin Pardey

My Favorite Dinghy – Fatty Knees, by Lin Pardey

A Sense of the Sacred: Redwoods, Rivers and the Pacific

A Sense of the Sacred: Redwoods, Rivers and the Pacific

Schooner BOWDOIN Re-Topping: Some Intriguing Details

Schooner BOWDOIN Re-Topping: Some Intriguing Details

Good Reads: Recommendations by Lance Lee

Good Reads: Recommendations by Lance Lee

Houseboat Design Contest — Off Center Awards

Houseboat Design Contest — Off Center Awards

Good Reads: Recommendations by Bill Mayher

Good Reads: Recommendations by Bill Mayher

Tricks of the Trade; Becoming a Cool Boat Dad

Tricks of the Trade; Becoming a Cool Boat Dad