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Chopping Dugouts in Japan; a post by Douglas Brooks

Chopping Dugouts in Japan; a post by Douglas Brooks

Good reads, recommendations by Eric Blake

Good reads, recommendations by Eric Blake

Good Reads: Recommendations by Ben Fuller

Good Reads: Recommendations by Ben Fuller

Good Reads: Recommendations by Karen Sullivan

Good Reads: Recommendations by Karen Sullivan

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

Buckets, Bailers, and Stretchers

Buckets, Bailers, and Stretchers

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

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)

Surprise Me  Reload

Restoring an Old Iceboat

Restoring an Old Iceboat

Restoring a Herreshoff Fishers Island 31, Part 1 – Reframing Upside Down

Restoring a Herreshoff Fishers Island 31, Part 1 – Reframing Upside Down

Building Boat Interiors Upside Down

Building Boat Interiors Upside Down

TUVA II, A New Concept for Cruising the Intracoastal Waterway

TUVA II, A New Concept for Cruising the Intracoastal Waterway

Hatches That Are Watertight, Easy to Maintain, and Handsome

Hatches That Are Watertight, Easy to Maintain, and Handsome

Dire Strait — An Excerpt from As Long As It’s Fun, by Herb McCormick

Dire Strait — An Excerpt from As Long As It’s Fun, by Herb McCormick

Dreaming of a Houseboat and a Simple Life

Dreaming of a Houseboat and a Simple Life

Brion Toss: Once in Ten Thousand Years

Brion Toss: Once in Ten Thousand Years

CRADLE to GRAVE: Photos from Penobscot Marine Museum

CRADLE to GRAVE: Photos from Penobscot Marine Museum

Gannon and Benjamin 10′ Tender

Gannon and Benjamin 10′ Tender