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Cambodian Canoes, Part 2: Small Outboard-Powered Canoes in the North of Cambodia

Cambodian Canoes, Part 2: Small Outboard-Powered Canoes in the North of Cambodia

Cambodian Canoes, Part 1: Monastic Racing Canoes

Cambodian Canoes, Part 1: Monastic Racing Canoes

New e-Book: Classic Wooden Fishing Boats of the Vietnamese Coast

New e-Book: Classic Wooden Fishing Boats of the Vietnamese Coast

Remembering Llewellyn Howland III

Remembering Llewellyn Howland III

Dreaming of a Herreshoff Golden Ball, with Wayne Roberts

Dreaming of a Herreshoff Golden Ball, with Wayne Roberts

My Favorite Dinghy – The Nutshell Pram, by Harry Bryan

My Favorite Dinghy – The Nutshell Pram, by Harry Bryan

The Once and Future Boat Bow, by Rob Mazza

The Once and Future Boat Bow, by Rob Mazza

How Sailboat Rudders Evolved: Current Designs Arrived Via Varied Routes, by Rob Mazza

How Sailboat Rudders Evolved: Current Designs Arrived Via Varied Routes, by Rob Mazza

Origins of the Keel/Centerboard: Why American Sailors Stuck with a Movable Appendage by Rob Mazza

Origins of the Keel/Centerboard: Why American Sailors Stuck with a Movable Appendage by Rob Mazza

Building a Quarter-sized Skiff; A Post by OCH Guide Harry Bryan

Building a Quarter-sized Skiff; A Post by OCH Guide Harry Bryan

My Favorite Rig and Why — The Gaff Rig, a Guide Post by Tom Cunliffe

My Favorite Rig and Why — The Gaff Rig, a Guide Post by Tom Cunliffe

DIY Vise Block; A Useful Gizmo For Clamping

DIY Vise Block; A Useful Gizmo For Clamping

Surprise Me  Reload

Boat Photos from Maynard Bray, Part 3

Boat Photos from Maynard Bray, Part 3

That Boy Jack Sure Loves to Race

That Boy Jack Sure Loves to Race

Giffy and Carol: A Hurricane Story from 1954

Giffy and Carol: A Hurricane Story from 1954

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

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

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

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

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

Buckets, Bailers, and Stretchers

Buckets, Bailers, and Stretchers

Rescuing the 83-foot Motor Yacht KALMIA, Part III; An Excerpt by Anne (Pete) Baker

Rescuing the 83-foot Motor Yacht KALMIA, Part III; An Excerpt by Anne (Pete) Baker

Visiting Bill Garden

Visiting Bill Garden

Painting a Beetle Cat Sailboat on the Beach

Painting a Beetle Cat Sailboat on the Beach