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Brion Toss: Once in Ten Thousand Years

Brion Toss: Once in Ten Thousand Years

“Dick Wagner: CWB’s True North” – Caren Crandall

“Dick Wagner: CWB’s True North” – Caren Crandall

The storm trysail: A faithful and forgiving foul-weather friend, by Ed Zacko

The storm trysail: A faithful and forgiving foul-weather friend, by Ed Zacko

An OCH-Style Community Boathouse by Dick Wagner

An OCH-Style Community Boathouse by Dick Wagner

Newbert & Wallace of Thomaston, Maine, Part 2

Newbert & Wallace of Thomaston, Maine, Part 2

Newbert & Wallace of Thomaston, Maine, Part 1

Newbert & Wallace of Thomaston, Maine, Part 1

Three Tricks of the Trade — Some Sage Advice by OCH Guide Dick Wagner

Three Tricks of the Trade — Some Sage Advice by OCH Guide Dick Wagner

My Favorite Sailing Rig and Why, by Brion Toss

My Favorite Sailing Rig and Why, by Brion Toss

The Yawl Rig – My Favorite Rig and Why by Dick Wagner

The Yawl Rig – My Favorite Rig and Why by Dick Wagner

Good Reads: Recommendations by Doug Hylan

Good Reads: Recommendations by Doug Hylan

Good Reads: Recommendations by Karen Sullivan

Good Reads: Recommendations by Karen Sullivan

Good Reads: Recommendations by Dick Wagner

Good Reads: Recommendations by Dick Wagner

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IMPERFECTION AND THE WOODEN BOAT, A guest post by Larry Cheek

IMPERFECTION AND THE WOODEN BOAT, A guest post by Larry Cheek

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

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

BLUENOSE II and Dauphinee: Maynard’s and Bill’s Nova Scotia Adventure

BLUENOSE II and Dauphinee: Maynard’s and Bill’s Nova Scotia Adventure

Three Tricks of the Trade That I Think Others Should Know About, by Kaci Cronkhite

Three Tricks of the Trade That I Think Others Should Know About, by Kaci Cronkhite

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #14 – Penrhyn Life, Part 3 – Fishing

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #14 – Penrhyn Life, Part 3 – Fishing

That Boy Jack Sure Loves to Race

That Boy Jack Sure Loves to Race

Mixing and Using Shellac and Bedding Compound

Mixing and Using Shellac and Bedding Compound

Good Reads: Recommendations by Brion Rieff

Good Reads: Recommendations by Brion Rieff

1,200 Miles in Eight Days – Seeing the Intracoastal Waterway by Outboard

1,200 Miles in Eight Days – Seeing the Intracoastal Waterway by Outboard

Peening Rivets Faster

Peening Rivets Faster

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