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More
AF4
Mike Russon is making good progress on his AF4.
Fortunately for him, he has some very well qualified
helpers, and good help is not easy to find. |
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Campskiff
- Final Report
Bob Chamberland's Campskiff took a lot of tweaking
before he was satisfied with the way it handled.
Now he is ready to move on. |
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Bob's
Cat (part 2)
In the second part of his Bolger Bobcat story,
Bobby Chilek really catches the wide eyed amazement
and giddy enthusiasm of a first time builder. |
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Sundowner
Redux
You have probably heard about Charlie Whipple's
trip around the world. John Welsford designed
the boat and is overseeing construction; here
is report: |
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Tammie
Norrie
When Phillip Hirst sailed his 45' yacht from
sub tropical Australia down to Tasmania, he
suddenly discovered that his inflatable tender
would no longer suffice. |
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Two
Boats
Bill Siddens just likes to build boats. Recently,
he built two of Steven Lewis' designs: Chugger
and Poorboy. Bill says he is going to keep on
building too. |
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An
Automatic Daggerboard
Bernd Kohler adds to the daggerboard discussion
- begun by Rob Rohde-Szudy - with a design that
retracts a rudder or daggerboard almost instantly. |
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Building
a Bimini
If you live in the south like Gary Blankenship
does, you know the value of a good bimini. In
this article, Gary shows how easy it can be
to make one yourself. |
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Cutting
Gains
Lapstrake boats are beautiful but require a
few special skills to build. Peter Croft shows
us how to perform one such skill: cutting gains.
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Rigging
and Sailing
Our old friend Barend Migchelsen has written
a new book called "On Amateur Small-Boat
Boat Building". Here is an excerpt. |
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Duck
Heroes
Paul Haynie drove 1200 miles to watch the World
Championship Puddle Duck Race. Some of the partcipants
drove even farther than that. |
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2006
Minnesota Messabout at Lake Pepin
Bill Paxton hosts a great messabout, but if
you live in the midwest and didn't make it,
all you can do now is read Bill's story and
check out the great pictures. |
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Yorgos'
Gunter
David Nichols knows a lot about traditional
sails and occasionally writes on the subject.
He was pleased when Yorgos used some of this
information. |
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Winterizing
This month, Max Wawrzyniak takes a break from
his 1956 Johnson 15 - Start to Finish series
to write about something for anyone who uses
an outboard. |
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Little
Boat: Big Yummie
One look at the picture should prepare you for
a cooking article. But Captain Ron gives you
much more than just a recipe - it's a whole
way of boating. |
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Cruising
weekly to no particular place!
In his column this month, Mark Steele surveys
some of the many different types of model boats
and the many places they are sailed. |
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Cut
and Run
It has a bad connotation these days, but Lee
Martin knows it's sometimes the right thing
to do. Especially when you are on a small boat.
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Cleaning
Up Two-Stroke Outboards
Do you love those old two-stroke outboards but
hate what they do to the environment? Rob Rohde-Szudy
has some good ideas about changing all that. |
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A
SkiffAmerica 20 Out West
The American West is full of scenery that is
easy on the eyes. Kilburn Adams' SkiffAmerica
20 is easy on the eyes too. Here are some pictures
of both. |
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Michalak
Boats on the San Juan
This past June, we took two of our homemade
boats down the San Juan River in southern Utah.
Most folks take plastic boats, but we did just
fine. |
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PDR
Voyage Distance Record
Since PDRacer builders are scattered around
the world, Shorty has come up with ways for
them to compete without leaving town. |
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Lignumvitae
Key
Gary Blankenship and Helen Snell spent a day
of their vacation searching for the elusive
Lignum Vitae. At least they found a few sharks. |
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Flapdoodle
Now for something completely different. Bill
Weller has designed a hard-body, folding dinghy.
It looks like a classic pram, but it folds up
to a tiny space. |
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The
9.5 Laura Bay - Part 6
The Laura Bay is launched! And Warren Messer
is really pleased with her. And why not? She
rows well; she sails fast; and just look at
those beautiful lines! |
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Patricia
Ann - a 12 ft. Pocket Tug
Here is a great little Tug-Yacht by Mike Gill
that will look great tooling around the bay.
Build it as a gold plater or a work boat; either
way it's all fun. |
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Solo
12
There is no doubting the appeal of a tiny trimaran
that is easy to build and goes like stink. Chris
Ostlind has whipped one up that looks like a
million dollars. |
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