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A
Mayfly 14 Story
Tom Burton and his dad were building an ariplane,
but then they bought a canoe and started sailing
it, but they really wanted to build a sailboat....
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FatCat
Not too many of Jim Michalak's FatCat2's have
ever been build. It looks like Kenneth Purdy
is going to make it, though. Just a few more
bits to go. |
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Building
a Toto
When he first tried his Toto, Joseph Murray
got swamped - so he decided to depart from the
plans and add a deck. Now he's happy with the
boat. |
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Stripper
Troutboat Update
Larry Pullon builds strange boats like the jetski
powered fishing boat and the folding jonboat.
Now he is working on a strip planked folding
jonboat. |
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Bob's
Cat
Bobby Chilek showed up at the last Duckworks
messabout with a nice Bobcat. He took me for
a sail and I asked for an article. Here is his
story. |
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Larsboat
Most of us have to steal time to work on boats,
but when moving house is iminent, boats take
a back seat or get a workboat finish. Tom Raidna
explains. |
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Something
Useful
Longtime contributor, William Watt took a minute
to send us a few useful tips for storing small
boats and getting them to the water. |
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Super
Easy Boat Cushions
Are you tired of getting boat butt from the
hard seats on your boat? Here In this article
Paxton shows you how to make your own comfortable
cushions. |
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St
Auggies Spring Messabout
What if you held a messabout and no one came?
That is exactly what Michael Smith did - and
in lovely St. Augustine Florida. At least it
was relaxing. |
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Carburetor
Work, and a Few Words on Fuel
In his series about rebuilding a 1956 Johnson
outboard motor, Max Wawrzyniak has got to the
carburetor. There are lots of good tips here.
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Sherpa,
a little boat who can carry a big load...
Perhaps John Welsford's best effort so far,
the amazing little Sherpa is just like it's
name sake: small, stout, capable. John gets
builder feedback. |
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Of
a ketch and a mullety, and schooners...
The universe of model boating is huge. Mark
Steel takes us on a trip around the world and
introduces us to his model building friends
in the far corners. |
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The
Treasure
People use boats for all sorts of purposes.
Here Ross Lillistone relates the story of a
little pulling boat called on for a very unusual
job. |
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More
on So Fong
Bob Means weaves a tale of mystery and intrigue
when he updates a gentleman who happened upon
the mention of a ship he had once known... |
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Living
With Daggerboards
Keel; centerboard; daggerboard; the debate rages.
Meanwhile, Rob Rohde-Szudy discusses some of
the things you can do to improve life with a
daggerboard. |
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San
Juan Jitters
Our son Joe went with us on our recent San Juan
River trip. He was a little less confident than
he let on - at least at first. |
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Old
Boating Blogs...
Bryan Lowe happened to read an old boating blog
and thought it might be worth posting here -
with a little update. I agree. I think you will
too. |
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Sea
Biscuit - The Saga Continues
Finally Harley gets to tell his side of the
story of the premature end of his around the
world effort. It seems things were not as we
thought. |
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Return
to the River
Last year, Skip Johnson and I attempted the
Colorado River 100 mile race but fell short.
This year he got a new partner and a new boat
and made it. |
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Twin
Keels
Here is a design proposal from Chris Ostlind.
I think it's worth the price of admission just
to look at Chris' lovely computer renditions. |
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The
9.5 Laura Bay - Part 5
Now it is time for Warren Messer to start making
all the little bits that take so much time:
the foils, the mast and sprit, the partner,
the rudder... |
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Oz
PDRacer
You might call this PDRacer 2.0 - Australian
designer Michael Storer has produced a refined
set of plans for the PDRacer and he calls it
the Oz PDRacer. |
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Review:
System Three Silvertip GelMagic
Naturally, Bob Throne need glue for his new
cruiser project. We had him try this new self-thickening
glue from System Three. Here is his report. |
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Book
Review
Gary Blankenship reviews David Nichols brand
new book: "The Working Guide to Traditional
Small-Boat Sails - A How-to Handbook for Builders
and Owners". |
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