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A
Tale of Two Totos
In this article, Brian Garner, quickly covers
the construction details and goes on to the
fun he and Dawn are having paddling their two
Totos in the UK. |
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Wäasabi
Ben Stone wanted a fishing boat and a sliding
seat rowboat too. What did he do? He modified
David Nichols' Flyfisher to accept a Piantedosi
RowWing. |
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First
Nuthatch
It has to be a red letter day when someone builds
one of your designs. Warren Messer sure seems
happy that Richard has built one of his Nuthatch
Prams. |
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A
Dutch Toto
After building several other boats, Hilco van
den Berg decided it was time for a canoe. So
he built one of Jim Michalak's little 'Toto'
double paddle canoes. |
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TruantSea
Mods
Just about everyone makes a few changes to boat
plans but Grahame Harris not only made the changes
to his Welsford Truant, he documented them for
us. |
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Micro
Yacht
You may have seen one of those tiny one-man
yachts sailing on television and thought you
would like to make one. That is exactly what
Andy McGarrity did. |
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Indian
Girl Update
I have long admired David Nichol's Lutra
series boats and recently built one (more on
that later). For now, here is Richard Honan's
Indian Girl project update. |
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Construction
of Rudders and Daggerboards
Here is another take on making foil section
rudders and daggerboards. Bernd Kohler is a
very experienced designer and builder who knows
what he is doing. |
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Lapstrake
Clamps
We build boats for fun, right? Larry Pullon
seems to be having more fun than most boat builders.
He even makes it sound funny when he nails a
finger. |
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The
Dacron/Xynole/Epoxy Matrix
In his efforts to perfect the skin-on-frame
kayak, Ross Miller has tried a number of different
skin materials but he thinks a combination of
Dacron and Xynole is best. |
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A
Trip to Pittsburgh
Like any big city with a body of water, Pittsburgh
has quite a variety of boats. Sometimes you
have to be a tourist like Peter Vanderwaart
was to see them. |
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Sailing
the Goat Island Skiff
It's been more than a few years since Michael
Storer designed the Goat Island Skiff - enough
time to know that this boat will be built for
many years to come. |
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The
Center For Wooden Boats Festival Boatshow
As much as we would like to, we can't go to
every boat show and festival. Fortunately, nice
folks like Pete Leenhouts send us reports like
this one. |
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An
Encounter with Lightning
Alan Glos tells what he did when he was caught
in a sailboat during a thunderstorm and you
can vote whether or not you agree with his choice
of action. |
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What
Do You Do When the Tide is Out?
Recycling is something everyone thinks about
these days. Captain Ron has a great project
for you - if you will excuse his pun - including
easy build instructions. |
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A
Little Adventure
Many of us build boats so that we can weekend
adventures on the water. Ross Lillistone knows
that these are what keep us going all through
the week. |
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A
windling Reverend. Cup yawning,, Stan’s
three brothers and a gathering of schooners
Here is another model boat column by Mark Steele.
The title of the column says it all. |
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The
Foolscap Americas Paper Plate Yachting Challenge
Ever since the America's Cup went to New Zealand,
the Kiwis have been making one big party out
of it. |
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Wheel
Steering - Part 2
After last month's discussion of alternatives
to wheel steering, Rob Rohde-Szudy gets down
to building a vertical wheel steering rig for
his Light Schooner. |
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Building
the PUD-g - Part 2
Anyone who is looking for a small but pretty
row/sail boat - perhaps to use as a tender -
needs to consider building Warren Messer's latest
design, PUD-g. |
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Stickleback
on Steroids
Bob Austin designed a 22 foot sailboat - then
he went on to put his time and money where is
mouth is by building this lovely boat. Here
is his account. |
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One-Sheet
Baby Canoe Part 2
Last Month Gaetan Jette told us how he designed
his one sheet plywood canoe. This time he begins
construction and takes the boat completely 3-D.
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Makita
BO3700 Review
Tord Eriksson went to replace his old Bosh sander
with a Black & Decker he had seen but none
were to be found. He ended up with a Makita
and seems to like it. |
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Reverse
Rowing Compass
