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Harmonica
Part 5
This episode of Bill Nolen's ongoing series
about building a shantyboat, begins with the
boat being turned right side up and ends with
window framing. |
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Power
QT Skiff
If you are going to modify a boat design, even
one as simple as Jim Michalak's QT Skiff, it's
best to consult the deisgner. That's exactly
what Chris Crandall did. |
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AF4Breve
Built in the Land of OZ
Daniel Mark Peterson has his priorities straight:
At 16 years of age, this AF4Brieve is his third
boat building project, and he even lets his
dad help out. |
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First
Time? Try a Nymph
It's been a long time since Phil Bolger designed
his Nymph, but it still makes a great first
time project. Just ask Stacy Smith and his son
Cary. |
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A
Tale of Two Boats - Part 2
Here is a twofer. Stephen Collins updates us
on a story he started last year. It is the tale
of his Microtrawler and his daughter's Peanut
Pram. |
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Expedition
Trimaran
When self confessed 'trimaran geek', Kellan
Hatch started looking for a bigger boat, it
was not long before Chris Ostlind's XCR
caught his eye. |
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My
First Boat Project Remembered
R emember your first boat project? Cecil Severs
remembers his, warts and all, and he takes us
on a trip back to Austin, Texas, a quarter century
ago. |
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Skate
Sailing
In this article, Donald Freix describes how
to make and use a crabclaw sail for Skate sailing.
Never heard of it? Neither had I but it sure
looks like fun! |
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Fast
Blades
We have posted several articles on rudder foils,
but this one by Alan Glos talks about his experiences
working within the restrictions of one design
rules. |
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Up
the ‘Pokai’ in TruantSea
With his wife, Grahame Harris take TruantSea
on a trip to the scene of New Zealand boyhood
adventures - and finds it just as compelling
as he remembered. |
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The
EC in a Pygmy Osprey Triple
Here is a great article, complete with sound
clips, documenting the successful Everglades
Challenge campaign by David Wicks and Dan Lockwood.
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Cedar
Key 2007
Gary Blankenship attended this year's Cedar
Key Messabout and took his camera. Here is a
short story and long photo essay - Lots of eye
candy here. |
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Reefing
Ross Lillistone is of the opinion that small
boat sailors do not reef often enough. In this
article he covers the subject in general and
as it relates to his Phoenix III. |
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Making
Friends with your Diesel
Charlie Whipple is soon to undertake an around
the world voyage so it is understandable that
he would engage in excercises such as this. |
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Chapter
8: Scarfing
In his new book, David Nichols presents one
of the most comprehensive descriptions of scarfing
I have seen, and He has kindly let us post it
here. |
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Motor
Well Modifications – Part 2
What do you do when the only motor you can afford
is one that is really too large for your boat's
transom? Rob Rohde-Szudy knows all about it.
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Building
the PUD-g
Here is another multichine hulled small boat
from Warren Messer. It is much like his Laura
Bay but short and beamy - just right for a yacht
tender. |
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Handy
Punt
This boat is light, stable, easy to build, and
it might just be the perfect boat. It was Australian
designer Michael Storer's third design and it
still works. |
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Plastic
Fantastic
There is a school of thought that says the best
boats are built from locally available materials.
Rod Cantrill had sheets of ABS plastic to work
with. |
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14
ft. Flap-Jack Float Boat
Have you ever wanted to be your own boss? Harold
Duffield presents a good plan for building aluminum
boats and starting a river float rental business. |
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The
Misquito Coast
Bob Means has written here before about the
time he and his wife spent in Nicaragua. Now
he has sent us a bunch of pictures of the natives
and the boats. |
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Small
Boats on Green Waters
This is sort of a book review but really more
of an introduction in which I let the editor
of the book, Brian Anderson do most of the talking.
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Wind
in MY Face
Poem by Captain Ron Thweatt |
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Stainless
Hinges 
