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Friday, November 20, 2009 |
Thursday, November 19, 2009 |
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The
Voyage of Miss Cindy - Part Two
'Miss Cindy' completes the last part of a seven month 4500 mile
voyage. The journey continues in part two... |
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 |
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This
Old Fibreglass Canoe - Part 2
Part two finishes this canoe conversion. Part 1 yesterday. |
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 |
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This
Old Fibreglass Canoe - Part 1
What to do with an canoe you got cheap from a yard sale? Make
it a sailing canoe of course. Part two tomorrow. |
Monday, November 16, 2009 |
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Bartender
– A Rare Bird on the Chesapeake
This canoe sterned powerboat is rare these days. The difficult
decision was made to restore it and the results are amazing. |
Friday, November 13, 2009 |
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2009
Florida Vacation
A reconnoiter of the Florida area for a future longer vacation
produces some beautiful photographs. |
Thursday, November 12, 2009 |
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Sunny
Skiff
A new design in a series of skiffs by Gavin Atkin. |
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 |
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Classic
Boats on White Rock
The Wooden Boat Association of North Texas held an event which
brought many of their member’s classic motorboats to the
lake. Paul is your eyes and ears. |
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 |
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The
2009 Lake Union Wooden Boat Festival
Pete and his camera are our eyes and what beautiful boats you
will see at this festival. |
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Building
Versus Sailing
Paul brings up a question that raises guilt in some builders.
Some spend time building, but don't really want to sail much.
Others can't wait to sail. The answer... |
Thursday, November 5, 2009 |
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Koolkat
This cat is Fred's own design. He wanted a Cat to fit in his
pick up and he did it. |
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 |
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The
Atlantic with no compass and no watch!
You might think them both silly. When you read of their experience
and see what they were doing and why, you will be amazed. |
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 |
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Bigfoot
Made Me Do It!
We get inspiration for boatbuilding from all sorts of things.
Written with a great sense of humor, this boat and story was
inspired by Bigfoot. |
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Shallow
Water Salvage
We have all done it. We have dropped something in the drink
while sailing. Rob puts a lot of thought into getting it back.
It was his new GPS. |
Saturday, October 31, 2009 |
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Puddleduck
Racers, World Championships 2009
Pirates, skullduggery and mayhem aside, this was a great race
and Jackie was there. You'd love to win this trophy. |
Thursday, October 29, 2009 |
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Where
Do You Build?
You want to build a boat, but where. In this survey there are
some creative solutions to the problem. |
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 |
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The
Texas 200: Ranger's Big Adventure
It was blowing hard, he was on an oyster reef with his cut leg
down a hole and he had to hold the boat. "Oyster reefs
are evil". |
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 |
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Where
the Winds Blow...
An exciting Open 70 Volvo Class boat, Victor sailing models,
Don Brown’s Dolfyn and a masterpiece of the Maltese Falcon! |
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Periwinkle
Ross discusses his favorite boat and explains the evolution
of Periwinkle. |
Thursday, October 22, 2009 |
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Wooboto
- Part 2
This detailed account of the building of Wooboto ends with a
great video of Voyager under sail. |
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 |
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Wooboto
- Part 1
The tidy build of a Michalak designed Wooboto is detailed here
in a photo picture album. Part two appears tomorrow. |
Tuesday, October 20, 2009 |
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The
Voyage of Miss Cindy - Part One
The 16' micro cruiser catamaran 'Miss Cindy' completes the last
part of a seven month 4500 mile voyage from the Sea of Cortez
in the Pacific and arrives in Cuba. |
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Texas
200 - Mike Monies' Story
Dismasted, cold and wet, Mike was determined to finish. This
is another fabulous story from the Texas 200. |
Thursday, October 15, 2009 |
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Half
Hull Models - Part 3 - Making the Model
Another part of the series on how to make a half model. Have
a go! |
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 |
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Eco
Here's a new design by Bernd Kohler. Eco is a low powered Cat
cruiser. |
Tuesday, October 13, 2009 |
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From
the Bering Sea to a Searunner
Stainless steel stays are tricky to install. Have you considered
using rope? This is no ordinary rope. |
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Texas
200 - Post Cruise
Does dismasted, torn mainsail and sailing in the dark sound
scary? This is one sailor in trouble. |
Thursday, October 8, 2009 |
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The
"Hiawatha" Cedar Strip Canoe
It started with receiving the wrong gift for Christmas many
years ago. This finished cedar strip canoe is definitely a work
of art. |
Wednesday, October 7, 2009 |
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Building
Pathfinder - Part 8
Pikake is named. Perry has not had such a grin on his face since
his first Captaincy in a boat which his Dad and he built years
ago, but not everything went smoothly. |
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The
Messed up Messabout
Here's a walk down the lighter side or is it the dark side.
Paul Austin brings us a comical look at a messabout. |
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Making
a "Terminal Trawler"
Most yachts have great accommodations. Most powerboats are expensive.
Why not buy a yacht and use it as a powerboat? Here's some choices. |
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Unicat
2.4
Here's a new design from Brett Marine Design. The Unicat 2.4
is a multipurpose dinghy for use as a tender, fishing boat or
general messing about on the water. |
Thursday, October 1, 2009 |
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Outdoor
Winter Boat Storage
We've all had problems covering out boats with tarps. Here's
a nifty solution to the problem that keeps all those leaves
and berries out. |
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 |
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