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Strike
18
The 18ft Strike is a trimaran design that uses a 16ft beach
cat as the outriggers/amas and rig. You'll find the plans here. |
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Mark
Steele’s Model Yacht Column
Mark Steele on a wonderful world of small boats. |
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What,
Another One Sheeter? Work in Progress
While waiting for epoxy to cure on the Bufflehead, I've given
into temptation and modeled up a one sheet design that has been
in my head for quite some time. |
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Riptide
457
"No hassles" doesn't mean "no frills"
when it comes to the RipTide 457, this boat packs a lot of amenities
for fishing, cruising and watersports enthusiasts and is a small
boat designed on big ideas. |
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Sail
Oklahoma
What happens when you make a lot of friends sailing and building
boats and you live on a large lake? The Lake Eufaula Messabout
Oct. 8-9-10-11 2010. |
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Guest
Column - History: A Foundling
We have all had adventures as kids and found things, but Todd
found a boat. The tricky bit was keeping it. |
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Making
Seats into Beds
When I made the decision to add seats/flotation tanks to my
Laguna I knew I would need floor boards that would lift up and
create sleeping platforms. |
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I
am Zinea, Pterodactylus
I launched my Storer designed Goat Island Skiff into a navigable
body of water last month under rainy skies and light winds.
She is called, "I am Zinea, Pterodactylus." Take a
look... |
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Arwen
Have you ever embarked on a journey, which at the time, seemed
a good idea.....but later proved to be somewhat ‘over-ambitious’? |
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Annie
and the King's Gold
Writing a pirate story along the lines of Treasure Island was
always on my Paul's bucket list. Here it is in full and it's
great for girls. |
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The
Keuka Whaler - Part Four
This time Craig takes us through planking the whaleboat and
spiling. |
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Installing
Sea Dog Hatchplates
Ole Helgerson tells us what worked for him when it came to installing
hatchplates. |
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Building
Kayleigh - Part Three
As I got out of the car this little boy (6 or 7 years old) came
running up to the boat all excited - "Wow, I really like
your boat. That's a real boat!" |
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Gardner
Small Craft Seminar - Mystic Seaport
The weekend, June 5-6, was the annual John Gardner Small Craft
Seminar Weekend at Mystic Seaport. Here are some pics. |
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Launching
Imresboat
'Over a year ago my son asked if I would help him build a kayak.
I said, "Yes!" of course...' |
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Loire
River Raid, 2011
'I am proposing to host a messabout on the Loire River in France
over about two weeks in mid-September of 2011'. |
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Measuring
& Drawing Hulls - Part 2
Last month we measured an instant boat hull and drew. Now we’re
going to use common spreadsheet software to help detect and
correct our errors. |
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