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A few years ago we discovered the precision and clarity by which digital videos illuminate the boating world. This revelation ultimately led to the creation of OffCenterHarbor.com with its mission of building a diverse collection of the best boat videos on the web. Enjoy...

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Worldwide Classic Boat Show Presentation–Building Kids Through Building Boats: Seven amazing teachers from Europe and North & South America tell us about there boat building programs where kids a...
How to Build a Wooden Boat–AROHA, Part 24–Interior Joinery: Eric walks us through the lightweight construction of the interior furniture....
EvenRuder Outboard Motor – Stepping it Up: A new spin on outboard motors … so to speak....
In the Engine Room, The Gardner Diesel Engine Aboard OLGA: The Gardner diesel engine was, and still is, renowned as a dependable workhorse. It turns out it's a pleasure to behold...
MORNING STAR (45′ Tellefsen Ketch) – Venus at Work: “MORNING STAR,” a 50-foot double-ended Scandinavian ketch, is a boat of a lifetime: handsome, capable, easily handle...
Worldwide Classic Boat Show Presentation, Raids Around the World: The Worldwide Classic Boat Show brings raid organizers from 5 countries across 3 continents and 2 hemispheres that opene...
Ama Natura – Decarbonizing the Inside Passage: The Inside Passage to Alaska is one of the most beautiful waterways in the world. In this video you will meet a couple d...
The McKenzie Drift Boat Class, Fretwater Boatworks at Lowell’s Boat Shop: Drift boats, custom designed and built to handle the nation’s most challenging white water rivers, are a stunning exam...
ALEUTIAN TERN – A Bill Garden Alaskan Cruiser: I’m thinking if we had a vote around the OCH office to determine our favorite boat, Aleutian Tern would be among the t...
The Schooner ALCA i – Living the Retirement Dream: A pilot house schooner fulfills one man’s dream by serving as a retirement home in the Pacific Northwest....
Townsend Tern – The Ingenious Cat-Ketch Coastal Cruiser: The Townsend Tern is a handy little ketch you can trailer to your favorite waters and go off-grid for many weeks at a ti...
Worldwide Classic Boat Show Presentation – Classic Workboats of Indochina: From Vietnam to Cambodia and Laos; boats, boats, boats, brightly painted, doing a variety of jobs on rivers and the sea....
Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific, Part 5 – A Satellite Phone Call: We talk to Tom in the middle of the Pacific Ocean* and his adventure is already inspiring and a bit of a cliff hanger. *...
The Coastal Pocket Cruiser JEWELL by Francois Vivier: The little yawl UMAMI is a twenty-foot bundle of practical charm. For quick hops and snug overnights along coastlines, s...
Worldwide Classic Boat Show Presentation – Electric Propulsion & Solar Cruising: The future is now - three pros talk about the actualities of cruising with the power of the sun....
A Solar-Electric Catamaran, The Ultimate Low Maintenance Cruiser – ELECTRIC PHILOSOPHY: An up-close tour of a 100% solar powered electric houseboat that will get you thinking....
A Row Around the Harbor at the 2022 Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival: Get aboard a skiff with Eric Blake and tour the Port Townsend fleet. It will make you feel you are right there at the fe...
How to Build a Wooden Boat – AROHA, Part 23 – Building the Pilot House: Eric breaks down the build of the pilot house and shows us how he did it.   NOTE: Part 24 of this series is in the...
How to Loft a Boat, Part 5 – Drawing Lines and Developing Stations: The lofting continues as Sean demonstrates laying out points on the lofting lines plan to create lines.   Part 5 is...
Marty Loken’s RAVEN – A John Alden Motorsailer: The powerboat RAVEN, at only 29 feet, is a remarkable summertime live aboard for a couple of experienced cruisers. For t...
The Gift of Summer, A Postcard from a Grateful Grandson: The last day of summer in Maine, Jed takes one final sail before heading home....
How to Build a Wooden Boat – AROHA, Part 22 – Milling Parts for the Pilot House: Some handy pointers for milling up pieces of wood straight off the plans.  ...
Slow August – A Morning on the Beach: A cup of coffee and a stroll on the beach....
The Hvalsoe 16 – Little Shell and Big Wave Dave Attempt the Salish 100: A beautiful story of how a community honors a father and the spirit of a daughter that fulfills her father's dream in a...
Slow August – Summer Rain: Welcome to Slow August 2022. "Sticking it out" during the less pleasant moments is a common theme in our voyaging. As an...