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How to Build a Wooden Boat, Plank-On-Frame Lobster Boat, Part 6 – Chiseling Timber Pockets: Cutting timber pockets for the frames to sit in— a crucial step in tying the hull’s backbone together....
It’s Weird But I Like It, An H. C. Hanson Liveaboard: When it comes to chugging across the bay, this Forest Service power boat is about as original as it comes....
Tom Robinson’s Row Across the Pacific, Part 14 – The Islets of Penrhyn – The Motu Church: As he settles in to life on the magical island of Penrhyn, Tom Robinson shows his genius for meeting the world.   T...
How to Build a Wooden Boat, Plank-on-Frame Lobster Boat, Part 5 – The Backbone Structure: The keel assembly is coming together in preparation for frames....
A Shop Visit with Designer-Builder Kees Prins: Kees Prins (pronounced: “Case Prinz”) is a well-respected figure as a designer and boat builder in Port Town...
RICOCHET, A Kettenburg Pacific Cruising Class (PCC): Ricochet is one of the Kettenburg Pacific Cruising Class sloops that were so popular on the West Coast in the 1950s. &nb...
How to Build a Plank on Frame Lobster Boat Part 4 – Shaping the Keel: Peter Buxton shows us how he shapes the keel, makes the stopwaters & bronze bolts for the dead woods, and straighten...
HOLIDAY – Four Generations on a 1946 Ed Monk Sr. Cruiser: Holiday is a quintessential Northwest power boat: sturdy, handsome, and resolutely sea worthy.  Designed by Ed Monk...
Re-Sheathing the Deck on a Wooden Boat, Part 4 – Fiberglass and Dynel: Eric gives us the run down on how to best lay out fiberglass and Dynel to get a crisp fit. Part 5 will be coming in the...
Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific, Part 13 – Life on Penrhyn: After 160 days alone at sea rowing, Tom embraces a few months of life ashore in a tropical paradise....
How to Build a Wooden Boat, Plank-on-Frame Lobster Boat, Part 3 – Backbone Beginnings: Peter takes un-milled oak and transforms it into a backbone....
A Great Pacific Northwest Sailboat – SCAMP: From the boating dreams of their son igniting the love of an old wooden boat . . .  to the creation of a magnificen...
Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding, 2023 Walkabout Tour: Eric Blake’s tour of the Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding shows just how effective the school is in training yo...
How to Build a Wooden Boat, Plank-on-Frame Lobster Boat, Part 2 – Lofting & Pattern Making: Lofting, the crucial first step as the build gets underway, leading to pattern-making for all of the parts.  ItR...
How to Build a Wooden Boat, Plank-on-Frame Lobster Boat, Part 1 – Introduction: This fall Off Center Harbor launches its comprehensive series: How to Build a Wooden Boat featuring Deer Isle boat build...
ANJA – A British Columbian Gaff Cutter: Anja is a 23’ cutter with a Scandinavian feel to her. Designed by Roger Long, she is about as sweet a little boat as y...
Among Old Friends Part 7 – BAGATELLE, ANNIE & VULCAN: With this final episode in the Benjamin River, we hope you’ve enjoyed the time with Maynard and Doug as much as we...
Re-Sheathing the Deck of a Wooden Boat, Part 3 – Preparing the Deck: Eric gets the deck smooth and ready for fiberglass cloth....
A Foggy Morning Row, 2023 Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival: First light, the morning fog, and a blanketing quiet; only early risers catch this first serene glimpse of Port Townsend...
Conserving a Coastline, The Work of Maine Coast Heritage Trust: There’s nothing more compelling than a clutch of wild islands calling from across the water. Thanks to good people...
Re-Sheathing the Deck of a Wooden Boat, Part 2 – Removing the Rails and Fasteners: Eric clears the deck to make way for the new....
A Sail Aboard HESPER – A Luke Powell Pilot Cutter: Pilot cutters are legendary in the sailing world. It’s understandable....
Steven Dews on Port Townsend, The Port in the Storm: So let me take you behind the scenes for how this video came about.  I knew Steven and Louise had been in Port Town...
Tom Robinson Rows Across the Pacific, Part 12 – LAND HO!!: Land Ho! At last…...
Slow August – Fishing in Penrhyn: A bamboo pole and a baited hook are all it takes to evoke the whole of summertime....

 

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