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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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Tom Robinson Rows the Pacific, Part 7–Half-Way Day: Tom creates a holiday to celebrate a milestone of the first leg of his trans pacific voyage that turns into a proper cel...
Worldwide Classic Boat Show Presentation – Hidden Stories of the Herreshoffs: The Pandemic may have stopped our in-person activities short, but it also gave us an unexpected opportunity to dig into...
Lowell’s Boat Shop – Legendary Boatbuilder Since 1793: Simply put, Lowell’s Boat Shop is a national treasure, still going strong through many manifestations since 1793....
Among Old Friends, Part 4 – Beautiful Wooden Boats in the Benjamin River – GRAYLING, LILY CATCHPOLE, and MOLLY B: Can't make it to Maine this summer? Well, jump aboard for a private tour through the exquisite fleet of boats in the Ben...
Tom Robinson’s Row Across the Pacific, Part 6 – Mysterious & Troublesome Lights: Ominous lights in the night; equipment failure; danger: It's all part of being an adventurer.   The next part of th...
How to Loft a Boat, Part 6 – Rolling out a Flat Transom: The lofting continues as Sean demonstrates rolling out a flat transom.   Part 7 is in the edit queue now so look fo...
What Makes Classic Boats So Beautiful, with Maynard Bray – Part 1 – Sheerlines: When it comes to understanding the hidden secrets of what makes classic boats so beautiful, Maynard Bray is the man for...
Tom Robinson’s Row Across the Pacific, Part 5 – Catch of the Day: Here's the first chance we've had to actually get aboard MAIWAR with Tom to see what it's actually like rowing across th...
The Catboat KATIE M – A Charter Day-Sailer in Port Townsend: A little classic like the catboat KATIE M appeals to both the neophyte sailor and the old salt making her an ideal chart...
Traditional Rigging, Part 13-Seizing a Thimble & Block with Seine Twine: Myles seizes a thimble and a block into synthetic three strand with seine twine....
Traditional Rigging, Part 12–Synthetic Three Strand Eye Splice: Myles shows how to make an eye with synthetic three strand rope....
STARLIGHT – The Profound Effect A Boat Can Have: Every once in a while a boat arrives in a harbor and everyone ashore stops, turns, and stares.  That's a hard thing...
How to Build a Wooden Boat – AROHA, Part 25: Trim Details: Eric talks through trim details and how trim can accentuates the lines of Aroha....
Synthetic Rigging the Rhodes 27 VARYA – A Brion Toss Legacy Project: Jen Bates was one of the lucky few who got to study rigging working side by side with Brion Toss....
EL MISTICO – A Ballard Bridge Deck Cruiser in Puget Sound: EL MISTICO, a live aboard cruiser built on the West Coast in 1927, is eloquent proof of the old adage that good boats fa...
Tom Robinson’s Presentation at the 2023 Worldwide Classic Boat Show: At the 2023 Worldwide Classic Boat Show, we were able to connect with Tom in a live video feed after his first leg voyag...
TACONY – A Matsumoto Crabber: A charming wooden cruiser in the right place and in the right hands is the story here. And it’s a wonderful tale, all...
CLEAN BAY – A Zero Emissions Pump Out Boat: The Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding keeps on surprising us and this handsome little eco-friendly pump-out boat i...
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...