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The storm trysail: A faithful and forgiving foul-weather friend, by Ed Zacko

The storm trysail: A faithful and forgiving foul-weather friend, by Ed Zacko

Mixing and Using Shellac and Bedding Compound

Mixing and Using Shellac and Bedding Compound

Joel White on Ordering Wood for Plank-on-Frame Boats

Joel White on Ordering Wood for Plank-on-Frame Boats

Jim Payne’s Crooked Nutshell Oars

Jim Payne’s Crooked Nutshell Oars

Giffy and Carol: A Hurricane Story from 1954

Giffy and Carol: A Hurricane Story from 1954

James Wakefield Rescue Row on Lake Champlain

James Wakefield Rescue Row on Lake Champlain

New Paint You Should Know About – Marshall’s Cove Marine Paint

New Paint You Should Know About – Marshall’s Cove Marine Paint

Surprise Me  Reload

New Paint You Should Know About – Marshall’s Cove Marine Paint

New Paint You Should Know About – Marshall’s Cove Marine Paint

Congratulating New Zealand’s Buzzards Bay 25 JONQUIL

Congratulating New Zealand’s Buzzards Bay 25 JONQUIL

Beginning the Houseboat Design Spiral

Beginning the Houseboat Design Spiral

Dreaming of a Houseboat and a Simple Life

Dreaming of a Houseboat and a Simple Life

Origins of the Keel/Centerboard: Why American Sailors Stuck with a Movable Appendage by Rob Mazza

Origins of the Keel/Centerboard: Why American Sailors Stuck with a Movable Appendage by Rob Mazza

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #4 from Tom’s Shore Team

Tom Robinson’s Solo Row Across the Pacific – Update #4 from Tom’s Shore Team

Westward Ho! Port Townsend and Beyond

Westward Ho! Port Townsend and Beyond

Boat Photos from Maynard Bray, Part 4

Boat Photos from Maynard Bray, Part 4

Walkabout at Brooklin Boat Yard — Foam Core Hull on the Frers 74′ Sloop

Walkabout at Brooklin Boat Yard — Foam Core Hull on the Frers 74′ Sloop

The Influence of Colleen and John: My Mentors

The Influence of Colleen and John: My Mentors