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Guide Posts are written articles with accompanying still photos and/or video clips, usually written by our team of expert Guides and Founders, who each have many decades of experience.

Surprise Me  Reload

Good Reads: “Finding Pax” by Kaci Cronkhite

Good Reads: “Finding Pax” by Kaci Cronkhite

Beginning the Houseboat Design Spiral

Beginning the Houseboat Design Spiral

A Rock And a Hard Place: Lessons Learned in Going Aground in HOI AN—a guest post by Bob Stephens

A Rock And a Hard Place: Lessons Learned in Going Aground in HOI AN—a guest post by Bob Stephens

Mixing and Using Shellac and Bedding Compound

Mixing and Using Shellac and Bedding Compound

Shellback Dinghy

Shellback Dinghy

Peening Rivets Faster

Peening Rivets Faster

The Secret to Happiness, Part 2

The Secret to Happiness, Part 2

Viva Vixen; New Life for a 15-Square Meter Sloop, Part 2

Viva Vixen; New Life for a 15-Square Meter Sloop, Part 2

The Influence of Colleen and John: My Mentors

The Influence of Colleen and John: My Mentors

BLUENOSE II and Dauphinee: Maynard’s and Bill’s Nova Scotia Adventure

BLUENOSE II and Dauphinee: Maynard’s and Bill’s Nova Scotia Adventure