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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

Captain Bligh or Captain Pugwash?

Captain Bligh or Captain Pugwash?

Manny Palomo and his Dad Build a Boat

Manny Palomo and his Dad Build a Boat

Notes on Boat Design, Part II—Three Basic Hull Types

Notes on Boat Design, Part II—Three Basic Hull Types

Shellback Dinghy

Shellback Dinghy

Buckets, Bailers, and Stretchers

Buckets, Bailers, and Stretchers

IMPERFECTION AND THE WOODEN BOAT, A guest post by Larry Cheek

IMPERFECTION AND THE WOODEN BOAT, A guest post by Larry Cheek

Schooner BOWDOIN Re-Topping: Some Intriguing Details

Schooner BOWDOIN Re-Topping: Some Intriguing Details

Installing a Teak Boat Deck on the 47′ Sloop Lark

Installing a Teak Boat Deck on the 47′ Sloop Lark

Voyaging Thru Time: Photographs from Penobscot Marine Museum, Part 12

Voyaging Thru Time: Photographs from Penobscot Marine Museum, Part 12

Enhancing a Cape Cod Marlin

Enhancing a Cape Cod Marlin