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Harmonica
Part 2
Bill Nolen's Harmonica is beginning to look
like a boat. There are lots of pictures this
time - and real progress as the little shanty
goes 3-D. |
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William
Atkin's "Scandal"
Having built "quite a few boats" over
the years, Pat Patteson decided it was time
for a little more challenge. The result is this
neat lapstrake skiff. |
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Pirogue
and Swamp Girl
Sometimes paddle boats all look the same, especially
to a beginner. Here, Michael Webb compares both
the construction and use of two that he has
built. |
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We
All Make Mistakes
What boat builder has not goofed with some modification
that did not work out? Eric Staggs has and he
goes on to tell us all the details. |
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Building
Indian Girl
We have only been offering David Nichols designs
for a short time and already we have one being
built. Follow along as Richard Honan builds
Indian Girl. |
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More
on Foils - Foilstrip
We have had several great articles lately on
NACA foils. Fortunately, Tom Hamernik has created
this free spreadsheet to help calculate these
things. |
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More
on Scrapers
Donald Freix was kind enough to contribute this
article on sharpening scrapers as a sort of
addendum to Paul
Butler's article from last month. |
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Jackrabbit
Cruises the Baskatong
Burton Blais built a John Welsford Houdini and
cruises it in and around Ontario. This is a
pictorial essay with commentary compiled from
several such trips. |
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The
Pukaskwa Coast, July 10-21, 2006
I have to say that this is one of the best adventure
stories we have ever published. Jose Joven has
done a great job of making us feel we were there. |
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Oh,
My Aching Back!
You can save a lot of money fixing old outboards,
but not if you end up in the hospital from lifting
one. Max Wawrzyniak shows you how to avoid injury. |
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Searching
for Sven
Ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes at
a marina? Here, Harold Duffield weaves a true
tale of intrigue, power, vast egos and revenge. |
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Traditional
Small Boat Class
Pete Leenhouts retired and went back to school
- boatbuilding school, that is. Here is a report
from one of several classed he is taking. |
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A
bit of vocabulary and a great knot
This is David Nichols' latest column in which
he explains the difference between the end,
the bitter end and the bight. He also throws
in a useful knot. |
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To
Have a Hard Dinghy
Roy McBride lives in Cape Town but he has sailed
all over the Atlantic Ocean and during his adventures
has learned a thing or two about tenders. |
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Outboard
Motor Dirty Tricks
Rob Rohde-Szudy is a font of DIY information.
He says it is like Tourette's - he can't help
himself. This time he has a collections of short
projects for outboards. |
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Building
the 9 ft HSP Flycaster -
Part 2
Here is the second part of Warren Messer's presentation
on building "Flycaster", the 9 foot
version of his Hudson Springs Pram. |
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Combo
Camper
I have lots of clever designs to solve the problem
of how to tow a boat and camp trailer at the
same time, but Harold Duffield may have the
best idea yet. |
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Hawbuck
(née Stripper Troutboat)
Ever heard of a strip planked, tunnel hull jonboat?
How about one that folds in half? Leave it to
my free thinking friend Larry Pullon to bring
that idea to life! |
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Building
the 9ft HSP Flycaster
There has been a lot of interest in Warren Messer's
Hudson Springs Pram so he has designed a smaller,
solo version and begins it's construction here.
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2006
Contest Results
Here are the results of the judges
rankings. You can read their comments under
each entry (see the key). |
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