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Have
a Masked Ball
A great 'how to' on masking tape. Did you know not to use newspaper? |
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Mark Steele’s Model yacht column
Those inexpensive Nirvana’s, Sailing Solings
at West Delray in Florida, a `Funny Ha Ha’ World Match Race Series, an Americam event at Herreshoffs, and an incredibly large and lovely Whaler! |
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TOTER-2
Sail
We've read about the TOTER-2 on the 30th March. Well, as promised,
the TOTER2 SAIL Plans are now available. |
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Jim's
CLC Pram
Jim decided to go for a kit rather than build completely from
scratch. He choose a Passagemaker kit and was very pleased with
the whole package from CLC, including the finished boat's performance. |
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Teddy
Bear's Holiday
At times this was no picnic for us Teddys with the wind and
the water on us, but Rob and family really enjoyed this cruise
in their Philsboat. |
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Stems
and Trailers
Now, you would think that getting a light fourteen-foot lapstrake
(clinker) dinghy onto a trailer would be a simple matter, and
so it should be. |
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Sailing
the Michalak Blobster (A World First!)
Two years ago Miles started building the Jim Michalak design
he called ‘Blobster’. He named
her 'Bob' - "(why not? That’s what you want a boat
to do at the very least)". |
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Building
a Lutra Laker - A Work in Progress
After having two kayaks and one canoe under his belt, Mike felt
it was time for a change. He searched for a motor boat and he
chose to build David Nichol's Lutra Laker. |
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The
Keuka Whaler - Part One
"I have a quixotic dream; I see whaleboats on the Fingerlakes
of New York". Some years ago Craig began to dream about
a community rowboat project and he tells us about it. |
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Power
Pelican - Part 1
Rich has owned a lot of boats over the years. Now it's time
to just go motoring, but at a relaxed pace. The Great Pelican
is started to answer Rich's dream of cabin motorboat. |
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Our
Young Navy
How did Hackett come to design the Hancock known immediately
by the British as the fastest frigate in the world? Paul answers
this question as he examines frigate design. |
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An Easy
Waterproof Switchbox
For a new simple switch box, Gary got a hard plastic waterproof
box, with an o-ring seal, hinged top, and latches to hold it
closed which sells for around $6 at WalMart. |
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Bird's
Mouth Spar Size Calculators
This is a great 'how to' article which explains clearly how
to navigate those seemingly complicated birdsmouth spar calculators. |
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New
Design: EZ2 Canoe by Ken Simpson
...I have redesigned the EZ CANOE to be more technically current,
and a little more roomy. It now employs features I find to be
easier to assemble, and at the same time provides a more durable
little boat. |
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Now,
Where Was I?
Sometimes we have been away from our project for so long that
we forget what we were doing and where we put those bolts. It
takes time to refigure things out, but once Paul did he gained
momentum. |
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Pathfinders
Kitchen
Do you go cruising and forget the can opener or frying pan?
Perry's solution to this problem is a kitchen box with everything
that opens and shuts. He gives us the free plans to build it. |
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Edge
Tool Envy - Part 3
Last time we looked at getting a sharp edge. This time let’s
look at reviving a dead block plane. |
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