This will be my next build. It's a 21 foot (6.4 meter), two-masted, decked sailing canoe from William 'Billy' Atkin, drawn in the winter of 1933...
I almost got to meet fellow member Doug Halsey, and watch his hydrofoil trimaran in action, back on the 30th. That was the day my son, his...
My younger son Dwaine headed off to Army boot camp in South Carolina this week. And it was a genuine cluster-!@#$. Ever since he signed up, he...
This guy rigged dual trolling motors on his canoe, and uses a Wii controller to run it. Very maneuverable; he goes forward, backward, spins in...
Happiness is running out of beer, then remembering you have a bottle of scotch stashed in the pantry. I generally stay away from hard liquor...
A whale breached and landed on a 10-meter yacht off South Africa; a tourist caught pictures. The people aboard are probably glad they were on a...
I'm building a canoe with my younger son as a summer project, before he goes into the Army this fall. Warning: following the steps and...
Nothing to do with boats, but I figured I'd mention it in the open discussion forum anyway.... My younger son Dwaine was sworn into the US Army...
There's a very nice article about Phil Bolger over on Duckworks, dated way back in 1983....
One of my friends is trying to sell me an old Grumman aluminum canoe. I haven't measured it, but it's about a 17-footer. It has a narrow transom...
I'm throwing this out off the top of my head. To use an old Madison Ave cliche, let's run it up the flagpole and see if anyone salutes....:p I...
I like hearing how and why a boat got its name. The sharpie I keep talking about (and actually plan to build) will be named the "Cantoo Canoe."...
Years ago I read a piece on building boats out of plywood. I don't remember who wrote it or where I found it, but I do remember the author...
Did anyone in the past ever build sharpies clinker-style, instead of carvel-planked? Or has anyone done so in more modern times? If not, why...
