
From The Editor
ISLAND BIRD
A chance encounter leads to an exciting sail
We profile Selway Fisher’s canoe-yawl Lillie and Gig Harbor Boat Works’ 14’ Whitehall. Phil Boyer traverses Ontario’s Trent-Severn Waterway, in both directions, with his solar-powered catamaran. A worm-drive winch at the heart of a DIY garage lift system for a canoe provides an exceptional measure of ease and safety. For our gear reviews we put an underwater video system and a heated seat cushion to the test. Our editor recalls racing aboard an 1882 Chesapeake log canoe and our Reader Built Boat is an outboard skiff for a Puget Sound family.
From The Editor
A chance encounter leads to an exciting sail
Boat Profile
Updating a classic design for modern construction
Boat Profile
A composite version of a 19th-century classic
Adventures
An inland cruise aboard SOUL CAT, a solar-powered catamaran
Technique
Lifting a boat with a winch and a cordless drill
Product Reviews
A heated seat for outdoors
Product Reviews
Exploring the depths without getting wet
Reader Built Boats
A plywood skiff built for drift-fishing and family boating