Product Reviews
Oars by Grapeview Point Boat Works
Proper oars for pleasurable rowing
...ma
Boat Profile
The Norwalk Islands 26
Fast, shoal-draft, and self-righting
...stop the boat. We should remember this as we approach the dock, lest we
Adventures
Beach Cruising
A primer in pictures
...surveyed each evening. Your accommodations can range from a simple tarp to a custom-fabricated tent, and this is a great do-it- yourself opportunity. Pack carefully and
Boat Profile
Redwing
A power skiff for simple cruising
...in case) an electric bilge pump are about all the
Boat Profile
Calendar Islands Yawl
A boat that almost builds itself
...stretches at the oars. There’s more
Adventures
Rowing the North Sea
Norway to Shetland by Faering
...preparations was to have covers made
Boat Profile
CLC’s Team Dory
For friends and friendly competition
...manual is
Boat Profile
Odyssey 165
A front-facing rower for touring and fitness
...legs ta
Technique
Wiping Varnish
Final coats fast and close to flawless
SBM The varnish is wiped on in “panels.” Here Don is applying varnish to planks bordered by the thwart frame, transom, and stern seat
Adventures
Rogue River
Low water, high risk
Several years ago I stood high on a scouting rock next to the Rogue River loo
Adventures
The Sailing Light Challenge
Cruising France's Charente Maritime
...of us had to do some bailing but we all had drybags and watertight
Reader Built Boats
CHIPS
Carl Kaufmann’s Block Island 19
...drew a generous gaff mainsail and a small self-tending jib on a traveler.
Boat Profile
PETITELISA
A simple girl
...galley—stows in the
Boat Profile
WAYWARD
An efficient canal and river cruiser
...weight, and the likelihood of time lost to repairs. She has a generous freshwater tank under the V-berths, and a holding tank under the cockpit seat. A sun-heated shower has been a great
Powerboats, Designs,
15′ 6″ Jericho Bay Lobster Skiff
A Maine Coast classic redesigned for strip-planking.
...to serve as an
Reader Built Boats
SULKAVA
A kit-built Savo 650
...requirements and standards of beauty, so he expanded his
Product Reviews
Odyssey
A PFD with plenty of pockets
...periods so we don’t have to suffer in the name of safety. Audrey “Skipper” Lewis is a costume designer who has extensive experience designing garments and wor
Reader Built Boats
BOB
A Boat on a Budget
...year in the ma
Reader Built Boats
CARACOLE
Far beyond a floating hut
...dinghy, but still, something was missing. What they longed
Boat Profile
Ocean Pointer
An updated legend
...illusion of a rabbet without the labor of cutting one. This is a
Product Reviews
16” Wandel Bandsaw
An economical DIY project
SBM photographs and video The plans include a dust-collecting cabinet that supports the bandsaw at a wor
Boat Profile
Shearwater
A pulling boat with auxiliary sail power
...the water, Shearwater’s sides rake outward, which provides buoyancy and reserve stability
Adventures
Downriver, Part 2
From St. Louis to the Mississippi Delta
...barrier. Marks on the end post show the high-water mark of the many floods. At the top are the years 2016 and 1993. The next day, I stopped
Boat Profile
Centerboard Lugger
Paul Gartside's Design #166
...head po
Adventures
Fogbound
The Bustard Islands of Georgian Bay
...align with the