Boat Profile
The Peterborough Nomad
A cottage runabout reborn
...The Old Town (Maine) Canoe
Reader Built Boats
From Sailboat to Motorboat
Converting a tired sailboat hull into a new family motor cruiser
...the water in any seas. A skeg would
Reader Built Boats
ELLANDELL
Ellen Blye The double-ended waterlines will allow ELLANDELL to coast along easily while being rowed. After his kids were grown and out of the house, Elliot Arons found himself with lots of
From The Editor
What’s in your PFD pockets?
The old personal flotation device (PFD) that I had with me
Boat Profile
Crawford’s Gunning Dory
A classic form in fiberglass
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Boat Profile
Cygnet 20
A trailer-sailer ideal for gunkholing
...wrong turns and traveled hours to view duds with more holes than the ridiculous number of zeros in the as
Boat Profile
The Rhodes 19
An uncommonly enduring one-design
...resurfaced, however, in 1947, when the Southern Massachusetts Yacht Racing Association (SMYRA), see
From The Editor
Mercer Slough
An indelible memory
...it didn’t change the nature of the work—I was building the boat
Technique
Tape-Backed Sandpaper
Using duct tape to make sandpaper more durable
...much difference: the grit outlasts the paper. Some of the newer, more expensive sandpapers have thicker bac
Product Reviews
The GravityWorks Water Purification System
Debugging in the backcountry
SBM The GravityWorks filter is designed to remove protozoa, bacteria, and particulates—the
Adventures
Standing up to the Big Muddy
2,300 miles on a paddleboard
...After setting up camp, I walked to a store in a marina. There was a
Boat Profile
The Glen-L Utility
Classic 1950s style in a boat that's simple to build, a joy to use
The postwar market of the 1950s saw a boom in the market
Boat Profile
Penobscot 17
An Arch Davis cruiser for sail and oar
...furniture, stitch-and-glue kayaks, and skin-on-frame kayaks, and I’ve restored cedar-and-canvas canoes, so I felt
Adventures
LEGOLAS
A great escape
...cabin more
Product Reviews
A High-Thrust Caulk Gun
The Newborn 250
Kent Lewis The foil-puncturing tool pivots in and out of a recess in the red frame. The cartridge-tip cutter is the circular hole to the right of the spring.
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Boat Profile
Coho 17
Elegant and able home-built kayak
...
Product Reviews
Mantus Headlamp
Submersible, rechargeable, durable
...a red light setting
Product Reviews
Wen Band File
Detail work on wood and metal
...The portions of the sanding belt that are not backed by the base plates are well suited
Product Reviews
The ShelterTube Garage
ShelterLogic's cost-effective option for small-boat storage
...to a successful assembly. Four weeks after I placed an order with ShelterLogic, my unit arrived by truck, neatly and
Adventures
A Sail-and-Oar Cruise in the San Juans
Two days away in a Haven 12 1⁄2
...stern of a lone northbound tug during my crossing. While LAZYDOG remained remarkably stable, not heeling excessively while still under full sail, she required quick and constant wor
Boat Profile
Chaisson Dory
More than a tender
...bracing were added after a few launches through brea
Reader Built Boats
Saving JANIE JANE
Restoring a home-built Reuel Parker Sharpie 19
...loo
Product Reviews
Sounding Off
Signal horns for small boats
...of ma
Product Reviews
Luci and LuminAID Lanterns
Inflatable solar-charged lighting
...in use. The diffuse light they create is ideal