Technique
Magnet Retrieval
The powerful pull of neodymium
...be attached to a threaded insert on either side. A small tube of thread-loc
Product Reviews
The Scullmatix
Sculling's simple solution
...the blade; you
Boat Profile
Periwinkle
A camp-cruiser for oar, sail, and outboard
...and a foot wedged against the other side. Likewise, if hi
Adventures
River People
A Shantyboat on the Sacramento River
...written a book about Locke. As a Chinese
Boat Profile
The Beachcomber-Alpha Dory
A classic racer from Marblehead, Massachusetts
...name of the design itself
Boat Profile
The Lake Oswego Boat
A small lapstrake gem
...or both, the Lake Oswego Boat would be an excellent choice. With no
Product Reviews
Newport Coastal Jacket and Pants
Rainwear from Helly Hansen
...yellow Helly Hansen slicker over my Gore-Tex jacket. More than three decades later I still have that slicker, and with the exception of two very small tears, it is still a great raincoat. As much as I relied upon that old standby in the wet
Technique
Sliding-Seat Conversion
A longer stroke without outriggers
...on the gunwales. I’d been thin
Product Reviews
Compact Routers
Better visibility, easier handling
The router we’ve used
Technique
Making a Mock-Up
Trying a boat on for size
...batten bent fair around the frames. My la
Technique
Removable Floorboards
Removable panels to protect and preserve
...
Reader Built Boats
TIME–TRAVELER
Building a Salt Bay Skiff
...derrick operated by a steam donkey. Senate is 11 years old. His trucks and heavy equipment are all toys, most of which he has made. He started building things in cardboard, but when he was six or seven, he turned his hand to wor
Product Reviews
Moldaway
A mold, mildew, and organic stain remover
...mold, but while Dacron can tolerate it, nylon can’t, and to be on the safe side with the
Technique
An Overhead Winch Lift
Lifting a boat with a winch and a cordless drill
My wife and I live about 15 minutes from a gently flowing river
Boat Profile
The Ben Garveys
Simple boats for work or play
...often skidded through highspeed turns. If driven too fast with the tillers hard over, they sometimes “tripped” (capsized rapidly toward the outside of the turn).
Boat Profile
The Sea Bird Yawl
Simplicity in a hard-chined cruiser
...interior
Boat Profile
The Mallard
A voyage from fantasy to reality
...that he could get the 10 molds CNC-cut by a local
Adventures
TORNGAT
Biography of a trailblazer
...amount of
Technique
DIY Bronze Blocks
Bronze cheeks and ball-bearing sheaves
...to see what was available on the market. Traditional bronze blocks were beautiful but heavy and expensive. High-tech blocks
Technique
Megaphones
DIY projects to make yourself heard
When sailing masters aboard tall ships needed to call out
Adventures
Fox Islands
A Maine coast island cruise
...and
Reader Built Boats
Meeting in the Middle
A strip-lapstrake hybrid
...on the first of the two canoes. While the plans specify glued lapstrake construction, Paul used the method he developed during the construction of the peapod. Paul LaBrie After KESÄ had proved the concept of using strip plan
Product Reviews
DeWalt’s Cordless Power Planer
A brushless motor and 30,000 cuts per minute
...useful storage
Technique
The Taming of the Sheet
Sawing plywood made easy
...panels are stiffer and more resistant to
Product Reviews
XPL Oars
Carbon-fiber sectional oars from Duckworks
...reduces slip to a minimum. The water shooting upward