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Sharp knives for quick food prep
Decades ago, when I was into cruising long distances under oar, sail, and paddle, I accepted roughing it as a necessary part of the wilderness experience. In recent years I’ve shifted my focus from ma
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A battery-powered electric dolly
...wal
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A hybrid foam/inflatable PFD from Mustang Survival
...inflatable that was manually or CO2-cartridge activated. Such flotation devices led to today’s divers’ buoyancy
From The Editor
Seattle’s Duwamish River
...and Sarah tiptoed through shallow tidepools, sending 1′-long flounders fluttering away leaving gray contrail clouds of sand behind them. Indianola’s general store was just above the beach. We went straight to the
Boat Profile
An affordable strip-built pleasure cruiser from B. Giesler and Sons
During the pandemic I was, like many folks, stuck at home with only a few quick trips out when necessary, and I spent lots of time on the
Boat Profile
A craft for many purposes
...firm platform
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An extendable pole and hook for a greater reach
...position with flip-tab friction locks, ma
Technique
Making filters more effective and longer lasting
...A few bits of caked dust in between pleats needed a little coaxing to break them up. Another spin finished the job. The drill’s chuck jaws can press into the machine-screw threads and the nut won’t
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A pocket yardstick in brass and basswood
...eye about the 3′ folding ruler was how the light-colored hardwood provides a sharp contrast to the black measuring marks and large numbers, ma
Boat Profile
Glen-L’s Super Spartan makes a splash
...is a throwback to the small outboard-powered hydroplanes that were popular during the 1940s, ’50s, and ’60s. After World War II, plans
Boat Profile
A Danish four-sail double-ender
...yet this hull
Boat Profile
A modern take on an ancient design
...with. Stepping into the kayak, I was surprised at how much flex there was in the wooden hull despite its being sheathed in epoxy and ’glass—perhaps it’s because of that missing 1⁄16″ in the thickness of the strips. Turning
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Purpose-built straps for safe transport
...have recently
Aboard Small Boats, Whitehall Tender,
Aboard Small Boats - A Video Series
AMERICAN BEAUTY is a Whitehall Tender that was built by students at the WoodenBoat School and designed by the Rice Brothers from East Boothbay, Maine. Back in the 1800s, Whitehalls were used as a
Fitting Out Guide
A general outline of the process for a basic annual-maintenance varnish job
...labeling Tack rags and rags (and scissors to cut them) Rubber gloves, eye protection, dust masks, respirator, ear protection, knee pads, and protective tape
MUSTELID
Rigging MUSTELID
...But, should things get contrary, we can always hunker down until conditions favor us.
MUSTELID
Life Aboard
C’mon aboard… let’s tip a cup o’ kindness! Here’s a look at our living arrangements when we’re aboard
Designs, Powerboats,
Fine boatyard skiff or small harbor ferry.
...entry-level lobstering or shellfish harvesting. Drawings Garveys originated as shallow-draft, burdensome, and easily built boats
Boat Profile
Nostalgia with 10 coats of varnish
...Marine Services offers reproductions of the highly regarded Chris-Craft kit boats from the 1950s. The single-cockpit
Designs, Sailing & Pulling,
At just 63 lbs., Annabelle is well-suited for cartopping.
When it
Designs, House & Canal,
A house/canal boat designed for slow, enjoyable journeys in protected waters.
...stove and a sink on top and a cooler or two tucked underneath. At lights-out a couple can retreat to a 4′-wide double berth aft, and a second couple, guests perhaps, can lower the dinette table
Boat Profile
A new kit boat from Bristol, Rhode Island
ZO Boats is a new
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Cool comfort
...blisters worse. Tape is another option, but it takes time to apply and lasts only
Boat Profile
A folding trimaran for the home builder
...and vaka offer plenty of room
Adventures
In pursuit of thrills
...and I’d have better control. I had more sea room now, and I set about trying to find that magic