Boat Profile
Nova Scotian
A Grand Banks dory from Spira Boats
...get a boat, I started loo
Boat Profile
Hitia 17
A beach catamaran, a micro cruiser
...storage. I did several multi-day camp-cruising trips with the Hitia 17 to various barrier islands off the coasts of Florida and Mississippi. The little catamaran performed well whether I was sailing solo or with a
Reader Built Boats
A Cedar-Strip Kayak
...and kept the decks clean look. Monkey-fist knot grab handles added another personal and elegant touch. Tom and daughter Amy have taken to stand-up paddling. Carol wants a rowboat with a sliding seat, and Tom wants to
Product Reviews
MaxxHaul Trailer Dolly
Rolling a trailer with ease
...is between about 1200 lbs. MaxxHaul sets the dolly’s capacity at 600 lbs, so even though I’m doubling the wor
Boat Profile
Honker
Eminently adaptable
...equally good since the bow didn’t rise much into my field of view ahead. DAWN PATROL is used extensively on the Lower Columbia River, where the influence of tide, river current, and wind can cause challenging conditions. Spray sometimes
Product Reviews
The Original Bug Shirt
Armor against airborne arthropods
...it wafts a
Technique
Waxed Canvas
Classic fabric for home-sewn projects
...of the fabric; anything thicker requires occasional hand cran
Boat Profile
The Coot Dinghy
A proper little boat
...mast partner provides a nice
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Product Reviews
Aqua Bug outboards
Small, lightweight outboards
...used to, but they did the job of pushing my heavily loaded canoe along at a good clip. The two-stroke would serve best if you’re loo
Technique
Show Horses and Work Horses
Variations on the Krenov style
...of the joint has an open end that poses a risk of splitting. Cutting 1⁄2″ from all but the ends of the base creates feet at the ends that will keep the sawhorse from roc
Technique
Fastening Floorboards
An alternative approach to securing floorboards
...cases, but in smaller craft, where floorboards double as seating, they can be obtrusive. I
Product Reviews
3M Stikit Hand Block
An ergonomic sanding block for Stikit sandpaper
...fine until you’re wor
Technique
Water-Sails for Small Boats
In the days of square-riggers, water-sails were
Adventures
The Boat, the Boy, and Baja
Rowing and sailing the Sea of Cortez
...made great time and walked the last few miles. Joe Talbert Loaded to the gills, our little FIG still had plenty of
Adventures
Missouri Breaks
Under solar power in Montana
...imagination and an oblique view at a distance, are made to represent elegant ranges of lofty
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Adventures
American Venice
Chesapeake Bay's Smith Island
...pots. A small private ferry
Product Reviews
EuroSchirm Trekking Umbrellas
Shelter on board and ashore
...avoid eye injury. The umbrellas are light and the
Boat Profile
The Old Town Dinghy
A classic in cedar and canvas
...the legendary oar- and paddlema
Boat Profile
Pen-Hir
A modern classic pocket cruiser
...could then be better distributed, but would the extra wetted surface slow down the boat? Here Vivier