From The Editor
Refuge in the Rain
Boating in the off season
...and buildings on hills flan
Technique
A Take-Apart Boat Cart
An interlocking plywood frame for hand-truck wheels
Several of the boats I’ve built have required carts to get them from the launch-site par
From The Editor
A Bad Wrap
Sheltering boats with plastic tarps
...trailer of the other. Ma
Technique
A Simple Sling Lift
Raising a small boat with minimal effort
...lift to reduce wear on me as well as the boats. Photographs by the authors Each sling in the authors’ pergola has a cleat (left) to secure the wor
Boat Profile
Nexus Planing Dory
A planing dory for home construction
...curve.
From The Editor
Launched
From backpack to bicycle to boat
...of the frame so that both pedals were on its right side. Somehow my left foot had
Boat Profile
14′ Whitehall
A composite version of a 19th-century classic
...gunwale is available in red cedar with sapele accents. Sealed
Technique
DIY Soft Shackles
Made with ordinary rope and knots
...line, solid braid, and kernmantle cord in both 1/8″ and 3/8″ and they have all worked well using the same method. The stopper knot starts with a
Product Reviews
Plastimo Fog Horns
...threshold
Product Reviews
Collapsible Water Bags
Convenient water-carriers from WaterStorageCube
...
Boat Profile
Stickleback Canoe
An Oughtred canoe
...
Product Reviews
A Duckbill for a Push Pole
A push-pole attachment for muddy shallows
...flared bill measures 2 3⁄4″ across. The bills have 3⁄8″-wide flanges around the edges and are hinged so they can open and close. When the powder-coated aluminum bills are opened, they span 12″. When pulled, the Duckbill closes to make it easier to pull
Boat Profile
Caledonia Yawl II
An updated sail-and-oar classic
...136-sq-ft lug main. However, the
Technique
A Walkway for a Trailex Trailer
Modifying a trailer for dry-feet launching
...A little auxiliary light or ta
Technique
Boat Trailering Tips
Safe towing to the ramp and back
...on the pavement. Locker and hatch lids should be locked or pinned lest they take flight on the
Adventures
Jim Schroer
An inexhaustible spirit
...was ‘From Yachts to Buckets They
Boat Profile
Cape Henry 21
An expedition sailboat for adventurers
...was no longer the simple, easy fun it once was and, while it might be hard to admit, we were no longer two sprightly 30-year-olds. It was time to look
Product Reviews
WorkTunes
Hearing protection with radio and Bluetooth
...tools and yet I can still hear someone spea
From The Editor
A Light-Blue Tarp
From dumpster to camp-cruiser
...webbing, zippers, cord—everything that went into the backpacks and dome tents that JanSport was ma
Product Reviews
The Hornet-Lite
A packraft from Kokopelli
...may be sized like pool toys and when first pulled out of the box there’s not much there—typically under 10 pounds and quite
Product Reviews
Xtratuf Legacy Boots
...one particular pair: the Xtratuf 15″ Legacy Boot. Truly tough and highly waterproof, they’re nonetheless almost as
Product Reviews
LEDs for Trailers
Long-lasting submersible lights
...ma
Boat Profile
Abaco Dinghies
Built like little ships
...from a traditional
Reader Built Boats
All in the Family
A grandfather's Pilot 19
...to build a boat in the garage but never finished it. Years later, he told Joe he gave up because the kids kept ta
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