Before I could begin assembling the boat, or even building the larger parts, I had to take some time off and remodel the shop. When I bought our house,...
2062 C1 Sunbird II
As far as we can tell, the Endo Corporation of Japan was a 6-time repeat client, ordering 1/4, 1/2 and 1-tonner racing yachts in the early 1970s. Most...
Design 1780 C1 Satanita
Satanita is a sister to the famous Firebrand, design #1780. She was built by Keith Atkinson of Auckland and launched in 1965. Looking at the plan list...
Designs 363 366 Air Rescue Boats
Design 363Last week I posted an article about design #370, a World War II Air Rescue or Crash Boat, used to rescue downed pilots during the war. Here...
1st Annapolis Spring Boat Show
Heres Windalier at the 1st ever Annapolis Spring Boat Show being held from today, April 27 through Sunday, April 29 at the Annapolis City Docks and surrounding...
Design 2699 120 Expedition Yacht
This expedition yacht was designed with a steel hull and aluminum superstructure. Between 2004-2007 we seemed to have a whole lot of clients asking for...
Planking Timber
After rigs and finishes timber selection must be a close third on the List Of Issues That Divide Wooden Boat Builders. American Red Oak gets a terrible...
Sucia Island Rendezvous 2012
Fossil Bay, Sucia Island, near the Canadian Border in the San Juan Islands is the scene for a gathering of small boat enthusiasts the second weekend in...
A Mad Idea Fueled by Gin
It started with Camp Tipsy. Alex and I started talking about what we could build, what kind of floating contraption would excite us. We were unequivocally...
Haul outs today
A few weeks ago my daughter Lillian and I sailed up to Abaco to haul out and paint the bottom of Hogfish Maximus. I really like going to Green Turtle...
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