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We are particularly interested in HOWTOs and building stories.


Varnish HOWTO

by Steve Smith
November 2007

Simple, to the point, HOWTO on applying the magic ingrediant to finish your masterpiece. Read more...>

Building the Rushton Catboat

by Douglas Brooks
October 2007

A series of articles teaching the techniques required to build a lapstrake (clinker) hull in epoxy glued ply. Read more...

Foam sandwich composite boat HOWTO

by Jacques Mertens
April 2007

the technique for building the new LB26 Read more...

How to build a skin-on-frame boat

by Brian Schulz
November 2006

the title says it all Read more...

Strip plank HOWTO

by Roberto Barros
June 2006

traditional long strips Read more... Portuguese

Strip plank HOWTO

by Ian Farrier
June 2006

showing his alternative vertical panel method Read more...

Regulations for boat builders

by a.b.b. readers
April 2006

A clickable world map of rules and regulations. Readers please contribute your local knowledge. Read more...

Joining ply

by Jim Michalak
December 2005

Another article published on Jim's site in 2005, most of the common methods of joining sheets of ply. Read more...

Epoxy howto

A series of articles on working with epoxy. First up is an article on fillers.

Read more... NLDutch version!

Make a Japanese sculling oar

by Doi Atsushi
February 2006

Series of pages translated from Japanese explaining the making of a sculling oar evolved from the traditional oar which had not changed in over 400 years.

Read more...

Rowing

by Jim Michalak January 2006 Read more...

Making oars

by Jim Michalak December 2005 Read more...

Rigging A Lugsail

by Jim Michalak December 2005 Read more...

Paddle making

by Richard F. Hayes September 2005 Read more...



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