Senin, 11 April 2016

Wooden Boat Festival 2013 Port Townsend

The maiden voyage of the Stone Horse, Belle Starr was north from Olympia, Washington to Port Townsend, Washington, on the Salish Sea. What a fabulous...
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Design 2159 Sumbra III

Sumbra III is a very typical One-Tonner design from the period. She was built of wood using cold molded techniques by Cantiere Sangermani of Italy and...
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Lofting in miniature Part 3

Ive spent the last few days learning to loft... in the loft.Rather than tie up 50 sq ft of floor space while I learn slowly and painfully (on the knees)...
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Toledo Oregon Wooden Boat Show 2013

Whew! Just recovering from a long weekend at the annual boat show in my home port. This show happens every third weekend in August and its always a lot...
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Minggu, 10 April 2016

Boat of the Week 6

Seen everywhere.My favourite kind of boat: one thats for sale.Other peoples boats are lovely but none are quite as full of spine-tingling potential as...
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100 000 page views

Its hard for me to believe, but this blog just passed 100,000 page views.When I first set up this blog I honestly didnt think anyone would read it. ...
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Sucia Small Boat Rendezvous 2014 Day 1

My son Tim and I just got back from one of our favorite annual events - the Sucia Small Boat Rendezvous at Sucia Island State Park.Like the last two years,...
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Sabtu, 09 April 2016

Upcoming Event The North Idaho Eastern Washington Movable Messabout

This is going to be an awesome messabout.  Join us if you can! North Idaho/Eastern Washington movable messabout   10-17 September 2014The...
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Hull UV Protection

Fiberglass over plywood is ridiculously tough.  There are wood and fiberglass boats still around after 50 years.  However, fiberglass has an...
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Jumat, 08 April 2016

Progress Report Stone Horse Belle Starr

Wouldnt you know? The last work session on the Stone Horse, Belle Starr was during a snow storm. Now, you should understand, it doesnt snow very often...
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