A spring break road trip down to San Francisco with the wife and kids. My wife plans the itinerary and it does not include boats. If I pushed it, I could probably squeeze a stop in here or there but it would always be under the shadow of a stopwatch. “How much...
In the latest issue of Professional Boatbuilder magazine, October/November 2021 – #193, contributor Dan Mielke describes the process he used for establishing a new waterline and boot-stripe on his sailing yacht. (I’ve included the article in the attachments) By...
This is the first part of a series on cedar canvas canoe repair. This is not intended to be a completely comprehensive series. It will give you a general walkthrough the process and highlight some of the specific challenges found in the featured examples. This first...
Rudder RUDDER REBUILD I love plywood, but not in a rudder. This one hit a log and sheared clean off at the pintle. The new one is constructed of laminated and fibre glassed edge grain Douglas fir. Stainless steel threaded rod is laid in the core for lateral stability...
