Making a heavy-duty sunshade (faux bimini for the 13 foot boat
Building a Sprit sailing rig for a small dingy - an inexpensive method.
making a simple oar from a 2x4
Building a Faux Birds Mouth Mast - by Andrew Linn - complete illustrated instructions. (adapted and listed with his permission)
SAIL - types and different rigs - illustrated
Building a Puddle Duck (PD) Racer an 8 ft scow type boat.
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Series of pages on building a small flat bottomed, almost double ended plywood boat from 2 sheets of plywood. Construction details.
the DH Boat with diagrams.
the DH Boat page 1 with hull photos.
the DH Boat page 2 with hull detail photos.
the DH Boat page 3 with leeboard pictures.
the DH Boat page 4 with rudder pictures
the DH Boat page 5 with oar pictures
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Painted Oar also measures depth.
model of a rowed fishing boat from Nazare, Portugal acquired in 1955
making a simple oar from a 2x4
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Scarf Jointing two pieces of plywood one way of doing it.
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the skiff Molly Launching and sailing
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the Ocean Breeze aka the 13 ft Boat design and build
Building started about 1 Nov. 2002 and it was launched 3 August 2003.
There were many long times when there was no progress during the build - too hot - too busy etc.
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Saboteer dingy full-sized build - 2016 August
Saboteer dingy Model A model build before full size build - 2016 June
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Making a Model of an Optimist dinghy - one quarter scale using the Clark Mills plans, originally drawn in 1948.
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Farley Boat Building - Port Aransas, Texas Index page
Saturday Night Special (SNS) a John Welsford design build at Farley Boatworks in Port Aransas, Texas - in 2016
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Tools
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The Port Aransas build of a Gulf Scow Schooner
the Gulf Schooner - scow hull. - The freighter of its age.
Wooden Boat definition and technical aspects on building one with comments on finishing and wood maintenance - good stuff -
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