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Taking Some of the Guess Work out of Shaft Drilling

Posted by Glen-L Marine on Mar 1st 2023

We've heard many times that one of the most intimidating parts of the boat building process—for those building a boat with an inboard motor—is the shaft-drilling process. "Where does the hole start?" … read more

Power-Row Skiff 15 1/2' WB

Posted by Jim Anderson on Apr 20th 2021

Jim Anderson April 2021 Pago Pago, American Samoa … read more

Cuddy Cabin for my 23' Hunky Dory

Posted by Doug on Apr 15th 2021

Several Years ago, I built a 23' Hunky Dory and just love it! For my charter-boat business in Alaska, I realized that I needed to build a cuddy cabin for it and so spent the following winter doi … read more

Sea Knight build

Posted by Adriaan on Apr 5th 2021

Hi All, I recently bought/acquired the Sea Knight plans and decided to document and post some of my progress, although I am not sure if the build will be a speedy process as I have too many hobbie … read more

First attempt at making a steel boat, the Goliath-Pt 5

Posted by Dan Hennis on Dec 21st 2020

You can read Part One of this blog here Part Two is here Part Three is here Part Four is here November 23, 2020 OK all, it has been some time since the last update, but there have been … read more

Hand Crafted Wood Cleats

Posted by Gregory Rehill on Dec 11th 2020

When you build a wood boat, spend hours making the wood look just right, how about a nice finishing touch, a hand crafted wood cleat? Handcrafted Maple Cleat with tung oil finish There are … read more