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Jul 18, 2018
Champagne, anyone? Chris Craft wooden boats bring elegance to marina
Read more by Bob Smith at the Kitsap Daily News
Jul 18, 2018
sealing seams of teak bottom planks on 12' skiff heidi
Hi- I am doing some restoration work on the 12 ft skiff- heidi. It has a lapstrake hull and flat bottom cross-planked with teak deck boards. What should
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Jul 16, 2018
mahogany transom checking
Hello.how can I stop my transom from checking. I need to strip it but I do not want to revarnish. Thanks for any help
Jul 15, 2018
1951 32ft. Antique Wooden Cabin Cruiser with Original RUNNING Detroit Diesel
FOR SALE $10,000 OBOThis is a very special, one of a kind, cabin cruiser, built by a local boat builder for his family's personal use in the early 1950's.
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Jul 15, 2018
Folkboat 'Oakleaf'
Purchased in 2014 for three hundred pounds. Made ready for sea with recon engine and new mast and rig. Sailed regularly in 2015 and 2016. Now ashore
Jul 13, 2018
Regata Vela Clasica Mar Menor 2018
REGATA VELA CLASICA MAR MENOR 2018_redes from Andrés Sánchez Caballero on Vimeo.
Jul 11, 2018
Some of this Weekend's Wooden Boat Events
20th to 22nd JulyThe Thames Traditional Boat FestivalFawley Meadows,Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, UK
20th to 22nd JulyThousand Islands Vintage Boat Show WeekendThe Edgewood Resort,Alexandria Bay, NY, USA
21st JulyPocket Yacht PaloozaThe Northwest Maritime Center,Port Townsend, WA, USA
22th to 27th JulyCowes Classics WeekRoyal London Yacht Club,Cows, IOW, UK
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Jul 10, 2018
Help!! Restoring a 1949 William Atkins Double Ender, “Hanora”
My uncle was an avid sailor and had a massive stroke, his boat, the Hanora is currently moored at Hog Island in Grenada. It’s been sitting about 2 years
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Thanks for the reply
Jul 18, 18 09:53 AM
Hey mike, appreciate the wisdom.
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Champagne, anyone? Chris Craft wooden boats bring elegance to marina
Jul 18, 18 04:03 AM
The 29th annual Chris Craft Rendezvous docks in Port Orchard Marina.Read more by Bob Smith at the Kitsap Daily News
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sealing seams of teak bottom planks on 12' skiff heidi
Jul 18, 18 03:08 AM
Hi- I am doing some restoration work on the 12 ft skiff- heidi. It has a lapstrake hull and flat bottom cross-planked with teak deck boards. What should
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