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Apr 14, 2024
Wooden Boat Events 2024
Wooden Boat Events 2024 calendar, traditional and classic boat festivals and regattas from around the world
Apr 12, 2024
14’ 1956 Chris Craft, side rail how should it be attached?
Removing the old side rail most of the screws went between the top deck/skin 1/4” plywood and the side of the hull. See photo, is this correct? I would
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Apr 10, 2024
How to laminate plywood on the hull
I'm working on replacing the bottom of 18' 1969 runabout that has a deep-V plywood hull. It had a 1/2 mahogany plywood bottom that they somehow got to
Apr 10, 2024
Small Boat Planking Alternative To Okoume
What is considered the best overall, commonly available, reasonably priced alternative to Okoume plywood for small boat planking? Okoume is not available
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Jan 29, 2024
WANTED: Long lost Chris Craft 26 feet
I am looking for a 26 foot Chris Craft built in 1968. Was owned previously and am very interested in getting it back for sentimental reasons. It was
Jan 21, 2024
HELEN M HOBART
My grandfather bought a boat and transported it to Hobart in the late 60's early 70's. Apparently it was built in either Stanley or Smithton and travelled
Oct 14, 2023
preparing wooden hull for painting
I am a new owner of a 18 ft chris craft mahogany boat and my issue is that the boat as been out of the water for 2 full years, and showing sigh of shrinkage
Sep 19, 2023
For Sale: Howard Hughes Sportster Dinghy
Howard Hughes Sportster Dinghy In excellent condition. These boats were built in the 1940's. and are very rare. I have a rowboat version. I have
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Minimax (?) 12' plywood runabout
I built this 12' flat bottom plywood runabout from Popular Mechanics plans in my senior year of high school, 1964.
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Wooden Boat Events 2024
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Wooden Boat Events 2024 calendar, traditional and classic boat festivals and regattas from around the world
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