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As we keep our eyes on various developments around the place, we lose track of some, see other projects wander …
Tag Archives: wooden boat
Man on the River is nearing Istanbul
Giacomo, a hardly Italian man, came past Linz last year as he rowed and sailed from London towards Istanbul. …
We know what we have got ourselves into
For a number of reasons, which will break the boundaries of this brief post, we have decided to renovate a …
The man on the river and the rest of the team
On Saturday my normally quite calm and collected friend Franz Xaver from the Eleonore rang 4 times – I had …
What is the advantage of hollow spars?
Bert from the Boot Bouw School recommends that a given mast can be built hollow for a weight saving of …
Hold Fast!
At least two people have sent the link and I think it is time to share it. The wonderful little …
Hollow masts (Day 1): Birdsmouth technique analysed
Last week at the Boot Bouw School in the Netherlands I spend several days learning how to make a hollow …
Punt coming together
Slowly, slowly these pieces of wood, panels cut along certain lines, frames cut from lumber, get screwed and glued together …
Edwin Monk 77 years later
In an attempt to get back to basics, we have decided to attack an old, old boat design from 1932, …
