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Tag Archives: naval architect
Book Collecting Warms a Sailor’s Soul
In my east coast incarnation I was a seller of so-called antiques and collectibles. It amounted to being a sort of nostalgia merchant. The experience showed me that niche markets grow from niche interests. If you are a stamp collector … Continue reading
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Tagged boat, boat-building, book, bookseller, independent, map, naval architect, publisher, sailboat, sailing, sails
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Boatbuilding In A Small Way
Building a boat, even a small one, can be a large undertaking. Everything being relative, the size of my budget demands a minuscule boat. I remain in an extended period of constructive daydreaming. My hands, however, want to be actively … Continue reading
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Tagged boat, boat-building, carve, catboat, half, half model, Herreshoff, mahogany, model, museum, Mystic, naval architect, pine, Rozinante, sailboat, sailing, seaport, Winter
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Selling Siezed Sailboats by the Seashore
In these troubled economic times the boat market has gone soft. Just as mortgage defaults and foreclosures are more numerous these days the default rate on boat moorage is also up. Making the marina rent takes a back seat to … Continue reading
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Tagged auction, boat, fiberglass, impound, mast, naval architect, Port Angeles, sailboat, sailor, sale, Thomas Gilmer
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A New Magazine For Sailors Comes Over The Horizon
Magazines are going online every day. It seems like they all have a digital version available. At the Wooden Boat Show in Port Townsend I was introduced to a new magazine which is not transitioning to but has launched directly … Continue reading
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Tagged boat, boat-building, Inquisitive, magazine, museum, naval architect, rudder, sailboat, sailing, sailor, Yachting Monthly
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Boat Shows I have Known, Wooden and Otherwise
Ever since I began sailing I have enjoyed attending boat shows. They have fed my fantasies and drained my pockets. I have sampled there varied themes and locations: sailboat, powerboat, small boat, wooden, metal, kayaks, used, indoor, outdoor. In fair … Continue reading
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Tagged boat-building, Chesapeake Bay, MASCF, naval architect, Olympic Peninsula, Port Angeles, Port Townsend, sailboat, schooner
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Small Schooners, Good Things in Wooden Packages
I just want to take a moment to boldly state that there is nothing more beautiful on the water than a schooner.  I will brook no arguments.  It is simply the truth.  Fortune has smiled on me by allowing opportunities to take … Continue reading
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Tagged for sale, John Atkin, naval architect, pinky, rig, sailing, sale, schooner, William Garden
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Swing Shift
When I go to work it is always the night watch. Swing shift runs from 3:00pm to 11:45pm. When I come home after eight hours of assembling cabinet doors for the rich and famous I grab a snack and cruise the … Continue reading
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Tagged boat-building, naval architect, Netflix, wave, Woodenboat
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