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Reference - Community Boatbuilding - Inspiration - Curiosities -Misc.The Mother of all Maritime Links! Just what it says it is... and it's searchable - from John Kohnon
The Boatbuilding & Repair section of John's mega site above
the Boatbuilding Webring - connecting boatbuilders and boatbuilding projects
Great Encouragement to Boatwrights:
The Home Boat Builders PageOther folks home boat building projects...
with plans from Herb Mcleod!
Joe's Double Paddle Canoe Another single sheet creation...
Bolger Brick "Tetard" - A first-time boatbuilding project by Matthew Long 4x8' square sailer!?
Lark Kayak 8' - sort of a decked dory, Ken Brown design - plans from Clark Craft
Lark Dory - another of Ken Brown's designs built by Herb Mcleod
Little Gem - a Ken Swan boat this one built by Her Mcleod
The below pictures are of a lapstreak skiff being built by Dan Fournier
Bolger Boats - a very thorough list of links to many Bolger Boat projects on the web
John Bell's Boatyard IMB, Sport Dory, Windsprint
The Zeiger Family Boat Building Page Bolger's AS39, Teal, and Martha Jane
The Backyard/Garage Boat Page - geared towards Stevenson's Weekender
AS19 AS29 AS39 Three more Bolger box boats
Fritz's Boat Page Great batch of boats from Juneau Alaska
Gregg Carlson's Boat Building Projects
some nice boats from the creator of Hull Designer software
Craig O'Donnel's Cheap Pages - a plethora of boating and boat building esoterica!
Wes Gardner's Sharpie
Building a tack and tape rowboat.
Building of Toadhall
Plywood Blocks for Toadhall
Herring Skiff Parent Page
wayfarer dinghyFat Guys Building Boats! Visit Kevin Walsh, he's not fat, there's only one of him, and his boat ain't simple but his site is a hoot. He's a very funny writer and an inspiration.
Big List of Boatbuilding Plans and Kits A great list of boat plans, but now hyperlinks ;-(
Shoestring Shipyard Services Page with boats like the Frugal Floater, and the Frugal Skiff you get their priorities... nice looking boats that look easy to build
with plans from Herb Mcleod!
bateau.com Free D4 dinghy plans, stitch and glue manual & much useful info - Now free canoe plans too!
"short boats" - old plans from Craig O'donnel and his cheap pages
Swamp Yankee - stitch and glue canoes - clever tortured ply construction
Common Sense Boat & Books
Seaside Small Craft great lapstrake double paddle canoe, and a kit for the weekend skiff by Karl Stambaugh.
HH Payson&Co. boat plans, books and modeling for the novice and experienced builder author of "Build the New Instant Boats" and others... a shopworn handbook for many home builders.
The Scow - details and plans for building a 12 ft sailing scow
Upper Deck Boatshop some very reasonably priced stitch and glue kits.
SBI Marine - $6 & $10 rowing and sailing pram plans (and many others)
ClarkCraft -- Boat Kits and Plans tons of plans (not returnable though)
Glen-L Marine designs lots of plans in all catagories
Chesapeake Light Craft A leader in kayak and small craft kits.
Stillwater Boats - Canoes: Boat Plans, Boat Kits And Finished Boats good prices on canoe kits.
Silver Gull 28 Cruising boats made like a big Teal! All straight sides of scarfed 4x8 sheets of ply. Big but simple!
Swan Boat Design: Wood boat plans for roawboats, dories, sailboats, and more!
Jordan Wood Boats
!Advanced Kit Boats: modern wooden boatbuilding wood epoxy boat kits powerboats
Devlin Boat
common sense designs boat kits and plans
Selway boatplans
Build Your Own Boat with Hartley Boat Plans
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum Boat Plans
Karl Stambaugh's Designs
Crab Design (Plans for easily assembled plywood sailing canoes and a proa, Austria)
Paradox - water ballast sharpie micro-cruising the Bahamas - some of Matt Layden's designsMessing About in Boats OnLine The very best magazine for small boat lovers!
Index of /messingaboutinboats/archives
Duckworks Magazine, Index quickly becoming a highpoint of the web boat building community
Boatbuilder Magazine - The Journal of Boat Design and Construction
The Amateur Yacht Research Society speed oriented but informative "bleeding edge" exploring...
Small Craft Advisor Magazine
PaddlerMagazine
D.N.Goodchild re printer of nautical classic books
Shop and Building Tips David Goodchild shares some clever building tips
Boat builder news letter #16 By Glen-L of course promoting their plans but still very informative
Canoe Sailing Resources
The Home Boat Builders Page lots of links to home builders.
WoodenBoat Publications
Wooden Boat's On-Line Search Index
By-The-Sea -- The On-Line Boating Magazine (bythesea, By The Sea)
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
The Maritime History Virtual Archives
North Carolina Maritime Museum - Home Page
Maine Maritime Museum Homepage
BoatSafe Kids! - Boating Safely for Kids
The Boat Shop - Boat Building, Plans, Tools, Links & More
David Dean's popular PBS TV series
Anyboat.com online EzineSupplies, Materials and Tools...
Jamestown Distributors -- Boatbuilding Supplies for the Trade and Craftsman
World Panel - source of Marine Plywood
ShopBot - The CNC WorkShop RoBot
LAKE ELECTRIC MOTORS
MINN KOTA
Nylon Cable Ties
stainless steel nails and screws from USA Manufacturers
Boat building screws, boat nails, carriage bolts
From Glen L Marine
Ken Hankinson supplies
Raka Home Page reasonably priced epoxy (sometime free shipping)
Epoxy Accessories
MAS Epoxy - Some claim its the best if you tend to be sensitive to epoxy
Fiberglass Coatings Inc Lowest cost epoxy I know of. A Florida Company
Hollowood Exotic Plywood Tubing by BrandNew $5ish a foot for small mast sizes - cherry, maple, walnut etc...Sailcut CAD Software
Junk Sails: A Tutorial
Hulls - an alternative tutorial
Lug Rig SoftwareSails, and sail making or rigging resources...
Lug Sail Association (Angelo Mascaro's SAILING page)
windjammersails.com
Horizontal Sail Systems A modern adaptation of the crab claw rig
$50 5 hour canoe - cheap plans for a simple rig
DynaWing - Home Page innovative soft wing shaped sails
Aerorig - Home - a modern version of the swing rig
Swing Rig info
Celebration of 20 years of the Swing Rig
http://www.egroups.com/group/junkrig Junk rig discussion group!
Junk Sails: A Tutorial
BS 1088 Specifications for Marine Plywood explanation of the British specs.
Regulations for building boats to sell
Love: The Mariner's Jewel, 1735 Explanation of most Sea Terms.
Electric Boats-Technical Information if you're thinking of letting electrons do the pushing here's your site
- Building Boats, Building Bridges
- Weekend Boatbuilding School
Family Boatbuilding Wooden Boat MagazineONElist E-mail Communities Hosts Gavin's Boat Design group, the Bolger group and others.
Dave's Sailing and Boat Building Page
WoodenBoat Show
small sailboat pictures index15 - UK
HOME BUILT PVC BOAT SYSTEMS rowing and sailing multihulls from PVC pipe
Longsplice, 15' nesting schooner boatplans Strayer Yacht Design boat plans two boats in one!
Meitheal Mara - Researchers and Builders of the Irish Currach, Traditional Boats of Ireland.
Welcome to Sportaboats! Our foldable boat is ideal for fishing & hunting!
Front Rowing System - AQUAMOTION
Messing About In Boats - Crab Claw Cat, Chatham Gunning Skiff Fred Shell offers a model of a small catamaran with two a frame "masts" that lateen or crab claw sails hang from.... clever....
A Folding Foldable Portable Boat Dinghy Porta-Bote Porta-Boat Portaboat Portabote
A Paper Canoe
The Beam Machine! A low-cost chainsaw accessory that turns logs into lumber!
In case you might want to mill and dry some of your own wood.
Solar Kilns
A Feature Article by Gene Wengert - solarkiln.html - from the WOODWEB Archives
kilntest
Special Tools -Solar Kiln
WOODWEB's Sawing and Drying Forum - Message Index
Home Page -- Pedal Pro: Outboard Pedal Power for Small Boats
boattraderonline.com - used boats for sale
Melonseed Skiff Home Page Crawford Boatbuilding
A Comfortable Pocket Cruiser Sailboat he dreams of cruising first in a Compact 19 then a Flicka
Dinghy Cruising Association in the United Kingdom
The Trailer Sailor - Online Resources for the Small Boat Sailor
Marine Weather dot Com
TradBoat - The UK Traditional Boat Site
Shantyboat Page great collection of resources for drifting down a lazy river
Boat Owner's World http://www.boatowners.com - Listing more than 30,000 marine sites worldwide
BoatingNews.Com http://www.boatingnews.com Latest boating newsBoat Owner's Classified & Boating Forum http://www.boatowner.comWindforest Windsox - These folks make beautiful wind socks and work much better on boats than flags!
Check them out!