Boatman53

A quick update on the leeboard.. Today, with a mix of nervousness and a lot of sweat, I drilled the holes in the support boards and in...

Very sharp looking. I would use just the main on the maiden voyage, one less line to have to manage. Looking forward to hearing about...

I put a headlamp on and pull it down around my neck. I just want it handy so I can turn it on if a boat approaches, otherwise the...

Took on 1/4 cup of water in first 10min, no more thereafter for next hour. About to be expected, better (less leak plus quicker...

Swift Keewaydin 15 and for-sale Bell black-gold Wildfire on 2013 Mercedes E350 ready to leave for assault on Boreas Ponds, Adirondacks...

Leeboard ... . . . . . . . It’s just a shame that I mixed up the front edge and the back edge when I was thinning it...

I have a couple of sets of battery powered boat lights but hadn't been using them. Usually after dark I just have a headlamp to turn on...

Thank you Dana. Tomorrow. I made her, for me, what I wanted, but always in mind that she'd be for sale. A trophy for the den of a...

Northstar ADK solo 'Starlite' kevlar pack canoe. Bought about a year ago, stored under cover. Never used before rebuild, used once...

100% natural canoe. All wood parts hand carved. Original, one of a kind design combines Kalaallit Kayaks, Mi'kmaq Canoes, and Vietnamese...

You could add diagonal lines to loops bonded to the hull, the mast step is the weakest link in the whole system. In my big boat work...

Mast Stand - done. . . . . . . . . .

don't waste the "bad stuff", you can always cut it into strips and laminate it together to get decent widths, you could even get fancy...

Yes all manner of purpose made lights are still available and much better than the old days. Search ‘dingy running lights’ and you can...

The sawmill is our own, or rather, the camp's... we're in a community of about 60 cabins, we bought the mill when we realized we'd have...