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BoatMIK - Storer Boat Plans

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1 month ago

𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 - 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞'𝐬 𝐕𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐚 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐞
A builder's experience
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#Viola14 #SailingCanoe #BoatBuilding #StorerBoatPlans #DIYBoat

JJWalsh

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1 month ago

Secret messages of Japan-made barrels — names, weather records and lost craft histories YouTube video by Seek Sustainable Japan | JJWalsh

Secret Messages written inside of traditional Japanese wooden barrels - I had no idea! I had heard about the notes on boards left in traditional houses in Japan, but boats & barrels too?! #sustainable #japan #boatbuilding #seeksustainablejapan #talkshow #podcast
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BoatMIK - Storer Boat Plans

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1 month ago

15 1/2 ft Rowboat Easy Build in Plywood The Storer Rowboat is a pretty and fairly fast plywood rowboat plan that is easy to build. The shape is derived from the famous Goat Island Skiff sailboat plan which rows fast under oars without much effort. This rowboat will be fast and responsive und...

𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐨𝐰𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐭 - 𝐀 𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐚𝐭 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐟𝐟.
I kept being asked for a pure rowing version of the Goat Island Skiff
#Rowboat #BoatBuilding #PlywoodBoat #StorerBoatPlans #WoodenBoats www.storerboatplans.com/boa...

BoatMIK - Storer Boat Plans

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1 month ago

Frank's Floppy Kombi Canoe; Plywood Stitch and Glue: Worry? Frank is building a Kombi Sail and Paddle Canoe from our plans. His video shows that the canoe is very floppy as stitch and glue. Worry?

𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐤'𝐬 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐊𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐢 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐞; 𝐏𝐥𝐲𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐥𝐮𝐞: 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐲?
#CanoeBuilding #StitchAndGlue #KombiCanoe #BoatBuilding #DIYBoat

BoatMIK - Storer Boat Plans

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2 months ago

Add a Sail to a Canoe or Kayak, A Plan for a Drop-in Sailing Rig Convert a canoe into a sailboat. Many Canoes, Kayaks and Small dinghies. Drop in rig removes in seconds. It supports mast and a leeboard for upwind sailing.

Instant sailing - convert almost any canoe, kayak or small dinghy into a sailboat
#CanoeSailing #KayakSail #BoatBuilding #SailingRig #BoatPlans www.storerboatplans.com/boa...

BoatMIK - Storer Boat Plans

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2 months ago

Q&A Why using coarse sandpaper on timber or ply is a Bad Idea ... Read more

Why coarse sandpaper can actually weaken your boat’s bond
Coarse sandpaper crushes wood cells, blocking epoxy from soaking in. For the strongest bond, use finer grits (100–320) to keep these microscopic "tubes" open for the resin.
#BoatBuilding #Woodworking #StorerBoatPlans #EpoxyBonding #DIYBoat

PA Daily Herald

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2 months ago

Prince Albert Daily Herald

NL artists and artisans spotlight: Jerome Canning, boat builder and instructor


#BoatBuilding #CommunityHistory #CraftTraditions #FishingHeritage #JeromeCanning #LocalArtisans #NewfoundlandandLabrador #Winterton #WoodenBoats #Woodworking
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BoatMIK - Storer Boat Plans

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2 months ago

FAQ - Getting a hull smooth - Torture Boards for strip planking and decks Torture boards are used for the highest grade of smoothing for visual smoothness of the whole structure. Fairing a strip planked hull. Fairing a join between adjacent plywood sheets in a hull or deck. Fairing a composite structure Fairing deck substruc...

Want a perfectly smooth hull? A "torture board" is your go-to tool. The key is using the right stiffness for your boat's curves.
#boatbuilding #fairing #diytips #woodworking #boathull www.storerboatplans.com/faq...

Harvey Golden

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2 months ago

Mahogany colored cover of J. C. Winters' "Marine Pipefitting, 1942, published in Portland Oregon for Oregon Shipbuilding Corp, Kaiser Company, Inc. Text in yellow, with an image of a ship's captain at an oversized and stylized helm. Naturally, he has a pipe in his mouth.

J. C. Winters' "Marine Pipefitting," 1942, Published by Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation, Kaiser Company, Inc. It may or not be a coincidence that the man in the cover image has a properly fitted pipe. #shipbuilding #book_covers #boatbuilding