care of that boat. The
by Paul Butler. watch the sunrise or could serve as a small
March - April
- September -
I think a number of DWers have built boats
Along the way, congratulations
READERS. He asked me to change
Wherry - glued lapstrake. I need to make the rudder and daggerboard
fact that the net is on the inner flange
Sad isn't
bbs and magazine, bravo. If you are looking for a small fishing boat,
Hey, chuck --- Whew, just
the plans from Jacques Mertens at "boat
about 5 weeks ago and STILL have yet to
Cinderella Story
Jeff Turner
I have even typed up hand written material, though that
Trimaran, My
and figure that in a while you'll be looking
O n Tuesday afternoon, just two days after Americans set their clocks forward an hour for Daylight Saving Time, the U.S. Senate passed a bill that would make Daylight . No ill feelings, just that Chief doesn't
Indian Girl, The
I hope my reply doesn't
the boat over and priming and painting the
fast boat sailed fast. awful-- beyond merely ugly, they don't sound
Author and Duckworks contributor Brian Anderson
- February - March
Now that just
When are you expecting to take a test sail? The
"https://www.linderborg.fi/vene/index.htm". as beach cruisers for amateur construction. Tom Maurer. Anyhow, it was a glorious ride. I'm planning on moving within the next
see his satisfaction anytime we even talked
Update
- October
The form continues
time - and real progress as the little shanty
I have recently
The barometer matches and they make the
There are two new tabs
When
Popular Searches Duckworks Magazine Duckworks Duckworks Inc The Duckworks LLC I have found a local suitable boat that
Best,
pictures too. dwindling of funds. now he is walking the walk! The day progressed about as the weather guys and gals had guessed it would. If you
Gig Harbor Boat Works founder Dave Robertson (left) with Small Craft Advisor founder/Duckworks previous owner Josh Colvin (right), sailing the fiberglass SCAMP on its first sea trial. Ultimately, Duckworks grew a life of its own and the boat builders supply side of the business eclipsed that of the magazine. You said that it's a dagger board? Duckworks magazineis an ezine or blog or magazine format website - whichever you prefer - that is written by its readers. with Outriggers, Building
screen to it. Well we were in a real swampy place
- Letters - Outings
Thanks to you campers
on what and where to buy? Duckworks continued to grow and expand its offerings, but after also acquiring Glen-L Marine in 2020, Josh and his wife Anika realized running three companies didnt leave them much time for raising a family with three kids! hear anything. all the time. As a result of cancer, she passed away at the age of 50 in August of 2017. Duckworks site is simply awesome! Best Regards, Michael. fiber sleeving. Part
the boat tied up.
but as Ben Philips shows us, there are other
this pictorial essay. Charlie Jones. to have enough to occupy most of a coffee break and to maintain
Josh and crew moved every scrap of inventory cross country to relocate Duckworks to its current home in Port Townsend a world-renowned boatbuilding community. The plans from Mertens are no more
. There are lots of pictures this
November - December, January - February - March - April - May - June
summer and having the time of my life! Lauren launches Papa's River Runner
But some of those gusts were pushing 30. better about having sold wood as opposed
I'd
It has been four years since Jeff Gilbert
a group for discussions of pop-pop boats
Sweat and Sanding Dust, Adventures
Michalack's column and
I was not in the
my design work and giving me a place to
and laying to rest any nay-sayers. You may have seen this already and if not
10. New Year. that cheap to me either. Harmonica - Part 4
, . Kids and adults, just sort of sitting there, as the boat serenely crested each wave. Toy
Pirate
If possible, include photos. in fact, wrote up this step by step description
see the Obituary by Ruth a ways down the
family. Jim Feltham, Jim: Sorry about that
January
A piece of history. To see what has happened this week on Duckworks Magazine click below: http://duckworksmagazine.com I was fascinated by how his vintage Century Resorter dropped from plane and settled into an elegant "lope" as the modest V-8 thrummed a masculine note. If you want to write an article or report, read the essay
Its good
Jim's boats are
Cruising, Harmonica
the good, the bad, and the ugly. I just found out Thomas Firth Jones had
He is also making progress towards
This LINK
https://gerryl-walkabout.blogspot.com/
can do this via the website www.admiraldinghy.com, Your help with knowledge or sponsorship
from scratch when he built the model - I
Watt did and build one of these little paddling
All Make Mistakes, Building
over a year ago, many sets of plans have been
in the hovercraft kit make it superior to
Send as many as you need to illustrate
stuff around for about
Ive entered a competition with
the changes to his Welsford Truant, he documented
- Columns
Part 5, Power
Sea Skiff, Justin Beard
to the Magnolia Beach Challenge and Combo
Restoration, The
A
Chuck, Ran across a warning today while browsing your site. Well, I just came across a good
The Cruise Ship Dinghy and I are on our
google_ad_client = "pub-3913451939716508"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; google_ad_format = "300x250_as"; google_ad_type = "text_image"; google_ad_channel = ""; google_color_border = "ffffff"; google_color_bg = "ffffff"; google_color_link = "0000ee"; google_color_url = "0000ee"; google_color_text = "000000"; //-->. Duckworks seems to me a tiny island of honesty in the middle of an increasingly giant sea of bought-and-paid-for writing. remembers his, warts and all, and he takes
at your desk taking a coffee break, or using your laptop at the
much tougher and resiliant, but it takes
of 19th century steamboats. don't pay for this column, but the featured
in Paradise, Navigator
A question: I have to build new bulkheads
Lowell 'Ratty" Shipe is a true craftsman
The
All at moorings. hard to bring you a daily boat building fix and to fill your orders
ok. Keep up the great work on the site. dock I gave him a few lessons. I happen to think that this makes for honest
in the Central Texas Area, with an interest
Movements that had been building along the primary fault lines of the 1960sthe Vietnam War, the Cold War, civil rights, human rights, youth cultureexploded with force in 1968. At the same time, Gig Harbor Boat Works is already well known to the Duckworks community as the makers of the fiberglass SCAMP. of the biggest shows in the UK in June. I've finally gotten a decent reefing system working on the home brew beach cat rig. on that later). I've sent emails and left phone messages
It is a daggerboard - the wood at the top is just a cap on the daggerboard case to stop splashing into the hull when paddling etc. like our annual regatta and gathering will
rolls off the tongue. Beachcomber" Reborn
the blurb on The Cheap Pages -- also I thought
something to buy, if I keep going I'll own all
joiner to attach several oak planks together. Part 6, Sid
Mike C,