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Our News Feed features links to the latest posts from boat building blogs across the ‘net. We update this feed hourly. Want your blog included? Email Frank!.
- Rounding the corner Read Original Story at: Kudzu Craft As the title implies, it feels like I have rounded the corner when I get to this point. First order of business was to go back and relash a couple of stringers. This photo is probably a bit confusing but you are lookin...
- Engine Exhaust Beginnings Read Original Story at: From a Bare Hull: Building A Westsail 42, Hull #60 This is a test fit of some engine wet exhaust bits. Turns out the space planned for these, and the aft bilge pump anti-siphon loops (previously installed) was a bit too cramped. S...
- Back on her mooring and I'm back at the desk ... Read Original Story at: Wooden Boat Blog Dennis worked on the bow today a rotten section of deck ... a temporary fix wile the transom is repaired fully ... more deck rot ... once the rot has been dealt with then it is putting the rebuilt engine back in a...
- BMD Latest News ( Apr - 2012) Read Original Story at: Bowdidge Marine Designs WELCOME TO BMD'S LATEST WEEKLY NEWS ...
- AIShub, how you too can put AIS targets online Read Original Story at: Panbo: The Marine Electronics Weblog ...
- New Gas Main Read Original Story at: Widebeam Boat Build Blog After discovering I'd installed the gas main wrong by using soldered joints I had to re do it. This involved a bit of cosmetic damage to get at the old one to remove it and replace with the new... R...
- Scenes from a fish market at Kota Kinabalu, Borneo, photographed by Matt Atkin Read Original Story at: intheboatshed.net ...
- Steering install moving slowly.... Read Original Story at: The Incredible Hull ...
- I haven't seen this in almost 20 years Read Original Story at: M/V She:Kon Captain Ron...
- Bowsprits revisited... Read Original Story at: The Incredible Hull Nothing is a salty as a 10ft bowsprit on a traditional sailing rig..... except when you are trying to maneuver past someones $ 2m gin palace in a tight dock or paying $ 2.75 a foot dockage for a stick.....
