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Fram F-39 trimaran
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Building an Ian Farrier F-39 trimaran using epoxy composite construction, with vacuum bagging and infusion technique. photos and description of this ongoing project.
http://www.fram.nl/
Porter Wooden Boat Building
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Work logs and pictures of home boat building projects, including Devlin's 18' plywood sloop Winter Wren.
http://www.cox-internet.com/dgporter
Snake Shooter Vee
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Welded aluminum 20' jet sled (Inboard center console version). Construction Photos.
http://hometown.aol.com/jbrushoe/
RUTU, a 45' Performance Sailboat
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The ongoing saga of building a 45' composite sheathed cedar strip sailboat in the back yard and the quest to make it sail fast, save money and not look home made.
http://www.rutuonline.com/
Ed's Scow
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The adventure of one man building a simple boat in his garage.
http://scow.0catch.com/
John's Boat Page
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Step by step details of the design and construction of a 15' radius chine plywood steam launch.
http://www.johnsboat.com/
Building a Sport Boat
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Step by step building of a 26 foot aluminum racing sailboat, a DIDI 26.
http://www.mbyachts.com
Boat Floor Replacement
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Replacing a floor in a 1970 Silverline runabout. Photographs, and description.
http://hometown.aol.com/btu205/myhomepage/index.html
BobCat Restoration Project
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Repair of a Bolger BobCat wood/epoxy catboat. Photos and construction diary.
http://www.bezanis.com/
Lynx 16 Pocket Cruiser
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Plywood/epoxy construction of this Paul Fisher design.
http://www.paul3507.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/
Mark V Designs
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Pictures and commentary on building a 39 foot outboard powered Sharpie houseboat, and a 20 foot trailerable plywood power cruiser.
http://markvdesigns.tripod.com/boatbuilding/
Sailing Vessel Sergeant Lewis
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Photos of the construction and launch of a big plywood/composite trimaran.
http://www.sergeantlewis.com/
Jim's Place
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Photos of Bolger's Diablo, Uncle John's six hour Cajun canoe. Description of vacuum bagging technique.
http://www.psnw.com/~jmrudholm/
Mike Stockstill's Boats
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One builder's projects and musings, focusing on Bolger's plywood designs.
http://mkstocks.tripod.com/boats/
Building the GP-16
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One builder's experience building a Brewer and Betts plywood outboard design.
http://www.hotkey.net.au/~robruce/
Building The Haven 12 1-2
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Of, by and for amateur builders of Joel White's Haven 12 1/2 sailboat. Descriptions of multiple projects, construction details, contact information
http://www.havenbuilders.com/
Decavitator
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History, specifications, manufacturing methods and other information related to a human-powered hydrofoil.
http://lancet.mit.edu/decavitator/
Charlie's Web Page
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Features information about plans for a child sized powerboat for building at home with adult help. Age range from 6 years upwards. Engine size 2hp+.
http://www.cag.clara.net
Crip's Boat Pages
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Directory and links to boat building and restoration projects, mostly in wood.
http://crip.moorey.net/toplevel/boats.shtml
Steve's Wing Dinghy Website
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Details the construction and, eventually, the sailing of the Wing Dinghy, a 12' sailing dinghy designed to be built from scratch using plans by Stevenson Projects.
http://home.usaa.net/~sejii
Building a tack and tape rowboat.
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Detailed descriptions and photos.
http://www.hallman.org/roar/
Muskoka Sea Flea Hydroplane
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Detailed construction photographs, free plans, discussion. Quick-Time movies of seafleas on Kahshe Lake.
http://www.muskokaseaflea.ca/
V12 Sailing Dinghy
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Description of the project, and plywood - epoxy construction. Index of boat building techniques and information.
http://www.hobby-boatbuilding-index.de/index.html
Conversion of a trawler into a yacht
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Conversion of a 48' plank on frame commercial salmon fishing boat into a yacht. Photos and descriptions.
http://www.home.earthlink.net/~tetapa/
Turbine Boat Project
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Contains details of a backyard-built turbine boat.
http://www.turbineboat.com
Tehani - 38' Aluminum Sloop
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Construction details and photos. Hull and deck were professionally built; owner is doing the interior woodworking, electrical, and plumbing.
http://tehani.org/
Herkimer & Perkins
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Building The Weekend Skiff and a shantyboat in Buffalo, NY. Building logs, bibliography, and links.
http://www.herknperk.com/
thegreatsea
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Building Double Eagle, a Bolger designed 40' x 20' plywood catamaran, with a Chinese gaff rig.
http://www.thegreatsea.homestead.com/
Building "Hope"
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Building 'Hope', a John Hesp designed 27 foot Bermudan cutter in wood and epoxy.
http://www.woodenboat.dk/
Ithaca - The Yacht
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Argentinian woman who built her own sailing boat, a 34 foot steel sloop. Step by step photographs of construction. In Spanish and Portuguese. Next project/ sailing around the world.
http://www.geocities.com/ithaca_theyacht
Building a Modern Composite Catamaran
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Advertisement for a CD, which provides detailed information on this backyard project.
http://www.buildacat.com.au/
The Floating Bear
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A Stevenson 12' plywood MiniCup, a Herb McLeod One Sheet Skiff, and a modified bateau.com inspired pirogue. Detailed descriptions, photos, and costs.
http://www.abutchartconsulting.com/sailing/
Roberts 434 steel sailboat
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A 43ft steel sloop, started in Spring 2002. Detailed progress reports and photos.
http://members.shaw.ca/dewolfe/
Building Toad Hall
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A 17' wooden revenue yawl, built for the ice. Based on W.P. Stephens' 1883 design, 'the smallest possible yawl which would give reasonable cruising accommodation for two...' Links to the builder's shop and building tips.
http://www.anyboat.com/toadhall.htm
Wooden Canoe
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14' stitch-and-glue open kayak, built from (free) bateau.com plans, of two sheets of plywood. Construction photos.
http://home.hccnet.nl/b.loeff/kano/Engels/index.htm
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