The Rack
Our stainless steel "luggage rack" is one of the most noticeable features of our project boat, Toy Boat 2. It [...]
5 Things I Learned About Boats
Boat-buying season is coming up! Winter and early Spring could mean boat shows and a lighter checkbook are in your [...]
5 Things I Learned About Trailers
Boat-buying season is coming up! If you're a first-time boat owner, you'll probably be buying a trailer boat. Here are [...]
SLAGIATT – Part II
This is part II in our SLAGIATT series (what does SLAGIATT mean? See Part I). Part I covered things [...]
SLAGIATT – Part I
As they say..."The best laid plans of mice and men oft-times go astray." In this post we cover things that we [...]
Patching Small Holes in Your Hull
Spend any time monkeying with boats, and you'll be patching holes drilled into your hull. Mounting a new gadget, moving a latch, or [...]
Toy Boat 2 at First Launch
Toy Boat 2 is the Ocean Skiff Journal/Beyond The Breakwater project boat. Over the years it has been the [...]
Tao of Rigging – Part IV
This is the fourth and final installment of our series on the philosophy of rigging. We've got some examples of "going with the [...]
The Search for Toy Boat 2
Fifteen years ago, I bought "Toy Boat 2". It started as an experiment in pushing the limits of what could be done [...]
Small Boat Safety Offshore – Part IX
This is the ninth and final post of our series on small boat safety offshore. Past posts have covered "Getting Out [...]