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Building a Riviera Saved My Life

On March 25, 2020, in Inboard Powered, by Gayle Brantuk
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by BobD I’ve recently completed building a Riviera in Canberra Australia. I’m a Navy veteran forced into retirement with PTSD and have been using the build as part of my therapy. I’m OK now, but It has saved my life – literally! There is no other project like building a wooden boat, and there have […]

Hunky Dory 23′ boat, by Doug in Alaska

On October 9, 2019, in Builder Blogs, Outboard Powered, Workboats, by Doug
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I live in Kotzebue, Alaska, which is located 30 miles north of the Arctic circle.  I  have turned the upstairs of my house into a wood-working shop and some years will build a build boat up there, which is what I decided to do again this past winter. After looking at all of the different […]

Build Your Dream Boat #21

On August 3, 2010, in Build Your Dream Boat Series, News From Gayle, by Gayle Brantuk
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Today we’re going to talk about fiberglassing a wood boat. Many are under the impression that when you apply fiberglass to a wood hull, it makes it structurally stronger and therefore, thinner or less quality wood can be used. This is NOT correct. First, let’s define what we mean by “fiberglass”. We are referring to […]