June 2022 Archives - Small Boats Magazine

A Bad Wrap

Mon, 23 May 2022 20:30:35 +0000

Now, 29 years later, my cars have been exiled to the street, the detached garage has eight boats in it, the other garage is my workshop, the off-street parking is occupied a canal boat and a garvey cruiser on their trailers, the east yard has a kayak, the west yard a gunning dory, and the lawn in the back yard is all but covered a Caledonia yawl, a sneakbox and a teardrop trailer.

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Brockway Skiff

Mon, 23 May 2022 20:29:48 +0000

The Brockway 14 is a straight-up workboat without any recreational pedigree. It is designed to carry fishermen and fish and whatever else needs hauling. It was not designed for high-speed running. Underway at displacement speeds, the Brockway 14 plows ahead, leaving a displacement-style wake.

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microBootlegger

Mon, 23 May 2022 20:29:00 +0000

The microBootlegger is an elegant, cedar-strip boat that is a joy to paddle. Designed by Nick Schade of Guillemot Kayaks for use on small lakes or sheltered bays, it was inspired by a 1924 mahogany speedboat.

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Padre Island

Mon, 23 May 2022 20:26:21 +0000

Padre Island is commonly thought of as a condo-lined beach crowded with swimsuit-clad, sunburned college students binge-drinking their way through spring break. The greater part of the island is an undeveloped, pristine expanse of beach, dunes, grassland and mudflats, with 70 miles of the northern islandâ€™s length managed by the National Park Service as a National Seashore and 30 or so miles of the islandâ€™s south end designated as a national wildlife refuge.

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A Spinnaker for Rowers

Mon, 23 May 2022 20:25:05 +0000

The next time youâ€™re out rowing and a friendly following breeze pipes up put the oars to use as a mast and a rudder, take a comfortable seat in the stern, and leave the labor to the wind.

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Readywares’ Tool Roll Bag

Mon, 23 May 2022 20:07:07 +0000

The tool roll measures 26â€³ x 14-1/2â€³ when laid out flat; filled with our selection of tools, it rolls up to a compact diameter of 3 1/2â€³ and weighs 3.4 lbs. The size and shape of the roll allows storage in many spaces where our small plastic toolbox would not fit.

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Ono Hatchet

Mon, 23 May 2022 19:59:37 +0000

I like the configuration of the Onoâ€”a small hatchet with a big bladeâ€”and found it as able a cutting tool as the other Silky tools Iâ€™ve bought.

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Thrown for a Curve

Mon, 23 May 2022 19:56:57 +0000

Joe was interested in another easily built plywood boat a kayak or double-paddle canoe around 11â€² long and light enough to be easily cartopped.

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