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Oare Creek at dusk 480 Ted Brewer Schooner Ian Heard painting

Dusk at Oare, Ted Brewer schooner, Ian Heard painting

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Ben Crawshaw’s oars are the smartest you’ll see

Despite his frustrations with some of his visitors Ben continues to make useful progress with his Light Trow, and tonight he has reported with photos of some of the smartest oars I’ve ever seen. Cool work Ben!

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Ben’s oars

Practical Boat Building for Amateurs – Chapter 5

For many readers, this chapter is the big one as it focuses on the celebrated Rob Roy canoe. Despite the authors’ efforts to boost the chapter’s contents, I’m not at all sure many people could confidently build a Rob Roy from these drawings and descriptions, but they’re certainly interesting.

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