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Quick – rush over to the intheboatshed.net Ebay bargains page – the auction for the small 1904 gaff cutter by Watts will end in just over an hour! http://intheboatshed.net/boats-and-stuff-on-ebay/
Month: September 2007
Follow the duck – plans and boatbuilders’ stories at Duckworks magazine
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Duckworks Magazine’s monthly bulletin linked to an intheboatshed.net reference to Joe Dobler yesterday, and I’d like to repay the compliment.
For years now, Duckworks Magazine editor Chuck Leinweber has maintained a steady stream of fascinating posts about boats and boating, mainly concerning small boats and in particular home-built boats and occasionally restored older craft.
What makes it stand out is that it’s a real miscellany, and that it’s made up of so many obviously genuine stories about real people. Some of the material is inspirational stuff about building and cruising small boats, but you can also find tutorials on how to perform particular tasks and dire warnings about how to avoid repeating someone’s mistake.
If you’re inspired to get into building small boats, I think it’s essential reading – as is Duckworksmagazine’s sister site Duckworks Boat Builders Supply. A good place to start might be the Duckworks BBS plans page.
Duckworksmagazine: http://www.duckworksmagazine.com
Duckworks Boat Builder’s Supply http://www.duckworksbbs.com/
How a bookstore can speak volumes
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I wandered into the high-street news agent and bookstore WH Smith near one of the places where I work yesterday, and idly spent a moment looking for books about sailing.
Although this was a good-sized shop, the sailing section amounted to just two books on sailing topics, and there was nothing to indicate that there was any sort of section.
So for comparison, I glanced at the huge football section. As I scanned its many shelves, I came to a section marked Hooliganism. It wasn’t a small section – in fact, it occupied about a foot of shelf space.
Makes you think, doesn’t it? Back to boats, I say – they’re so much pleasanter to contemplate!