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You will find that, from time-to-time, my blogging slows down here at Chine bLog. Sometimes it is the Real World beckoning, but often it is because I have a project going on. When I can, I am building skills at small boat design and construction as an avocation. I am eager to show off what I do and hear feedback on it.

Skin-on-frame outrigger canoe mock setupThe skin-on-frame outrigger canoe project (2009-2010)
From my earliest days dabbling in boat design I have wanted to build to my own design. This year, the dream comes alive. Browse the entire set of posts on the boat or skip to some highlights:

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Peace Canoe PEACE OF THE PUZZLE at launch
The Peace Canoe PEACE OF THE PUZZLE (2007)

This was my first fully independent boat building project. The Peace Canoe design appeared in one of the first of WoodenBoat’s Getting Started in Boats supplements and is a good first project (by design). Browse the posts or see my index below:

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Sloop LiLo, in profile“LiLo”, a 35′ “spirit of tradition” racer-cruiser
I designed “LiLo” as my project for the Elements of Boat Design class at the WoodenBoat School. I did my best to reproduce the drawings in a legible manner (and barely succeeded). It was a fantastic experience and I am pleased with the results.
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Kayak paddleOther projects
There are other, smaller projects you can browse through. The include a kayak paddle, a toy ferry for my son, and my first boatbuilding endeavor – a Gloucester Light Dory – from age 16.

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