http://www.chineblog.com Messing about in wooden, traditional, and tradition-inspired boats Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:06:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.chineblog.com/2011/03/sawed-chiseled-just-for-fun-a-maritime-answer-to-food-networks-chopped/ http://www.chineblog.com/2011/03/sawed-chiseled-just-for-fun-a-maritime-answer-to-food-networks-chopped/#comments Wed, 09 Mar 2011 15:45:17 +0000 Tim Shaw http://www.chineblog.com/?p=1682 We here at Chine bLog are decidedly down on most of what comes across the cable wire these days as TV programming. I realize that, with the Charlie Sheen show fresh on our minds, this is hardly a brave statement. I say it, however, to distinguish from the pack of schlock one program I really [...] Related posts:

1. ’round the blogs – great stuff from elsewhere in the traditional boat blogosphere It has been far too long (we do I always...

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16’6” to 18’6” overall length, stem to stern (transom) 25-hp maximum power Must burn less [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> http://www.chineblog.com/2008/11/a-cool-design-contest-from-woodenboat/feed/ 0