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Check out Kiva and help boat-related businesses

We just went back to the microlending site Kiva for the first time in a bit. There were a couple of good maritime businesses we supported.

Rodello Dingal

Oseas Acuña

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My son’s wooden toy ferry boat gets a paint job

I showed off the toy ferry I made for my son a few posts back. I got her painted –the green is the owner’s specification –and she has been successful plying the “waters”of the play room. Reviews are strong and my son is now sure I can make anything in no time [...]

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A little light early-winter boatbuilding… a toy ferry for my son

So my son loves trains. All trains. Loves…LOVES…them. His personal railroad is one of those wooden sets with Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends. Actually I was completely psyched he took to this stuff –I can be a little railfan-y myself. I wanted,however,to tie in a little nautical thing. Brio [...]

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