2 Commentary
4 You write to us about…
6 Book Reviews
7 Window on the Water
8 Canoeing the Cascapédia
11 Skunked
12 Lake Powell Adventure
16 Beyond the Horizon
18 More About Mirabella V
21 Working Skiffs of Franklin County
24 The Avery Point Dory & EZ-Rower
25 Modified Sea Pearl Sail Rig
26 From the Apprenticeshop Shop Floor
27 Budget Sailing for the Impecunious - 4
28 Marvel Mystery Oil
30 More Fuel Mileage Figures
31 Bolger on Design - W.O.S.T Tender
32 Trade Directory
37 Classified Marketplace
39 Shiver Me Timbers

When Jeff Blunck’s Bolger Sneakeasy had motor trouble at a recent Lake Powell small craft gathering, he got a tow from Chuck Leinweber’s sailboat. Full report on this gathering in this issue.

Volume 22 - Number 17 - January 15, 2005

2 Commentary
4 You Write to us about...
6 The Joys of Nature
7 Window on the Water
8 Book Reviews
9 Lighthouse Illustrations
10 Delaware Valley TSCA at the Mid Atlantic Small Craft Festival
12 A Life on Lake Okeechobee
16 Canoeing the Cascapédia: Québec’s Salmon River - Part II
18 Messers, Messers Everywhere
19 Two Barks in a Bight
20 Loon
21 Building Isla
22 Making a Canoe Paddle
25 What Can A Skeg Do For You?
26 Pakboats’ Swift Folding Kayak
26 Life Preservers vs. Life Vests
27 Budget Sailing for the Impecunious - Part 5
28 Bolger on Design - Raised Deck Chebacco
31 Builders & Restorers
32 Plans & Kits
35 Supplies
37 Classified Marketplace
29 Shiver Me Timbers

After long time subscriber and occasional contributor Bob Hawk passed away in 1998, his widow Barbara decided to continue to spend her winter months at their trailer on Florida’s Lake Okeechobee where they had shared many winters messing about With an assist from her daughter Mary Nell, Barbara tells us in this issue something of what her life afloat has become now that she no longer can share it with her husband.

2 Commentary
3 Window on the Water
4 You write to us about…
6 Book Reviews
7 Saturday Night Row
12 Fall Magic on the Erie Canal
14 Lake Iamonia Speckled Perch Bonanza
16 Canoeing the Cascapedia
18 Beyond the Horizon
20 The Gift Boat
22 Other Risks of Boat Building
23 Laura Catherine 20
24 Sophia
25 The Birth of the Pilgrim 17
26 Go Kart on the Water… Hot Tub IV
27 The Laws of Sailing Magic
28 Bolger on Design – Plywood Kayak
30 Stems
31 Size Matters
32 Trade Directory
37 Classified Marketplace
39 Shiver Me Timbers

Apparently under the influence of the nearby Indianapolis Speedway and his enthusiasm for NASCAR stock car racing, sailor/sailmaker Dave Gray got all enthused about 5hp Briggs & Stratton outboard racing and came up with his Hot Tub IV pictured on the front cover.

Volume 22 - Number 19 - February 15, 2005

2 Commentary
3 Window on the Water
4 You write to us about…
6 Book Reviews
7 Pokey Kokey
12 Lake Mojave Cruise
14 Canoeing the Cascapedia - Part IV
16 How I Got Hooked on Sailing
17 The Magic Monkey Stick
18 Damfino
19 Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival
22 Coastal Crackers
22 Loons
23 About Coastal Cruising
24 Boat Building on a Greek Island
26 Installing a Small Bimini Top
27 Building the Mummichog 16-V
28 Bolger on Design: Deep Draft, No Engine
31 Trades Directory
37 Classified Marketplace
39 Shiver Me Timbers

A youthful Phil Bolger ca 1949 enjoying a summer of deep draft sailing in an Alden Triangle sloop. Phil tells you all about his pre-shallow draft experiences in this 1920s vintage racing sloop in this issue.

2 Commentary
3 The Joys of Nature
4 You write to about…
6 Book Reviews
7 Window on the Water
8 At Deep Creek Lake
9 Moosehead Lake Vacation - 2004
12 Moosehead Lake Vacation – 1852
16 10 Boating Things
17 Rained Out 2nd Year in a Row!
18 How I Built a Boat
19 Commercial Fishing in Florida
20 Build Your Dream
21 The Old Gaffer
22 Saipan… a Tiny Sailing Pram
25 A Case for Brightwork
26 Bolger on Design - Queen Mab Update
28 LED Taillight Update
30 Trades Directory
36 Classified Marketplace
39 Shiver Me Timbers

Lyw Westrick ready for an outing on Deep Creek Lake with his Dad, Lyw’s photo essay in this issue shows us some of the action.

Volume 22 - Number 22 - April 1, 2005

2 Commentary
3 Window on the Water
4 Book Reviews
6 You write to us about…
11 Halcyon Days
14 Narragansett Bay on an American Classic
20 Fog
22 In Defense of Dead Reckoning for Small Boaters
23 Back When Coke was a Nickel
24 Beyond the Horizon
26 On the Dubious Merits of Accepting Free Boats
27 Anyone Ready for a New Runabout?
28 Bolger on Design - Alaskan Cargo Boat Update
30 The Guinea Stick
30 I Don’t Know What You are Thinking!!!
31 Trade Directory
36 Classified Marketplace
39 Shiver Me Timbers

A classic cartoon from the early days of motor boating leads in this issue to the first of six installments of fond recollections of those “Halcyon Days” by a major naval architect of the period, Weston Farmer.

Volume 22 - Number 23 - April 15, 2005

2 Commentary
4 You write to us about…
6 Book Reviews
8 Window on the Water
9 Serendipity
10 Leaving the Harbor
12 Twice
14 Dreamcatcher - Part 3
15 Roll Over Rover
16 Halcyon Days - Part 2
18 Getting it Right
22 Yacht Sails
26 Bolger on Design - Poohsticks
28 Trade Directory
34 How NOT to Sell a Boat
36 Classified Marketplace
39 Shiver Me Timbers

The Fenwick Williams designed yawl Sarah M. Derby on her mooring in Salem (MA) harbor, a successful conclusion to boatbuilder Paul Schwartz’s determination to “get it right” in carrying out the owner’s desired modifications to the original classic design. Paul tells us all about it in this issue.

Volume 22 - Number 24 - May 1, 2005

2 Commentary
4 You write to us about…
6 Window on the Water
8 Book Reviews
10 Atlantic Challenge Honors Volunteers
11 Snow Row 2005
14 A Short History of the Urbanna Meet
16 A Fact Finding Mission
18 Halcyon Days - Part 3
20 Beyond the Horizon
22 Heart of Gold II
26 Penguin: A Gaff Cutter for Today
27 Accidental Boatbuilder - Part 1
28 Bolger on Design - Steel Sportfisherman “Striker - 24”
30 Nutshell Camper
31 Trade Directory
36 Classified Marketplace
39 Shiver Me Timbers

New Zealand designer John Welsford’s classic looking little camp cruiser Penguin underway on a river near Hobart, Tasmania. John tells us all about his design in this issue.

Volume 23 - Number 1 - May 15, 2005

2 Commentary
3 Building Kayaks and Low-Seat Canoes at The Berkshire Boat Building School
4 You write to us about...
6 Reviews
7 Window on the Water
8 From Cincinnati to New Orleans: The 1554 Mile Run of Bre’r Fox II
14 The Hidden Delights of the California Delta
16 Lawnmover Engines, Progressive Farmers, Rough Boat Trips, Californians, Hispanic People and Tallahassee
18 Halcyon Days Part 4
20 Accidental Boatbuilder - 2: Pilot House
21 Small Scows in Both Wood and Aluminum
26 Bolger on Design - Micro Navigator Update
29 Product Review: The Preppin Weapon
30 Directory
36 Classified Marketplace
39 Shiver Me Timbers

This montage of illustrations is from a feature story in this issue from the May 25, 1909 issue of Motorboat magazine about the thrills of early motorboating. It ties in nicely with our ongoing Weston Farmer series “Halcyon Days”. Those were great days for motorheads.

Volume 23 - Number 2 - June 1, 2005

2 Commentary
3 The Joys of Nature
4 Book Reviews
5 Window on the Water
5 Obviously the Wrong Job
6 You write to us about…
8 Woods Hole Model Boat Show
13 Backyard Boat Show
14 Rightness of Design
16 Halcyon Days - Part 5
18 Farewell Doctor Bob
20 Beyond the Horizon
22 Traditional Boatbuilding
23 eBay Outboard
24 Accidental Boatbuilder - Part 3
25 The Ferro-Cement Catboat
26 Bolger on Design – Lugger Update
28 The Owner Reports
30 Trade Directory
35 Classified Marketplace
39 Shiver Me Timbers

Two skippers of radio controlled model yachts at their helms in demo races at the Woods Hole Model Boat Show, full (lots of) coverage in this issue.

Volume 23 - Number 3 - June 15, 2005

2 Commentary
3 Window on the Water
4 You write to us about...
6 The Apalachicola Antique & Classic
10 Pedalling on the Piscataqua
16 Halcyon Days - Part 6
18 A Different Cruise Without an Engine
19 Native American Watercraft Heritage
20 One Man’s Boats
21 Solstice & Equinox Join CROPC
22 Bob’s Boats
24 Look Out World!
25 Gluing & Clamping
26 Bolger on Design - Cat-Yawl Daysailer
28 The Easiest Knot in the World
29 Trade Directory
35 Classified Marketplace
39 Shiver Me Timbers

Hi tech small boating in 1883 on New Hampshire’s Piscataqua River as a local bicyclist ventures forth on a marine velocipede. Full fascinating tale is featured in this issue.

Volume 23 - Number 4 - July 1, 2005

2 Commentary
3 Window on the Water
4 You write to us about...
6 Book Review
7 Wooden Boats Down Under
12 Cedar Key ‘05
14 Exotic Starvation
16 Big Bay De Noc
18 Beyond the Horizon
20 Journals of a Constant Waterman
21 Passagemaker Dinghy Launched
22 Egret
23 Flow
24 Bolger on Design: A Small Trawler Yacht
25 Practical Hydrofoil Sailboats
26 Bob’s Boats: In My Shop
27 Getting My Kayak Up Steep Rocks
28 Ducks in a Row
29 More Mastmaking
30 Trade Directory
35 Classified Marketplace
38 Weston Farmer Boat Plans
39 Shiver Me Timbers

Small voats vie for space with really small boats in the boat basin at the Australian Wooden Boat Festival in Hobart, Tasmania. Lots more featured in this issue about this even from reader John Weiss.

Volume 23 - Number 5 - July 15, 2005

2 Commentary
3 Window on the Water
4 You write to us about…
6 Cedar Key - 2005
10 Hazel Cruises the Everglades
15 Spring Break
18 From Journals of Constant Waterman
19 Building the CLC Skerry
22 A Proper Shop
24 Home Built Blocks
28 Bolger on Design - Folding Schooner
30 Trade Directory
36 Classified Marketplace
39 Shiver Me Timbers

Biggest turnout ever at Cedar Key’s 21st year, including a host of Sea Pearls, full coverage in this issue.

Volume 23 - Number 6 - August 1, 2005

2 Commentary
3 From the Journals of Constant Waterman
4 You write to us about…
6 Book Reviews
8 John Gardner Small Craft Meet
12 Going Solo
15 Clyde Puffers
16 Norther
18 Home Waters
19 Short Trips
20 Beyond the Horizon
22 Modifying Plans of Famous Designers
24 Building of a Hybrid Canoe
25 Bob’s Boats
26 Deck Tanks Portable Flotation
27 Celestial Navigation
28 Bolger on Design - Ladyslipper
30 Marine Carving
31 Trade Directory
36 Classified Marketplace
39 Shiver Me Timbers

Small boats don’t come much more traditional than Howie Mittleman’s 1979 Swampscott dory, one of 50 traditional small craft at this year’s John Gardner Small Craft Meet at Mystic Seaport. Full coverage in this issue.

Volume 23 - Number 7 - August 15, 2005

2 Commentary
3 Window on the Water
4 You write to us about...
6 Alaska’s Wooden Boat Festival
7 Jaunts & Journeys
8 Calm Water Cruising
12 Memorial Day 2005
14 Robb White Country...the Last of Old Florida
16 Origin of a Bum Knee
17 Short Trips – 2
18 The Proa at Lake Hall
20 From the Journals of Constant Waterman
21 You Say YOU Want a LIGHT Boat?
24 “My First”
26 Bolger on Design – Solent Lug Rig
28 Tallow
29 Repairing a “Tortured” Ply Boat
30 Trade Directory
36 Classified Marketplace
39 Shiver Me Timbers

New Zealand reader Ian Walker traveled halfway around the world to enjoy calm water cruising on the English canal system, an outing he tells as all about in this issue.

Volume 23 - Number 8 - September 1, 2005

2 Commentary
3 Window on the Water
4 You write to us about…
6 Book Review
8 Mt. Dora Antique & Classic Boat Festival
10 An International Sea Kayak Messabout
14 From the Journals of Constant Waterman
15 Drifting
20 Beyond the Horizon
22 Short Trips 3: Cedar Key Cruise 2005
23 Jaunts & Journeys: South in Search of the Sun
23 A Tale of Two Messabouts
24 The Flying Proa of Dog Island
26 Potter Mods
27 Bob’s Boats: In My Shop 4
28 A Simple Fly Fishing Punt
30 Bolger on Design: Production Yacht Tender
31 Trade Directory
36 Classified Marketplace
39 Shiver me Timbers

Wes White, one of the “Sons” of Robb White & Sons Boatbuilding, got his South Seas proa working at the family’s Coast House Week gathering on Dog Island this summer and Robb tells us all about how it
went in this issue.

Volume 23 - Number 9 - September 15, 2005

2 Commentary
3 Window on the Water
4 Book Review
5 The Joys of Nature
6 You write to us about…
8 Journals of Constant Waterman
9 Blackburn 2005
12 The Oxford Cardboard Boat Races
14 Three Boating Adventures on the Housatonic
16 We Was Runnin’
17 Bluefish & Hardtails
20 Senior Sailing
21 Five Red Flags
22 Boat Building Polynesian Style
23 Apprenticeshop Launches Three
24 Building the Michalak Mayfly 16
26 Building Bolger’s Queen Mab
27 Chip Carving II
28 Bolger on Design - Puffin
30 Trade Directory
36 Classified Marketplace
39 Shiver Me Timbers

The Banks dory which topped its class in the Blackburn Challenge this year rests on the beach afterwards, a relic of a bygone era kept alive by a dedicated team of oarsmen. Kinley Gregg’s report on the event is featured in this issue.

Volume 23 - Number 10 - October 1, 2005

2 Commentary
3 Window on the Water
4 Journals of Constant Waterman
5 Rockland Red Jacket Youth Regatta
6 Looping the Loop
11 Kennebunkport & Other Rare Diseases
12 Riding the Crest
14 Hot Rod Trip to the Gator Hole
18 Beyond the Horizon
20 Messing About in Georgia
22 New Zealand’s Hamilton Jet Boats
23 A Short Portfolio of Boat Show Photos
24 Bering Sea Patrol
24 Coming from Havre
25 In My Shop #5
26 Squalicorax
28 Some Thoughts on Rowing
30 Bolger on Design
32 Trade Directory
37 Classified Marketplace
39 Shiver Me Timbers

Speedboats on the cover? Yeah, but there’s a reason, these are unique boats from New Zealand in the ‘50s. Ian Walker tells us about them in this issue.

Volume 23 - Number 11 - October 15, 2005

2 Commentary
3 From the Journals of Constant Waterman
4 You write to us about...
6 Book Review
7 C2 Summer Rowing Tour 2004
8 Breaking in the Kids and the Canoe on the West Branch
10 Hurricane Dennis
12 Looping the Loop - 2
16 The Silent Summers of World War II
17 The Launch of Babe of Cortez
17 Photo Op
18 Documentation of Skaneateles Model #5
20 Another Free Boat
21 In My Shop #6
22 Yo Ho! Plywood Cartopper
25 Achieving the Perfect Stroke
25 Some Thoughts About Balancing Oars
26 How Much is That Belt Pack in the Window?
27 Making Wooden Jam Cleats
28 Bolger: Old Shoe Cat-Yawl Daysailer
30 How to Use Your Drill Press as a Lathe
31 Trade Directory
32 Classified Marketplace
39 Shiver Me Timbers

The Concept 2 Tourboat underway along the Connecticut River in the summer of 2004, the story is featured in this issue. The 20 year old modular sliding seat oar powered craft, patterned after European multi-seat touring rowboats, was refurbished for this cruise by employees of the Vermont manufacturer of the Concept2 ergometer
rowing machines.

Volume 23 - Number 12 - November 1, 2005

2 Commentary
3 Journals of Constant Waterman
4 Book Review
5 You write to us about...
6 Short Ships Regatta
7 Melonseed Midwest Rendezvous 2005
10 Sailing Thin Waters of Laguna Madre
12 Solo Trip in Algonquin Park
13 Warren Island Expedition 2005
14 Beyond the Horizon
16 End of an Era, Saga, Dream
20 Building a Two Week Skiff
22 Trailers vs. Cartop Boat Transport
24 Belt Pack Inflatables Take the Plunge
26 Bolger on Design – Update on Camper
28 More About American Proas
31 Trade Directory
36 Classified Marketplace
39 Shiver Me Timbers

Transom sailing was just one indulgence that Midwestern Melonheads enjoyed at their Melonseed Regatta in Green Lake, Wisconsin, this summer. Much more is featured in this issue.

Volume 23 - Number 13 - November 15, 2005

2 Commentary
4 Window on the Water
6 Joys of Nature
8 You write to us about…
10 Red Tide, Old Log Books and New Orleans
12 Trip to Florida and Back
14 From Boat to House
16 Darn Near Shipwrecked
17 Queen Mab Launched
18 My Life with Kayaks
19 Ole and the PO
20 Bringing It All Home
22 Dovekie’s Pluses and Minuses
23 CLC Launches Shearwater Kayak Line
24 Mullins Steel Boats
26 Bolger on Design - Hope Outboard Utility
28 Sprit vs. Standing Lug
29 Season’s End on Sheep Pond
30 Trade Directory
36 Classified Marketplace
39 Shiver Me Timbers

When John Hadden launched his Queen Mab in September, the occasion also provided opportunity for his grandson to enjoy his “first time alone in a boat at sea.” More photos are featured in this issue.

Volume 23 - Number 14 - December 1, 2005

2 Commentary
4 Window on the Water
5 The Joys of Nature
6 You write to us about…
8 Book Reviews
10 MASCF XXIII
19 Off the Grid
20 Thanksgiving
22 Trip to Florida and Back - Part 2
24 Beyond the Horizon
26 Building a SkiffAmerica 20
28 Bolger on Design - Mikim
30 Apprentices Begin 2005 Season
31 Trade Directory
36 Classified Marketplace
39 Shiver Me Timbers

A nice action shot at the Mid Atlantic Small Craft Festival, especially impressive as there was virtually no wind, and how the crew got her to look like she was really flying was to all get down on the weather rail to heel her.

Volume 23 - Number 15 - December 15, 2005

2 Commentary
3 Journals of Constant Waterman
4 You write to us about…
6 Book Review
7 26th Annual Magnum Opus Cruise
7 Wind Daughter
8 Catamarans Visit Lake County
9 ISAR 2005
10 Canoeing New Brunswick’s Nepisiguit
13 From Rangeley to Boston Whaler
14 Muddy Pond Memories
15 How I Became a Messer (Again)
16 Trip to Florida & Back Part 3
17 Our Visit From Rita
18 Coot, a Skipjack Schooner
20 Zonona
21 Yole Club Scull Update
22 Bristol Channel Cutter Replica
23 Syncopation Revisited
24 Aluminum Boats
26 Bolger on Design - Trashcat
28 Drinking Bilge Water
29 Chain
30 Trade Directory
36 Classified Marketplace
39 Shiver Me Timbers

Dick Winslow is back with a report on another of his week long canoeing expeditions on wild rivers, this time in New Brunswick. While these are trips in canoes loaded up with camping gear and supplies for an unsupported week afloat and not extreme paddling, there usually is some white water encountered, as pictured on the cover.