A good read for a winter’s night
If you don’t already know it, Moray McPhail’s Classic Marine website is an excellent resource. There’s an extensive catalogue for all the nice bronze and gunmetal bits and pieces that traditional boats...
View ArticleTime to wet your whistle and let out a song
Tonight, I think it’s about time we had some music on the intheboatshed blog. Boating isn’t just about boats and sheds, boatbuilding or restoration, or even about navigating your boat – it’s...
View ArticleJohn Welsford on choosing a dream boat
[ad#intheboatshed-post] An outstanding example of John Welsfords Rifleman light outboard motor boat. This one was built by a retired professional boatbuilder and is the best John has seen One of John’s...
View ArticleEdwin Schoettle on catboats, Gavin Atkin on what’s wrong with yachts and...
[ad#intheboatshed-post] Legendary catboat Silent Maid Edwin Schoettle’s classic Sailing Craft published in 1928 is a fabulous big old book of nearly 800 pages – so I hope no-one will mind me posting a...
View ArticleBook celebrates John Welsford’s Navigator
An enthusiast’s self-published book about designer John Welsford’s popular Navigator design is out now. Robert Ditterich is a violin maker among other things, and clearly both a craftsman and a...
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