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  Toolmonger salutes James Brauer's boat project which looks like its about an 8 foot dinghy. Not a lot of details, but some nice pics via flickr. Posted Jun 02 2008, 12:54 PM by Patrick with | with no comments Filed under: DIY, Boat Builder

• Replacing Teak Handrails

  Sailnet had a great article in their newsletter on replacing your teak handrails with teak railings. Why would you want to do that? Well if your handrails haven't been well cared for or have been sanded down every year and varnished for 20 years then... Posted Apr 29 2008, 10:38 AM by Patrick with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: DIY, maintenance

• Wooden Widget

  Wooden Widget From This To This I live close enough to a boat launch that I keep thinking abouta small and light sailing dinghy which I can store in my condo parking spot andstill fit in my scooters. To that end, I am in love with the idea of thislittle... Posted Oct 08 2007, 05:56 PM by Patrick with | with no comments Filed under: DIY, Dinghy, Wooden Boat

• Sears (and DIY) Powder coat system

  I'm not 100% sure on this, but I think powder coating would be a great proectant for metal aboard your vessel. Can anyone vouch for that (or tell me I'm stoopid)? Powder coat system via MAKE Magazine on May 09, 2007 Sears has a powder coater for $159... Posted May 10 2007, 07:07 PM by Patrick with | with no comments Filed under: DIY, maintenance

• Techshop in Seattle?

  Does anyone know of something like TechShop ( http://www.techshop.ws/ ) in the Seattle area? If so, drop me a note! Posted Apr 12 2007, 03:09 PM by Patrick with | with no comments Filed under: Technology, DIY

• Good article on Headliner Replacement

  Marty from the Cascadia mailing list sent a link to this story he wrote about replacing the 20 year old headliner in his Arcadia. I love seeing stuff like this because it shows me how anything can be done by yourself if you take the time and have the... Posted Nov 18 2006, 12:14 PM by Patrick with | with no comments Filed under: DIY

• Sail Sarana

  Sarana and her crew are currently in Mazatlan holing up for Hurricane season whilst I sit on my deck here at the N end of Lake Union in Seattle listening to the thunder on the 4th of July (I mean the weather kind not the fireworks it’s only 18:38). Eric... Posted Jul 04 2006, 06:46 PM by Patrick with | with no comments Filed under: Technology, Cruising, DIY

• Zimmerman Marine Seminars

  I’ve been holding off on listening to these for a while and tonight I finally found some time to watch the online seminars from Zimmerman Marine . You’ll need the Macromedia Flash Player installed to watch the videos (most of you already do) and either... Posted Oct 19 2005, 09:28 PM by Patrick with | with no comments Filed under: Sailing, Boats, Gear, Study Guides, DIY

• Homebrew Boat Monitoring System

  Roger Jones has a great site on how to build your own Boat Monitoring System complete with step by step instructions on how to build the hardware and a shareware application that he wrote for you to use as well. In total you need about $250 worth of gear... Posted May 15 2005, 09:45 AM by Patrick with | with no comments Filed under: Gear, DIY

• Audiovox Headphone Mod

  I have an Audiovox SMT5600 ' target=_blank>Audiovox SMT5600 and I love it, but the headphones stink. It has ear buds which are too big for dainty little ears and would always fall out all the time especially when doing anything other than sitting very... Posted May 09 2005, 01:47 PM by Patrick with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Technology, DIY