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The Wooden Boat Blog brings you the latest stories from other boat restorers and builders plus advice and tips on building and restoring Wooden Boats, and boats for sale. Over my many years of messing about in wooden boats, the author has built them, repaired them, and renovated them.
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3w ago
See photos of the McKenzie River Drift Boat over the years
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1M ago
By Nigel Sharp
How to Varnish Like a Pro
Guide to Protecting Your Boat
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1M ago
by Australian Wooden Boat Festival
Crowds flock to Australian Wooden Boat Festival
The crowds heaved at Hobart's waterfront for day two of the 2025 Australian Wooden Boat Festival.
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1M ago
Port Aransas Wooden Boat Festival
WOODEN BOAT FESTIVAL
Port Aransas, TX
October 25 – 27, 2024
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1M ago
By Georgie Burgess
Contingent of historic Derwent-class yachts to race in the Australian Wooden Boat Festival
From about 1927, a fleet of wooden yachts with whimsical names were built in Tasmania for young people to sail on the River Derwent.
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1M ago
By Nigel Sharp
100 Year Old Victorious: Coastal Exploration Company’s Yacht
Some boats are ornaments and designed to be so. But a 100-year-old working boat that is still working is truly a thing of beauty, Nigel Sharp tells us.
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1M ago
By Jan Hein
Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival: Snapshot of the 47th Year
In early September, tents and stages filled Washington State’s Point Hudson for the 47th Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival.
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1M ago
by Nic Compton
Used boat review: Vertue – A modest little cruising yacht
For a 25-footer, the Vertue has a huge reputation and has conquered every ocean. So what makes this little boat quite such an enduring success?
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1M ago
By Jan Hein
Victoria Classic Boat Show Celebrates 45 Years
The classic boats were out and about at the late season events in Victoria, as the show celebrated it’s 45 years.
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2M ago
By Robin Gates
How Are Wooden Boats Better for Our Health?
Being on board a wooden boat certainly feels good, but is it true it’s better for our health?
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