Issue # 250 May/June 2016

Be sure to select PRINT or DIGITAL when you order. May/June 2016   To Build a Gandelow - Resurrecting a working rowboat from Ireland's Shannon River Estuary, Part 2 by Patrick Beautement Building SILVER THREAD - A traditional Cornish lug-and-mizzen by Simon Watts SAGA's Enduring Legacy - The 6-Meter that launched the International One-Design class by Neil Rabinowitz Electric Auxiliary for a Sailboat - With solar recharge, off-the-grid cruising is in range by Jonathan Taggart COMPANERA - A wilderness cruiser by Jill Fredston Two Gambles - The birth and survival of the Atlantic class by John Rousmaniere The Herreshoff Mast Hoop - A lesson in humility by Wade Smith DIAMOND - A modern interpretation of an 1897 design by Charles Sibbick by Nigel Sharp When Caulking Comes Before Planking - Vacuum-bagging pre- made sections of decking makes for a clean job by Brion Rieff The Two-pointers of Dead Creek - A traditional trapping skiff from Vermont by Douglas Brooks Getting Started in Boats: Bailers and Pumps - Tear-out supplement by Jan Adkins Cover: COMPANERA lies at anchor in northern Labrador. Jill Fredston and Doug Fesler have cruised this ketch-rigged motorsailer to some of the most remote places between Alaska and Atlantic Canada. Photograph by Jill Fredston.     ———————————————————— “Your downloads are ready” will be the subject line of an email you’ll receive from us—once we’ve processed your digital order. That email has the link to click, so you can then download the file. This isn't an "instant" process, so if we're asleep, you may need to wait for regular business hours for us to process the order. Although we are quite timely, we may not be processing on weekends & holidays.