Boating & Boatbuilding
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Maintenance & Repair, Buying & Selling,
Marine Stewardship, Safety & Security

GENERAL/MIXED/MISC.

"Best Of..." Articles (includes novice, tuning & Catamaran Sailor Magazine

Boat Insurance: What You Need To Know - WakeWorld.com

How To Choose An (Sea Kayaking) Outfitter Or Guide - On-Water Sports Resources

Getting Into the 505 (buying, trailoring, racing...) - 505 Sailing Race Dinghy Class Association

BUILDING

Build Your Own Hydroplane Boat - Popular Mechanics

CanoeBuilding.com

The Gecko Surf Boat (surf kayak) - Ptone

Hydrofoil Design Tutorial - John Meyer

Pull Your Own Oar (building a wooden rowboat) - Wisconsin Natural Resources Magazine

Radius The Boatbuilding Community

Rig Design Hints - The Boatbuilding Community

Selecting a Hull Paint for Your Boat - Sea Grant

Shop Tips - Chesapeake Light Craft

Steve & Sheryl Build a Kayak

U.K. Cherub Boat Building Pages (sailboat) - The Sailing Source

CARDBOARD BOATS

Cardboard Boat Building Instructions - Rotary River Rally

Cardboard Boat Regatta: Building Basics - River Legacy Parks

Clues To Construction - USPS Cardboard Boat Regatta

Jimmy's Crafty Corugated Cardboard Creation, 1999 - Jimmy Good Toad's Canoeing & Boating Page

My 2002 Cardboard Boat, The Independence (scroll down for step-by-step photos) - Jimmy Good Toad's Canoeing & Boating Page

Tips On Boatbuilding - The Great Cardboard Boat Regatta

CONCRETE BOATS

How-to Make A Concrete Canoe - RIT

Just Getting Started - Team UAH

RAFTS

Build A Swim Raft (floating platform with ladder & rails) - Cottage Life

Build Your Own Fishing Raft - Pagewise

How To Build A Raft (Gilligan Island style) - Bob Denver's Gilligan Fan Club

How To Build A Raft (log raft with sail) - Ishmael Wallace

Man-Friday Raft: A Raft That Will Sail - Dan Beard

BUYING & SELLING

Buying A Boat Or Yacht (construction faults, leaky windows, avoiding stolen boats...) - David Pascoe, Marine Surveyor

How To Buy A New Boat - eHow

How To Buy A Used Boat - eHow

How To Sell Your Boat - AnyBoat.com

How To Shop For Your First Kayak - Atlantic Kayak Tours

New Boat & Trade-In Check List - Boat Owner's World

Selecting a Cruising Boat - Mahina Expeditions

Selecting the Cruising Sailboat - Sailors Choice

MAINTENANCE & REPAIR

Add-ons, Updates & Repairs (for hovercraft) - Weber Hovercrafts

Chemotherapy for Rot - The Boatbuilding Community

Maintenance (outboard motor care, spring startup checklist, winterizing your boat...) - DiscoverBoating

Selecting Underwater & Topside Maintenance Services for Your Boat - Sea Grant

Teak Care Guide - SSP Boatsite

Winter Lay Up (preparing your boat for winter storage) - David Pascoe

MARINE STEWARDSHIP

Clean Boating Habits (bilge oil, fish waste, gray water...) - California Department Of Boating & Waterways

Eco-Friendly Boating (maintenance, boating tips, marine-safe paints...) - EarthEasy

Environmental Boater's Guide - Ohio Dept. Of Natural Resources

How To Use A Pumpout Facility - DNR Maryland

ShipShape (spring maintenance, on the water, storing your boat) - Wisconsin Natural Resources Magazine

What Boaters Can Do To Be Environmentally Friendly - NMMA

SAFETY & SECURITY

The Australia New Zealand Safe Boating Education Group (bouyancy, communications, equipment...)

BoatingBasicsOnline.com: Boating Safety Course & Certification Test

BoatSafe.com

How To Dress For Cold Water Paddling - Charles River Canoe & Kayak

Official boating safety courses online - Boat Ed

Marine Security: Methods To Stop & Discourage Theft (PDF document) - California Department Of Boating & Waterways

On-line Boating Safety Course - BOAT/US Foundation for Boating Safety

Safe Towing Tips for Trailer Sailors - CDBW

Safety Skills (for kayakers: safe paddling, paddling in groups & in traffic) - Atlantic Kayak Tours

SKILLS

A Guide To Punting (in Cambridge, England) - Bob Salmon's Bits & Pieces

How To Tie Knots (over 35 knots) - 20-20 Site

How Far is the Horizon? - BoatSafeKids

How To Be A Storm Spotter - BoatSafeKids

Learn To Tie Knots - BoatSafeKids

Trailering Tips - ShoreLand'r

Using The (Mooring) Buoys - DPEP