The "History of Tunnel Boat Design" book presents the best detailed accounting of how we got these high performance hulls from the unpredictable risky boats to the super fast handlers of today. With 200 mph now in reach, the design relationships with aerodynamics and hydrodynamics will let you achieve the ultimate in your tunnel hull design - but you need to know how and why your boat works like it does. This book relates how the best marine designers of their day, worked their way through the difficulties presented by these complex hull designs. This is a "must have" collector book for serious boat designers or enthusiasts Visit | Window
A community boatshop in Portland,OR. Spearheading development of a Willamette Ferry system, based on the historic Crater Lake tour launches. Boat building classes and educational programs. Sponsors the Portland Wooden Boat Show. RiversWest is a non-profit membership organization in Portland, Oregon, for people who love handcrafted boats. The mission of RiversWest, Inc. is to encourage the personal involvement in the building, recreational use and history of low-impact boats. Visit | Window
FishyFish is a fishing site located in San Francisco. It's owner is getting ready to build a Tolman Skiff and has added a Tolman Skiff section to the site. Visit | Window
Designs and builds open, sail, oar and motorboats. NEW is the kit: Lobster Sloop is complete with the materials for the hull, inside and out, centre boardcase and rudder. Finished, she can immediately be used for rowing or with an outboard. Visit | Window
Cowichan Wooden Boat Society is a non-profit organization whose mandate is the preservation of British Columbia's Maritime History. To this end we run a Maritime Museum and offer traditional wooden boat building courses in Cowichan Bay, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Membership is only $20.00Cdn/year and part of our museum exhibit is live -- members working on restorations in our very active workshop! 2005 is our 20th anniversary so we are having a series of monthly speakers and workshops. Check out or Upcoming Events page to see what's next! Visit | Window