Boat Building and Boating Enthusiast Links
(Links updated: 7/30/09)
Associations and Clubs
The Hobby Steamboaters Web Ring
Books, Magazines and Plans
Boatbuilder.org , run by Joel Mills , who has recently added a section on stitch-and-glue boatbuilding techniques
Boat Builders newsletter
Bateau , a nicely laid-out page with plans arranged by type and length, with a color artist's rendering of each. Included are weights of finished boats.
Chesapeake Light Craft, Inc. have plans for a nice little skiff that would make a great first steamboat with a LOA of 13ft 3in. and a beam of 4ft 2in.
Devlin Design Boat Builders
Salty Seas.com boating links
WoodenBoat Magazine ; simply the best, but it takes a while to load (I should talk! :-) ). Check out their links page for plans, etc.
Chandleries and Hardware Sources
Coast Chandlery of Santa Barbara (a little pricey, but they've got everything)
West Marine
Model Boat Stuff
RC Warships hompage
The InformationSeaway Ship Modellers List
W - P Marine catalog of model boat kits ; page not quite right yet
Nautical Events
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Research and Software:
The Decavitator Human Powered Hydrofoil page
Phil's Foils Page
The Information Seaway Ship Modelling & Nautical Research page
These guys used to feature a demo propeller design program
Vance Bass's
valve gear .exe program doesn't seem to be working; anyone know the new link?
Vessels with Homepages
Steve Roberts' Microship Project
"Skeeter" human-powered hydrofoil
Steamship Robert (vintage: 1866) homepage
Viking Longboats
Miscellaneous Nautical Links
boatguy.com , buy and sell boats
Speed Sailing Resource page
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