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• The Official Gougeon Brothers, Inc. Home Page
• The WEST SYSTEM® Epoxy Home Page
• The WEST SYSTEM Info Store - your online source for purchasing Gougeon Brothers and WEST SYSTEM instructional publications.
• Epoxyworks Magazine
• The PRO-SET® Composite Fabricating System Home Page

Equipment & Material Suppliers

CORE MATERIALS
• Baltek Corporation - End Grain Balsa Core Materials
• DIAB Inc. - Klegecell and Divinycell Structural Core Materials
• Nida-Core - Honeycomb Core

FIBER REINFORCEMENTS
• Carbon Composites Company - Sells "cut-yardage" of carbon and Kevlar® fabrics.

HARDWARE
• Custom Ship Propellers
• Harken - Sailing Hardware

LUMBER
• Hearne Hardwoods - With over 120 species of domestic and exotic hardwoods in stock, Hearne Hardwoods is one of the largest specialty lumber yards in the world. They are a retailer of figured wood, exotic wood up to 84 inches wide, hardwood flooring and millwork services. Oxford, Pennsylvania.

MISC.
• Thai Teak Marine - Manufacturer of teak yacht fittings, marine woodwork and teakwood boating furniture since 1972. Custom teak woodwork a specialty - online catalog.

PAINT
• US Paint - Manufactures paints, varnishes and primers for marine, aviation and industrial markets. Products include AWL GRIP® topcoats.

PLYWOOD
• World Panel Products Inc. - Marine Plywood, Aircraft Plywood, Veneers, Lumber, Decking Products. Same Day Shipping available. Riviera Beach, Florida.

RIGGING
• Brion Toss Yacht Riggers - Provide complete rigging services, specializing in preparing vessels and their owners for extended cruising and offshore voyages. Port Townsend, Washington.

SAIL MAKERS
• North Sails
• Shore Sails
• UK Sailmakers

International WEST SYSTEM^® distributors

• Australia
  ATL Composites
• Egypt
  Mapso
• Finland
  Bang & Bonsomer Oy
• Germany
  M.u.H. von der Linden
• New Zealand
  Adhesive Technologies Ltd.
• Norway
  WEST SYSTEM Norge A/S
• Spain
  Pinmar
• Sweden
  Lotrec AB
• United Kingdom
  Wessex Resins & Adhesives, Ltd.

WEST SYSTEM^® Dealers

UNITED STATES of AMERICA - See complete list of U.S. Dealers
CST - The Composites Store Inc., Tehachapi, California
Inland Marine, Au Gres, Michigan
Barn Door Lumber, Hemlock, Michigan
Torresen Marine, Muskegon, Michigan
Seven Seas, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Wood-Ply Lumber, Freeport, New York
Blystone's Marine, Mentor on the Lake, Ohio
Outdoor Wood Furniture, West Columbia, South Carolina
West Marine. Use the web site to locate on of over 330 West Marine retail stores nationwide, in Puerto Rico and Canada. You'll also find West System® Epoxy in the Paint & Maintenance category of their online store.

CANADA - See complete list of Canadian Dealers
BoatCraft, "The Boat Building Supply Store," Edmonton, Alberta
Industrial Plastics Ltd., Victoria, British Columbia
North Bay Canoe , Corbeil, Ontario
Heritage Marine Engineering, London, Ontario

Builders & Designers

• AeroMarine Research - Tunnel Boat Design.
• Altair Industries, Inc. - 16' McKenzie River Driftboat Plans and Construction Manual. Fort Collins, Colorado
• American Heritage Speed Boats - Mahogany runabouts. Huntington Beach, California.
• Anchors Away Boat Yard - Complete boat restorations, fiberglass repair, bottom painting, storage. Hampstead, North Carolina, on the Intercoastal Waterway.
• The Bear Mountain Boat Shop - Ted Moores specializes in providing quality instructions and plans for wooden canoe and kayak building. Ted's books, Canoecraft and Kayakcraft, can be ordered on-line. Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.
• Blake Boatworks - Wooden Boat Construction, Restoration, and Repair. Boat Plans. Gloucester, North Carolina.
• Butler Projects - Building Plans for Amateur and First-Time Builders. Boat plans include drift boat, pram, dory, sloop. Port Angeles, Washington.
• Compumarine - Cedar strip small craft designs. Everett, Washington.
• Custom Composite Technologies, Inc. - Specialists in producing one-off custom assemblies and tooling. Lisbon Falls, Maine.
• Encyclopedia of Yacht Designers
• Feather Canoes - cedar stip canoes individually crafted by Mac McCarthy. Also sells his "Featherweight Boatbuilding" book and plans for the Wee Lassie. Sarasota, Florida.
• Grand Craft Corporation - builders of mahogany watercraft. Holland, Michigan.
• Hartley Trimaran Designs - Lenoir, North Carolina.
• Hodgdon Yachts Inc. - a premier builder of superyachts using cold-molded wood epoxy construction methods, blending the skills of traditional boat building with modern construction techniques and materials. East Boothbay, Maine.
• MacNaughton Associates Designs - MacNaughton Associates Scantlings Rule Book
• Marine Services Unlimited - Wooden Boat Manufacturing & Restoration, Vintage Race Boats, Mahogany Furniture. Houghton Lake, Michigan.
• Maritime West Indies Company - Small Tug Stock Plans and Commercial Vessel Designs since 1965. Gloucester, Massachusetts.
• Damian McLaughlin Jr., Boatbuilder - Custom Boats and Yachts Since 1970. North Falmouth, Massachusetts.
• Montana Riverboats - Driftboat plans and instructions. Bozeman, Montana.
• Nexus Marine Corporation - Custom built wood/epoxy boats, repair & restoration, plans for amateur construction (27' St. Pierre Dory or the 16' San Juan Dory). Everett,Washington.
• OneOceanKayaks - Plans for wood strip sea kayaks including how-to tips, resources for builders and hundreds of pictures of wooden kayaks under construction.
• Phil's Foils & Composites - Specializing in custom rudders and centerboards. Kanata, Ontario. Web site includes design tips, foil calculation utilities, and tables.
• Ray's River Dories - Custom built wooden drift boats and boat kits. Portland, Oregon.
• San Javier Kayak - Kits or plans for Stitch-and-Glue construction wooden kayaks. Petaluma, California.
• Snug Harbor Yachts - Builder of wooden, cold-moulded sail and powerboats, 16 to 57-ft. Duxbury, Massachusetts.
• Greg Tatman Wooden Boats - McKenzie River Driftboat kits. Springfield, Oregon.
• Tippecanoe Boats - Designer Will Lesh provides model kits for models up to 37-inches. Sail with radio controls or boat reel. Everson, Washington.
• Van Dam Wood Craft - Custom Wooden Boat Builders and Designers. Boyne City, Michigan.
• Waters Dancing Boat Kit Company - Stitch & Glue Sea Kayak and Canoe Kits. Edmonton, Alberta.
• Working Boats - Workstar power boat kits.
• Yacht Designers Website

Projects

• Model Sailboats from Tippecanoe Boats
• Pearson 26 Rudder Shaft Repair Details
• Building a 45-ft. Performance Sailboat
• Building a Moth Sailboat
• Furniture Plans & Videos (DVDs) - Build It My Way, Sambro Head, Nova Scotia
• Surfboard and Windsurfer Building
• Building a sailboat and self-made inexpensive polytarp sails
• Origami Pirate Ship - quick and easy to build little boat (8' 5" LOA) requires only one 4' x 8' sheet of plywood. Plans available.
• Powered Iceboat

Publications

• AMERICAN WOODWORKER Online
• The Boat Shop with David Dean - the web site for the popular American Public Television program about boatbuilding.
• Boatbuilder Magazine - the journal of boat design and construction.
• DIY Boat Owner Magazine - marine maintenance magazine that shows boaters how to fix, maintain, repair, troubleshoot and upgrade their boats, engines and gear.
• Duckworks Magazine - an on-line publication written for and by homemade boat builders.
• Encyclopedia of Yacht Designers
• Good Old Boat Magazine
• Messing About In Boats
• Professional BoatBuilder
• Seahorse Magazine
• Sweets - Construction Product and Building Material Information
• WoodenBoat

Events

• International Boatbuilders' Exhibition & Conference (IBEX)
  October 10 - 12, 2007
  Miami, Florida
• Sun 'n Fun EAA Fly-In
  April 17 - 23, 2007
  Lakeland, Florida.
• EAA AirVenture - Oshkosh, Wisconsin
  July 23 - 29, 2007.

One-Design Sailboat Class Associations

• IDNIYRA (International DN Ice Yacht Racing Association)
• The Day Sailor Association
• Farr 395 One Design
• Fireball International
• Javelin Sailors Home Page (Uffa Fox design)
• Javelin Skiff (John Spencer design)
• International Laser Class Association
• North American Laser Class
• International Lightning Class Association
• Classic Moth Boat Association
• US Modern Moth Class Association
• Thistle Class Association
• US Tornado Association

Local Interest

• Saginaw Bay Community Sailing Association (SBCSA)
• Saginaw Bay Yacht Racing Association (SBYRA)
• Delta College Sailing School - Seminars and classes for Power and Sail
• Saginaw Bay Watershed Initiative Network

Internet Resources

• The Starting Point for Sailing on the Internet
• the boatbuilding.community
• Boat Owners World
• The Boat Shop
• Semaphore Worldwide Sailing
• The Sailor's Web Search
  

Webrings

Misc.

• The Landing School - Vocational Education Programs for careers in the Marine Industry. Kennebunkport, ME.
• Wooden Canoe Heritage Association
• The Armchair Sailor

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