Articles By Doug Hylan
Mast Meets Deck |
Wedges, collars, and coats. |
Fastening Removal 101 |
Getting old fastenings to budge. |
The Path to Less Gloss |
An essay on the advantages of low gloss paints on boats. |
Plywood and the Computer |
Article describes the use of plywood in boat building and the use of the computer to obtain developable shapes. Features Doug Hylan’s 21' PRETTY MARSH runabout as an example. |
GRAYLING |
A two part article describing the process of restoring and converting the sardine carrier GRAYLING for yacht use. Also attempts to describe the why & how of boat detailing. |
The Alburys of Man O’ War Cay |
Article describes the fine runabouts built by eye by the Albury Bros. in the Bahamas, and covers the process of producing a set of plans for one of these boats. |
Building BEACH PEA |
A three part series of articles describing the design and construction of BEACH PEA, a 13' glued lapstrake peapod designed by Doug Hylan. |
RED HEAD: The Builder’s Perspective |
Article describes cost and time estimating for the construction of a wooden boat, using the Rozinante canoe yawl RED HEAD as an example. Also details rationale for changing rig from ketch to yawl. |
A New Twist on Bending Frames |
A sidebar to an article by Maynard Bray on the restoration of the Winter Harbor 21 WHIPPET. Sidebar describes a technique for pre-bending steamed frame sideways to allow them to better lay against planking in the ends of a boat. |