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Hylan & Brown – Boatbuilders – Brooklin, Maine – Building and Restoring Classic Wooden Boats

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      • ALBURY BROTHERS RUNABOUT
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      • POINT COMFORT 18 (+Kit)
      • PRETTY MARSH
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      • Swan Point Garvey
      • BEACH PEA (+Kit)
      • BENJAMIN RIVER PEAPOD (+Kit)
      • CHESAPEAKE CRAB SKIFF
      • COQUINA – N. G. Herreshoff
      • HIRD ISLAND ELECTRIC SKIFF
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      • RUBY SLIPPER – 23’3″ Daysailer
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    • Design Blog – OCH
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      • ANCHOVY
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      • SPRAY
      • LILY PAD – 26′ Cruiser
      • SCOUT – 43′ Cruiser
      • AUK – PC23 Electric
      • GATSBY
      • PELICAN
      • BEDOUIN
      • 14ft BEN GARVEY
      • BEACH PEA
      • SKYE
      • COQUINA
      • PELICAN
      • BAGATELLE
      • POINT COMFORT 18
      • DELIVERANCE
      • BERNADETTE
      • BRENDA KAY
      • SWEETGRASS
      • POSTHASTE IV
      • MARSH HEN
      • ZEPHYR and SUZANNA
      • LIGHT BREEZE
      • PAGAN
      • TUG
      • Four HANDY BILLY launches
      • CHESAPEAKE CRAB SKIFF
    • Restorations ❯
      • VEGA
      • HUNNY – 43′ “Chummy” Rich Downeast Cruiser
      • SARDINE – A garvey designed and built by Harry Bryan.
      • MOLLY B.
      • PENOBSCOT
      • KRISTIN
      • AIDA
      • KUAN YIN
      • NELLIE
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Design Blog

Through special arrangement, Doug’s blog posts for offcenterharbor.com (a membership website) are available here:

  • BERET, A Low-Impact Coastal & River Cruiser
  • Resizing a Boat Design—Some Things to Think About
  • My Favorite Rig and Why
  • SELKIE—My Personal Dreamboat: A 23′ Keel-centerboard Sloop
  • Long Ends or Short?
  • Good Reads: Recommendations by Doug Hylan
  • What About a Sailboat’s Displacement? Doug Hylan Discusses Light and Heavy
  • TUVA II, A New Concept for Cruising the Intracoastal Waterway
  • Notes on Boat Design, Part II—Three Basic Hull Types
  • Notes on Boat Design, Part 1 — The Case for Going Slower
  • Learning from Experience; My Biggest Disaster and What it Taught Me
  • The Influence of Joel White
  • Why Choose A Traditionally Built Boat?
  • The Three Boats I Lust After (and Why)

 

VIDEOS

Click below to see previews of the these Hylan-related offcenterharbor.com videos. Visitors can opt in to offcenterharbor.com to see the full version.

The Joy of Having a Boat Built: An Outboard Cruiser Takes Shape

A Good Boat, Up Close – The Chesapeake Crab Skiff

Brilliant Designs, Small Powerboats: Handy Billy, Jericho Bay Lobster Skiff & More


10 Frank Day Ln
Brooklin, ME 04616

Office Phone:207-359-9807

Email: info@hylanandbrown.com

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  • Home
  • In the Shop
  • Drawing Board ▾
    • NOVI GIRL-Small electric cruiser
    • SWAN POINT GARVEY – 15′ Flat Bottomed Sailing Skiff
    • SOMBRERO – 50′ Low Impact Long Distance Cruiser
    • EVE, 26’ Electric Launch
    • SELKIE, 23′ Daysailer
    • BERET – Low-Impact Coastal/River Cruiser
    • TUVA II – Long Range Cruiser
    • Sketch Book – Bowler Variants
  • Designs & Kits ▾
    • Stock Plans (power)
      • ALBURY BROTHERS RUNABOUT
      • BEN GARVEYS
      • BOWLER (+Kit)
      • D’ANNA
      • DIANA
      • HIRD ISLAND ELECTRIC SKIFF
      • MARSH HEN
      • OONAGH (+Kit)
      • POINT COMFORT 23
      • POINT COMFORT 18 (+Kit)
      • PRETTY MARSH
      • TOP HAT
      • WICOMICO
    • Stock Plans (sail/row)
      • Swan Point Garvey
      • BEACH PEA (+Kit)
      • BENJAMIN RIVER PEAPOD (+Kit)
      • CHESAPEAKE CRAB SKIFF
      • COQUINA – N. G. Herreshoff
      • HIRD ISLAND ELECTRIC SKIFF
      • LITTLE CRAB (+Kit)
      • OONAGH (+Kit)
      • SIRI
      • RUBY SLIPPER – 23’3″ Daysailer
      • WESTPORT SKIFF
    • Kits
    • Custom Designs
    • Design Blog – OCH
    • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Electric Boats
  • Projects ▾
    • New Builds ❯
      • ANCHOVY
      • GATSBY II
      • SPRAY
      • LILY PAD – 26′ Cruiser
      • SCOUT – 43′ Cruiser
      • AUK – PC23 Electric
      • GATSBY
      • PELICAN
      • BEDOUIN
      • 14ft BEN GARVEY
      • BEACH PEA
      • SKYE
      • COQUINA
      • PELICAN
      • BAGATELLE
      • POINT COMFORT 18
      • DELIVERANCE
      • BERNADETTE
      • BRENDA KAY
      • SWEETGRASS
      • POSTHASTE IV
      • MARSH HEN
      • ZEPHYR and SUZANNA
      • LIGHT BREEZE
      • PAGAN
      • TUG
      • Four HANDY BILLY launches
      • CHESAPEAKE CRAB SKIFF
    • Restorations ❯
      • VEGA
      • HUNNY – 43′ “Chummy” Rich Downeast Cruiser
      • SARDINE – A garvey designed and built by Harry Bryan.
      • MOLLY B.
      • PENOBSCOT
      • KRISTIN
      • AIDA
      • KUAN YIN
      • NELLIE
      • DIANA
      • GRAYLING
  • Maintenance
  • About Us ▾
    • About Us
    • Directions
    • Our Crew
    • Now Hiring!
    • Merchandise
    • Clean Energy
    • Articles and Press ❯
      • Articles