Stem to Stern: The Torch
July 14, 2023
The craftsman’s torch hath no hand to pass to. Michael Rybovich says it’s time to wake up.
The craftsman’s torch hath no hand to pass to. Michael Rybovich says it’s time to wake up.
Michael Rybovich reflects on the properties and staying power of a boatbuilder’s best friend: Epoxy.
Michael Rybovich reflects on how to best name a boat—and reveals his best of the best, and worst of the worst.
Michael Rybovich ponders whether boatbuilding is actually fun and fulfilling—or a sure path to madness.
Michael Rybovich tells all about the art of hull flipping.
A musing on the melodious differences each department prefers when building boats.
A convex “broken sheer” design sets off a protracted legal battle based on dubious copyright infringement.
You either have it or you don’t. There is simply no substitute for passion, the “fire in the belly.”
From good to strange, custom requests span the gamut in boatbuilding—but one in particular is downright insulting.
The craftsman’s torch hath no hand to pass to. Michael Rybovich says it’s time to wake up.
Michael Rybovich reflects on the properties and staying power of a boatbuilder’s best friend: Epoxy.
Michael Rybovich reflects on how to best name a boat—and reveals his best of the best, and worst of the worst.
Michael Rybovich ponders whether boatbuilding is actually fun and fulfilling—or a sure path to madness.
Michael Rybovich tells all about the art of hull flipping.
A musing on the melodious differences each department prefers when building boats.
A convex “broken sheer” design sets off a protracted legal battle based on dubious copyright infringement.
You either have it or you don’t. There is simply no substitute for passion, the “fire in the belly.”
From good to strange, custom requests span the gamut in boatbuilding—but one in particular is downright insulting.
