WoodenBoat Magazine Collection at the Mariners' Museum

01 Dec 23:

We came across a sailor named William Benson who was looking for a new home for his collection of WoodenBoat magazines, which dated back to the first issue in 1974. He also happens to be a fine artist. We checked with the Mariners' Museum in Newport News, VA to see if they needed copies and found that they had gaps in their collection, so we arranged to have the collection shipped down to Virginia. Summer came and went and we finally got the magazines sorted. Here's the first 200 issues. 

And here's 60+ missing issues, starting around issue 219, delivered to the front desk at the Museum. The Museum staff was amazing, they coordinated transfer with the Library staff and the little tubs rolled off happily to their new home.

The magazines will be cataloged and added to nice binders that will protect them from damage. Part of the library collection is in deep storage, with plans underway to expand storage space. Much of the collection can be accessed with prior coordination with the Library staff. The spare issues will be archived in our library, so if you need info you can contact us or find all 50 years of digital copies at WoodenBoat.

Admission to this wonderful Museum is $1 USD, and a membership will help support future growth and expansion. Don't forget to check out the online catalog of archived items.

We are still looking for Issues 219-226, so if you have a lead, please drop me an email at lewis.kent at gmail, we'd be happy to pay shipping plus a few pesos to get them added to the collection. Or send them direct to the Museum.

Huzzah to the Benson family!

FMI: Mariners' Museum

1963 Alcort Sunfish CHIP 15 Oct 19 WoodenBoat Relaunchings

15 Oct 19:

CHIP found her way into the latest issue of WoodenBoat, she is in the Relaunchings section of the magazine. Proud owners!

Log of CHIP

WoodenBoat Relaunchings Hat ZSA ZSA

16 Jul 19:

Relaunch a boat, get a free hat! Number 4 Launch/Relaunch for us, ST. JACQUES, WINNIE, ZIP and now ZSA ZSA. One more and Skipper will be a hat Ace!

Log of ZSA ZSA.

If you restore a wooden boat or build a new one, login to WoodenBoat and upload her story and photos. They add them to the website and there is also a chance to be included in one of the upcoming issues.

Share your launching or relaunching.

Small Boats Monthly

Small Boats Monthly is a digital publication put out by WoodenBoat, focused towards folks with boats that can be launched and retrieved easily, maintained and stared at the house.

Articles come from the WoodenBoat staff and from readers. From SBM "We also rely upon our readers—our community—to keep us informed of developments in the world of small boats. These subjects might include new equipment and techniques for boating and camping, people taking interesting trips, new water trails, and surprising topics that we might not have dreamed of."

Each month there is an Adventure Narrative, Boat Profiles, Reader Built Boats, Product Reviews and Techniques. There is also a Classified Section, Events Calendar and News & Curiosities section.

A subscription includes a monthly issue and access to all archived issues, back to 2014 when the publication started.

We subscribed a few years ago and then became freelance contributors, it has been fun working with Chris and the WoodenBoat team to pull together some fun and unusual articles. Our contributions so far:

2018
Jan
Penobscot 14

Feb
Drascombe Lugger

Muck boots

March
Flexpoxy

June
Trailer Tires
Dynamic Dollies

August
Insignia Sailcloth
Barry King Mallet

October
ARTech Flashlight

Nov 2018
Padook

Dec 2018
Porter-Cable Cordless Wet/Dry Vac

"Each December, we publish a print magazine called Small Boats. It’s available on the newsstand and through the WoodenBoat Store, and is a selection of the content you’ll find in Small Boats Monthly."

Our Penobscot and Lugger articles are featured in the 2019 edition of Small Boats!

Log of Small Boats Monthly.