How about we make a putt putt boat? It is a miniature steam boat you can make at home from things in the recycling bin. With some basic tools you will be on your way to being a steam boat engineer just Like Captain Nat.
Author: Svetlana Ivanoff Cutler
This Week in Herreshoff History: May 18
Steam engines that powered the plant, and a whole parade of boats belonging to a [human] Plant
Lecture Video: “Setting Sail In America: The Remarkable Story of Herreshoff S Class Sailboats”
Setting Sail in America is an homage to the Class, and takes the reader on a compelling journey through the history of the S boat- a journey that visits milestones in American society, politics, business, and social life.
America’s Cup Defenders and Challengers Timeline: why selection series matter
How many vessels fought each year just for the chance to compete for the America’s Cup? A guest post explains!
Lecture Video: “Pirate Ghosts And Phantom Ships Of New England”
New England is rich with stories and legends of ghost ships and pirates long dead. Blackbeard, Sandy Gordon, Captain Kidd and many more once called the region home; and still do. Phantom ships continue to roam the waters of the New England coast. Some mysteriously abandoned while other vanished never to be seen again, in the physical form anyway.
Baking Powder Biscuits and Switchel
Two more sailors recipes to try at home and enjoy while sitting in the sun on your porch or in your backyard
#GivingTuesdayNow Video
GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world. #GivingTuesdayNow is a global day of unity on May 5, […]
Sailors Bracelets
Instructions to make your own cotton bracelet at home
WoodenBoat Live: A Conversation with HMM’s Evelyn Ansel
April 23, 2020 WoodenBoat Live: A Conversation with Evelyn Ansel A previously recorded live discussion between WoodenBoat Senior Editor Matt Murphy and HMM Curatorial Associate Evelyn Ansel about the Lima […]
Lecture: “Hull 341: The Navy-Curtiss Flying Boat, First Across the Atlantic”
Captain Kent Lewis, U. S. Marine Corps (Retired) is designated an Unrestricted Naval Aviator who flew four types of rotary-wing and fixed-wing aircraft.