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    Nina Nakajima

    Stitched together with wire ties, the plywood hull planks lie in a pair of rope slings, at left above. Drawn up around a template, the planks begin to take on the shape of the hull, at right above. After taping the seams on the inside of the hull with fiberglass, Jonathon applied several coats of epoxy, at left.
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    A craft of love

    A dinghy makes a tender and fitting gift Issue 64 : Jan/Feb 2009 A sailing dinghy was the most perfect wedding gift Jonathon could have given me, but I was not thrilled about my new husband spending o...

    Nina Nakajima
    August 3, 2026
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