MBQ Back Issues

 

Back copies of MBQ issues and special reports:

Back issues of the Metal Boat Quarterly include over ten year's worth of articles and information all told. It could well be considered an encyclopedia of metal boat building and fitting out!

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A complete listing of the contents of each issue is below. Special reports are listed just below the MBQ contents.

Metal Boat Quarterly Tables of Contents:


Winter 1995

Editorial: The New Metal Boat Quarterly – Michael Kasten

An Update From Our Mentor – Thomas E. Colvin

A Designer's Philosophy – John Atkin

Little Maid of Kent – a Story by Michael Kasten

Two Schooners – Designs by John Atkin

Cutting Torch Basics – Pete Silva


Spring 1995

Editorial: What Tradition Has to Offer – Michael Kasten

Boating & The Internet – Jon Gribskov

Jean's Journey – Jean Colvin

Cherub – A Design by Weston Farmer

Perelandra's Progress: New Zealand Arrival – LeCain Smith & Sheila Moir


Summer 1995

Editorial: The Naval Architecture of Voyaging – Michael Kasten

Protecting Aluminum – Michael Kasten

43' Cutter Ruarri – A Design by George Buehler

48' Cruise Tug "Loon Point" – A Design by Scott Sprague

A Dream Comes True – John Watts


Fall 1995

Editorial: Why We Like Boats – Michael Kasten

The Pros and Cons of Bilge Fins – Ted Brewer

Zephyr: A 42' Ketch for Voyaging – A Design by Michael Kasten

Beyond: An Early Alloy Yacht – A Design by Laurent Giles


Winter 1996

Editorial: The Right Stuff – Michael Kasten

Horsepower & Boat Size – Thomas E. Colvin

The Ethics of Changing a Design – John Atkin & Michael Kasten

Amos Brown & Florence Oakland – Two Designs by John Atkin

Windspirit – A Design by John Anderson

Perils of Perelandra: New Zealand Haulout – LeCain Smith & Sheila Moir


Spring 1996

Editorial: The Cabin Boat Primer – Michael Kasten

The Tug–Yacht "Terrier" – A Design by Michael Kasten

K'ung Fu 'Tse and the Waterspout – Jean West Colvin

Perils of Perelandra: Suva & Compass Problems – LeCain Smith & Sheila Moir

The Layout Platen – Pete Silva

The Sloop "High Tensile" – Anne Brandt


Summer 1996

Editorial: First Round the World Race, "It Is The Mercy!" – Michael Kasten

Worldwide Metal Boat Builder List – Thomas E. Colvin

The Oocher & The Gloncher: Two Boatbuilding Tools – Michael Kasten

Women Sailors – Three Groups

Stainless is a Plot! – Michael Kasten

Perils of Perelandra: Fiji & The Ultimate Storm – LeCain Smith & Sheila Moir


Fall 1996 – Special Issue on Framing Metal Boats

Editorial: Metal Boat Framing? You Bet! – Michael Kasten

Why Framing is Used – Thomas E. Colvin

"Frameless" Assembly – Gary Noble Curtis

Swain's "Folded Plate" Boats – Book Review by Pete Silva

Perelandra's Progress: Vanuatu – LeCain Smith & Sheila Moir


Winter 1997

Editorial: One Day A Little Round Toad Walked In – Michael Kasten

The Fuel / Distance Curve – Thomas E. Colvin

"Fun" with Epoxy – Pete Silva

Twin Keels: A Practical Alternative – Patrick Bray

Two Pocket Kats – Two Designs by Michael Kasten


Spring 1997

Guest Editorial: Adults Don't Do Things Like This! – Stephen Yahn

Materials for Blue Water Cruising Yachts – Neil McCubbin

Wolfwillow: A Design by Geoff Payne

Pretty Penny: A CopperNickle Boat – Gregory Jones

Book Review: Cruising Wrinkles & Sailmaking by Tom Colvin

Pleasures of Perelandra: Favorite Places – LeCain Smith & Sheila Moir


Summer 1997

Editorial: Quantity vs. Quality – Michael Kasten

The BT Challenge – Michael Kasten

Steel Know–How: Avoiding the Mistakes – Paul Fay

Dialogue On Framing – Brent Swain; Michael Kasten; Dudley Dix

Shearwater and Vickers – Two Designs by Dudley Dix

A North Pacific Escapade Aboard Ritana – Michael Kasten


Fall 1997

Editorial: Preempting A Catastrophe – Michael Kasten

Painting Aluminum – Michael Kasten

Fantom and Greybeard – Two Designs by Michael Kasten

Installing A Through Hull Properly – Michael Kasten

Passage Notes From Perelandra – Sheila Moir & LeCain Smith


Winter 1998

Editorial: Are We Just A Private Club Then? – Michael Kasten

Essential Design Data – Michael Kasten

Building The Proper Binnacle – Michael Kasten

Steel Mast Making – Pete Silva

Laying Teak On A Steel Deck – Andy Pitt


Spring 1998

Guest Editorial: Shopping For A Metal Boat – Savannah Lewis

Essential Design Data : An Exchange – Tom Colvin & Michael Kasten

The Island Princess – A Design by John Atkin

64' Searcher – A Design by Scott Sprague

Roamings of Ritana: Sailing Down The West Coast – Robert & Rita Valine


Summer 1998

Editorial: Blending Art With Science – Michael Kasten

News From Near & Far – Dudley Dix & Graham Radford

Medicine at Sea – Robert C. Austin, M.D.

New Zealand Metal Boat Builders – Michael Kasten

Boojum, The Smallest Trawler – Charles Vollum

Boojum 25; Boojum 30 and Greatheart 36 – Designs by Michael Kasten


Fall 1998 / Winter 1999 – Double Issue, 48 Pages

Editorial: Boating... Is It Just A Guy Thing? – Michael Kasten

Index Of MBQ Prior Issues

An Update From Tom Colvin – Several Designs by Tom Colvin

Heavy Weather Safety – Don Dodds

Roamings of Ritana: Panama!– Robert & Rita Valine


Spring 1999

Editorial: Historic Role of Boat Design in Boatbuilding – Michael Kasten

In Favor of Motor Sailing – Michael Kasten

Two Motor Sailors – Michael Kasten

Hull Shapes & Seakeeping – Dudley Dix

Book Review: Metal Boats – Pete Silva


Summer 1999

Editorial: Boatbuilding Tools: Are We Still In The Dark Ages? – Michael Kasten

A Steel Boat's Compass – Cary Derringer

Strength of Aluminum v. Steel – Michael Kasten

Some Notes on Corten Steel – Michael Kasten

Choosing The Right Boat – Savannah Lewis


Fall 1999

Guest Editorial: Unusual Voyages In Metal Boats

Expanded Membership Mailbag...!

Radius Chine Steel Boats – Dudley Dix

Adventures of Patti Ann – Patricia Blackshaw

Roamings of Ritana – Robert Valine


Winter 2000


Editorial: Cool New Gimmicks...?? Using Good "Boat Sense" – Michael Kasten

Expanded Membership Mailbag

Metal Boat Painting Specification (Long and highly detailed...!!) – Michael Kasten

Boat Bitts: The Proper Fabricated Bitt – Michael Kasten


Spring / Summer 2000 – Double Issue, 48 Pages

Metal Boats for Blue Water – Michael Kasten

Copper Nickel ….!! – Carol Powell

Boat Building Offshore – Michael Kasten

Origami Boatbuilding – Gary Noble Curtis

Boat Parts – Michael Kasten

Trawlers of Distinction – Michael Kasten

Boatbuilding Safety – Lynn King


Fall 2000 – New Format with this Issue!

Editorial: New Officers & Metal Boat Quarterly – Lynn King

The Past Is Not Dead – Thomas E. Colvin

Pre–Cutting a Metal Boat – Stephen F. Pollard

Mindset & Goal Setting For Amateur Boatbuilders – Dudley Dix

Steel Masts: Round or Square – John Kniffen


Winter 2001

Editorial: Designers Showcase – Lynn King

From Wood To Steel – A Material Change – Gary Cline

Voyager 388 – Bruce Roberts

Hout Bay 30 = Dudley Dix

Radford 415 – Graham Radford

Masts and Rigging – Gary Noble Curtis


Spring 2001

Editorial: Recognition of New Lifetime Members – Lynn King

Ameron Protective Coatings – Kurt Mensing

Kaiulani 34 Project – Gene Klinck

Building Marie, Part 1 of 2 – Brian Young

Electrical Grounding of The Metal Boat – David Smead

Felicity 40 – John Simpson

Nidaros 38 Tug Yacht – Michael Kasten

Millie J 35 Aux Cruiser – Ted Brewer


Summer 2001

Editorial: Festival Highlights – Lynn King

Building Marie, Part 2 of 2 – Brian Young

Metal Boat Festival 2001 – Special Insert

Sarum Shows Her Mettle – Peter Wilson

Bagheera On The High Seas – Lisa & Andy Copeland

38 Pilothouse Steel Cutter – Dudley Dix

Abyssinia 65 Alum Utility Yacht – Rick Etsell

Diesel Duck 44 – George Buehler


Fall 2001


Boat Building with Aluminum: The Strongall Process – Philippe Boubel

Pattern Making – Steve Cureton

Welcome New Members

Metal Boat Festival 2001

Origami Boat Building – Brent Swain

32 X 19 Aluminum Drop Bow – Stephen Pollard

Radford 14m – Graham Radford


Winter 2002


Potable Water Systems – Jerry Reid

Keel Cooling & Dry Exhaust – Brian Young

Van De Stadt 37, FORNA

Betty B – Ted Brewer

50' Catamaran – Robt. Harris


Spring 2002 – Special 48 page issue!


It's Cold in Here – Steve Cureton

Hull, Engine Room & Exhaust Insulation – Gerald Wagner

Thermal Barrier / Insulation– George More

Polyurethane Spray Foam Insulation – Bob Jones

Why build a Pilothouse on a Sailboat: Part I – Brian Young

Spring Fest Time in Bellingham

The Charlie Horn – Trevor Bolt Yacht Design

Bruce Roberts International Yacht Design

43' Pilothouse Cutter – John Simpson


Summer 2002 – Special 44 page festival issue!


Welding Rod and Wire for Various Metals – Tom Colvin

Heating Alternatives – Roger McAfee

Aluminum Hull Welding: Part I – Stephen Pollard

Pratique 35 – Dudley Dix

Pacemaker Mk II – Denis Ganley


Fall 2002


Aluminum Hull Welding: Part II – Stephen Pollard

Rigging for the Home Builder – George Hone

Why Build a Pilothouse on a Sailboat: Part II – Brian Young

Corten 40–43 Foot Steel Aux'y. Cruiser – Brewer Yacht Design

Birth of the Metal Boat Society – Bill Johnson


Winter 2003


Rust Prevention for Steel Boats – Dudley Dix

Corrosion Prevention for Metal Boats – Michael Kasten

Hull Damage Survey and Repair to Aluminum Hulls – Stephen Pollard

Radford 16.75M Aluminum Cruising Yacht – Graham Radford


Spring 2003


So, You Want to Paint Your Boat? – Bill Simpson

Rigging – George Hone

How is a Yacht Design Created – Michael Kasten

Hout Bay 40 Traditional Steel Cruiser – Dudley Dix


Summer 2003


Computer Cutting for Boat Building – Michael Kasten

Small Craft Aesthetics – John Simpson

My Diesel Engine Won't Work – High Brock

43' Pilothouse Steel Cutter – Dudley Dix


Fall 2003


Fairing Compounds – Pete Silva

Rigging Out a Cruising Boat – George Hone

Hull Turning – Dudley Dix

Ocean Packet 54 – John Simpson


Winter 2004


Horsepower: Part I – Hugh Brock

Yacht Insurance – Arthur Campbell

Steel Boat Compass Problems – Will Hamm

Zinc Anodes – John Simpson

49' Power Yacht: Moxie III – Michael Kasten


Spring 2004


Horsepower: Part II – Hugh Brock

Silver Lining Goes North – Gary Noble–Curtis

Building Wood Cabinets for Metal Boats: Part I – Speed Carter

39' Alloy Cruising Cutter – David de Villiers

Across the Pond, From Africa to America – Dudley Dix


Summer 2004


Single Screw Vessels – Capt. Mike Maurice

Engine Bedding / Installation – Leonard French

Building Wood Cabinets for Metal Boats: Part II – Speed Carter

Innovations for MBS Boatbuilding Members – Chuck Jones

Medical Preparation Afloat – Steve Zinsmeister, M.D.

Metal Boat Festival Roundup


Fall 2004


Metal Boat Festival

Stainless Steel Material for Exhaust Systems

Weight Watchers for Boat Builders – John Simpson

Vickers 45 – Dudley Dix


Winter 2005


Yacht Insurance for Metal Boats – Art Campbell

One Marine Surveyor's Perspective on Home Built Boats – Capt. Dick Thorsen

Blast Equipment Setup Guide – Clemco Industries

Member Projects

Boats: Modifications, Conversions, Repairs – John Simpson


Spring 2005


Rethink Your Long Term Cruising Communications – Becky & Rod Nowlin

Yacht Window Problems – Rod Nowlin

Dix 65: Radius Steel or Aluminum Cruiser – Dudley Dix

February Mini–Fest


Summer 2005


Fire Suppression with Pyrogen – John Brooks

Frames First... or Plates First?: A Discussion of Metal Boat Building Methods –
    Michael Kasten

Pirates Attack MBS Members Rod & Becky Nowlin Off Yemen Coast

"Walk On" de Villiers 43' Steel Raised Saloon – David de Villiers

Metal Boat Festival


Fall 2005


Origami Construction of Displacement Hulls – Greg Elliott

Ballast – Jim Thorn

Building and Cruising – Steve Cureton

Self–Built Boats – Martin Dean

Traveler 45 Motorsailer – Bruce Roberts Design

Book Review: How to Paint Your Boat – Pete Silva


Winter 2006


The Metal Boat Society Small Boat Design Contest!!

Master and Commander – Martin Dean

A Note on New EPA Regulations Affecting Paint and Corrosion Control

Story of a Summer Cruise – Rolf and Judy Roschlaub

A Short Cruise to the San Juan Islands – Steve Hayward

Offshore Cruiser 45 – John Simpson

QRV 30 RIB – David DeVilliers

Designing a Small Metal Boat Following the Design Cycle – Kevin Morin

The Building of Endurance – Mike Maurice

The Relationship Between Horsepower and Torque – Brian Young

Stretching the M/V Pacific, Part I – Brian Young


Spring 2006


Adventures of S.V. Lotus, Part I – Jerry and Joni Reid

The Metal Boat Society Small Boat Design Contest

Stretching the M/V Pacific, Part II – Brian Young

Designing vs. Drawing – Kevin Morin

Unstayed Masts: Some Considerations – De Clarke

Designer’s Showcase: 62’ Passenger Launch – John Simpson

Real World Considerations When Painting a Steel Boat – Kirk McAnsh


Summer 2006


Metal Boat Festival 2006!

Adventures of S.V. Lotus, Part II – Jerry and Joni Reid

Handling Characteristics of Twin-Screw Motoryachts with Inboard Rotation

Stretching the M/V Pacific, Part III – Brian Young

Excerpts from Bruce Roberts’ “Choosing a Cruising Power Boat”

Designer’s Showcase: 21’ X 9’ Glass Bottom Cat – Stephen Pollard


Fall 2006


Metal Boat Festival 2006 Highlights! – Candy Larreau, MBS V.P.

Crewing for a Two Time Circumnavigator – Art Campbell, C.P.C.U.

Kata Breva – Wayne Simmons

Excerpts from Bruce Roberts' "Choosing a Cruising Power Boat"

    Chapter Two: Choosing the Hull Type


Winter 2007


Adventures of S.V. Lotus, Part III – Jerry and Joni Reid

Member Projects:

    21' Ocean Skiff – Chris Stephl

    Roberts 38 Offshore – Martin Dean

    Building Barefoot – David Content

    Invictus – Jack Gemmill

Excerpts from Bruce Roberts’ “Choosing a Cruising Power Boat”

    Chapter Three: Passagemakers

Designer’s Showcase: Voyager DS 440 – Bruce Roberts

ABYC and the Home-Built Boatbuilder – Capt. Dick Thorsen, S.A.

The AC Grounding to DC Grounding Connection: The Rationale for Safety –

    Capt. David Rifkin (USN, Ret.)

Making Solid Masts from Trees – Brian Young


Spring 2007


Adventures of S.V. Lotus – Jerry and Joni Reid

The Women’s Perspective – Candy Larreau

February 2007 Mini-Fest

Member Projects:

       Randy & Candy Larreau’s Brent Swain design

       Spray 27 – Peter Sevin

       42’ Steel Cutter – Allen Penticoff

       62’ Displacement Cruiser – Richard Correll

       40’ Gaff Rigged Colin Archer – Jonny Birkelund

Excerpts from Bruce Roberts’ “Choosing a Cruising Power Boat”

    Chapter Four: Accommodations, Part 1

Designer’s Showcase: Sabbatical 50 Aluminum Cruising Ketch – Dudley Dix

Fair Dinkum – Martin Dean

20th Annual Metal Boat Festival


Summer 2007


Adventures of S.V. Lotus – Jerry and Joni Reid

The Challenge of Three – Barrie & Carole Grant

The Women’s Perspective – Candy Larreau

Excerpts from Bruce Roberts’ “Choosing a Cruising Power Boat”

       Chapter Four: Accommodations, Part 2

Thickness Measuring of Steel – Capt. Dick Thorsen AMS, NDTII

Installing Your Boat Windows – Capt. Lynn R. King

Designer’s Showcase: DVD 62 Cruising Cat – David De Villiers

Metal Boat Festival Registration

 


Fall 2007


Metal  Boat Festival 2007 Wrap-up

Excerpts from Bruce Roberts’ “Choosing a Cruising Power Boat”
    Chapter Five: Outside Areas

The Design Idea – Winfried Hundt

Angantyr: A Classic Steel Sailing Yacht in Galveston Bay – Erik Oistad

Small Craft Aesthetics Update – John Simpson

The Women’s Perspective

Building a Dudley Dix 45’ Sailboat – Lee Sadler

 


Winter 2008


Dry Exhaust System – Bob Milliken

Excerpts from Bruce Roberts’ “Choosing a Cruising Power Boat”
    Chapter Six: Power Options

Adventures of S/V Lotus – Jerry and Joni Reid

A Winter Sailboat Delivery – Art Campbell

Boat Insulation: Don't Go To Sea Without It – Lynn R. King

 


Spring 2008


A Caribbean Sailboat Delivery – Art Campbell

Featured Vessel: S/V Iron Maiden

The Loss of Orbit II – Ralph Hollingsworth

Rig ‘N Tig: How to Make Your Own TIG Filler – Terry Cain

Winter Mooring Fails – Kate Hotchkiss

Tool Review

A Man, A Plan, A Tin Can

Coming Unglued: True Tales of a Pauper Steel Boatbuilder – Martin Dean

Making Rounded Corner Portside Sidelights – Per Larsson

New Ship Made with Steel from the World Trade Center

Tania Sails Again!

Excerpts from Bruce Roberts’ “Choosing a Cruising Power Boat” Chapter Seven: Engines, Part II

Boat Insulation: Don’t Go To Sea Without It! – Lynn R. King

Test Your Metal Prowess

 


Summer 2008


Live Aboard, Work Aboard: How One Couple Manages to Stay Afloat

Ark Welding

Metal Boat Weld-Up Sequence – Michael Kasten

Book Review: Why Didn’t I Think of That? – Kate Hotchkiss

Martin Dean Slips Up

2008 Mini-Fest Report – Candy Larreau

2008 Metal Boat Festival Schedule of Events

 

Special Reports Tables of Contents:


Special Report: Marine Metals Reference by Michael Kasten


The Marine Metals & The Appropriate Uses of Metals on Boats

Welding Methods & Materials

Marine Metals Book List

Preventing Galvanic Corrosion

Marine Metals Physical Properties Tables & Galvanic Series Tables


Special Report: Corrosion, Zincs & Bonding by Michael Kasten


An Overview of Corrosion Prevention on Boats

Lightning Protection; Radio Grounding; Shock Prevention; Stray Currents

The Case Against Bonding vs. The Case In Favor Of Bonding

Wiring For Corrosion Protection; Bringing Aboard Shore Power

ABYC Rules; Special Considerations for Metal Boats

Further Reading; Welding Power Connections; The Galvanic Series

 

 

 

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