EDUCATIONAL  SOURCES

We hope that you will find the sources provided on this page both fun and informative!    PLEASE NOTE:  These links are provided for educational purposes only, and Deep Water neither approves nor endorses any information found, unless the link takes you directly to another page on our own web site.

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FUN   "HOW TO"   STUFF

Free Animated Knot Tying and Uses  Lessons

Learn Boating Safety by State

Free Boat Building Plans

Boating Tips for Towed Water Sports

How to Make a Dugout Canoe

Great Boat Safety and "How To" Web Site

How to Pour Your Own Lead Keel

Another Great Boating Safety and "How To" Site

How to Name Your Boat

Yes, Another Safety and "How To" Site

How to Buy a Boat

How to Buy a Powerboat

More, How to Buy a Boat

Links Page for Powerboat Research

How to Buy a Used Boat

List of Boat Manufacturers

Quiz Yourself - Famous Boats & Sailors

How to Prepare Your Boat for Over the Road Transport

Who Should You Choose to Provide the Over the Road Transportation for Your Boat??? (Silly Question!)

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Archeology and Shipwrecks

Maritime History

Indigenous Boats (Blog)

Kayaks, Umiaks & Canoes

Simple History of Viking Shipbuilding

One of My Favorite Places:  The Mariners Museum

Viking Ships

History of Shipbuilding

Norse Ships

History of Shipbuilding 2

US Shipbuilding History

Egyptian Times to Columbus

Sailing Ships Archive

History of Sailing Ships and Navigators

History of the Russian Navy

Square-Rigged Ship History

Sailing History, Etc

Croatian Shipbuilding History

Sailing Warships

NOAA Photo Library

English Merchant Sailing Ships

NOAA Fisheries

Elizabeth R and the Spanish Armada

History of Transportation

Sir Francis Drake and the Golden Hind

Naval History and Photo Galleries

Age of Exploration / Explorers and Pirates

Library of Congress, 1492

Pirates, Privateers and Their Ships

Famous Ships and Boats

Pirates & Privateers

The Mayflower

More Pirates & Privateers

Clipper Ships

Pirates, Privateers, & Buccaneers

The Slave Ship, "Success"

More Pirates, Privateers, & Buccaneers

Civil War Ships & Battles

The Tilikum

Boatburners / Civil War

Famous Small Boats

Merchant Marine in Civil War

Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Page of Related Web Page Links

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MARITIME SOCIETIES AND PROJECTS

Institute of Maritime History

National Maritime Historical Society

Great Lakes Center for Maritime Studies

Tugboat Luna Preservation Society

Lake Michigan Maritime Marginalia

American Shipbuilding Association

Project Liberty Ship

The Steamship Historical Society

Naval Historical Center

Historical Naval Ships

(US) National Archives

Battle of Cape St. Vincent

Nautical Research Guild

Captain Cook Society

World Ship Society

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If you have a link to a source you think might be helpful to other boaters,  please email it to us and we will be glad to add it to this page.  (Must be suitable for family viewing ... and no personal advertising, please.)