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Captive bolts mean freedom from worry Issue 69 : Nov/Dec 2009 Like many boats from the early 1970s, my Hallberg-Rassy Mistral 33 was originally fitted with bronze gate valves. They were mounted directly on the ends of the through-hull extensions, and even though a small piece of 3⁄8-inch marine plywood was placed between the hull...
Counting blessings at the season’s close Issue 69 : Nov/Dec 2009 Yesterday’s Thanksgiving dinner is still sticking with me as I contemplate breakfast. My morning ritual of checking the marine weather is more focused than usual today. A small-craft advisory has been posted. A dry cold front will pass at midday with southwest winds gusting...
Don’t bet your life on questionable lifelines Issue 69 : Nov/Dec 2009 The following is an excerpt from the second edition of Don Casey’s This Old Boat, published in April of this year by International Marine. Most old boats have been delivered with lifelines rigged with coated wire. Coated wire is an astonishingly bad idea....
A personal checklist from a 7-year liveaboard Issue 69 : Nov/Dec 2009 When my wife, Jan, and I decided we wanted to live aboard a sailboat and cruise the East Coast, the Bahamas, and the Caribbean for several years, we started reading all we could about the lifestyle, the kind of boat needed, the kind...
