Other Article Links

Below is a listing of our articles other websites have posted online. Book reviews from Good Old Boat are also listed online by date. You can also search through our articles index.
Articles posted at BoatUS, SailNet, and many other smaller and independent sites have also posted a few of our articles.

Independent Websites

Many smaller and independent sites have posted a few of our articles.

2007

  • John Danicic has posted a pdf of his January 2007 article, "Rope-to-chain splices," on his website.
  • Don Davies' January 2007 article about the transformation of the stowage situation aboard his Grampian 30 is posted by the Grampian Owners. 
  • Matthew Goldman wrote a beautiful Reflections piece in the May 2007 issue. Michael, the gray owl, published it on his site with permission. 
  • Kim Ode has posted a pdf of her article about baking bread aboard as a PDF. It was published in the July 2007 issue.
  • Gregg Nestor's September 2007 review of the Pearson Ensign has been published by the Pentwater Yacht Club as a PDF.

2006

2005

  • Our Canadian Sailcraft 36 article by Bill Sandifer, from the January 2005 issue.
  • Colin Watt published Geoffrey Toye's July 2005 article on the Drascomb Lugger on his site.
  • Ron Breault has taken over the Dolphin 24 website and has posted Dyke Williams' September 2005 article on the Yankee Dolphin and her near relatives.

2004

2003

  • Dan Spurr's article on Mark Ellis, The Nonsuch 30 Man, designer of the Niagara 35 and others, from our May/June 2003 issue, is available as a PDF file.
  • Gregg Nestor's article on the South Coast 22 from our July 2003 issue is posted on-line by John McKissack.
  • The Tartan Owners' Group has posted Dan Spurr's Tartan history from November 2003, calling it "the" definitive review of Tartan yachts. Notice that it is a PDF document.
  • John Danicic has posted a pdf of his wife, Kim Ode's, September 2003 article, "Looking for a better way" about the building of a nesting dinghy, on his website.

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1999

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SailNet

Sailnet

SailNet has posted a number of our articles online.
http://www.sailnet.com

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BoatUS

BoatUS

BoatUS has posted a number of our articles online.
http://www.boatus.com/goodoldboat

  • Histories and profiles
    • Allied Boat Company (a history), by Dan Smith, January 1999
    • The Birth of Fiberglass Boats, by Steve Mitchell, November 1999
    • Catalina Yachts: One big family, by Steve Mitchell, January 2001
    • The Pearson Era (a history), by Steve Mitchell, November 1999
    • Moyer Marine: A Successful Business That Just 'Evolved', by Karen Larson, January 1999
  • Repairs, Maintenance & Modifications
    • Fitting bronze portlight, by Armand Stephens, July 2001
    • Building your own classic hatch, by Armand Stephens, November 2001
    • Breakproof tillers, by Matt Colie, November 2001
    • Big beds on small boats, by Donald Bodemann, July 2001
    • Blister repair was cheap. . . all things considered, by Norman Ralph, March 1999
    • Get a grip: Improve your dodger, by Don Launer, March 2001
    • Out, out, bad pox! by Jack Owen, September 1999
    • Singing the boat bottom blisters blues, by Brian Cleverly, September 1999
    • Delamination is not spelled d-o-o-m, by Bill Sandifer, November 1998
    • End the "dinghy dilemma", by Susan Peterson Gately, March 2000
    • Good old catboat, by Stuart Hopkins, September 2001
    • Long shaft conversion, by Cory Carpenter, November 2001
    • A new toerail for an old warhorse, by Hugh Owens, May 2001
    • Mildew Wars: a fight you can't win, by Bob Wood, May 1999
    • Painless Anchoring, by Norman Ralph, July 2000
    • Pushpit Seats: Comfort in the cockpit, by Bill Dimmit, November 1999
    • Stanchion repair, by Norman Ralph, September 2001
    • Suffering from Sealant Confusion? by Scott Thurston, March 2000
    • Tanks A Lot Part 1: Tanks: Easy to Forget, Too Important to Dismiss, by Bill Sandifer, January 1999
    • Tanks A Lot Part 2: Rescue that Rusty Tank, by Bob Haussler, January 1999
    • Tanks A Lot Part 3: The Epoxy "Cure", by Norman Ralph, January 1999
    • Vang/preventer: a fast, effective safety device, by Jerry Powlas, November 1998
    • Wedging the Mast, by Norman Ralph, November 2001
  • Systems
    • Atomic 4: Smooth, Worth Another Look, by Jerry Powlas, June 1998
    • Brewer By The Numbers, by Ted Brewer, July 1999
    • The rest of the ratios: On helm balance, by Ted Brewer, November 1999
    • A Comfortable Cruiser, by Bob Wood, January 2000
    • Cool and quiet and trouble free, by Jerry Powlas and Dave Gerr, September 1998
    • Fuel and water filters: Simple insurance policies, by Bill Sandifer, March 1999
    • Hooking . . . for a good night's sleep, by Jerry Powlas, March 1999
    • Marine Sanitation Devices, by Mark Parker, November 1999
    • No fear mast stepping, Ron Chappell, May 2001
    • Rating rules shaped our boats, by Ted Brewer, January 2000
    • Up the Mast, by Steve Christensen, September 1999
    • Winter agitation, by Don Launer, September 2001
  • Sails
    • Lazy-jacks (mainsail tamers), by Guy Stevens, July 2001
    • The fore-and-aft rig, by Ted Brewer, March 2001
    • I've Got the New Sail Blues, by Bill Sandifer, July 2000
    • New Wings at Half Price, by Bill Sandifer, September 1998
    • O, how she scoons!, by Don Launer, January 2001
    • Quit horsing around! by Steve Christensen, January 2000
  • Galley
    • A clean look at the "dirty" half dozen (stove fuels), Theresa Fort, March 2000
    • Cooking Under Pressure, by Theresa Fort, November 1999
    • Honey, I tossed out the cooler, by Karen Larson, January 1999
  • Boat Buying
    • Diamond-in-the-rough, perhaps, but how rough? by Bill Sandifer, September 1998
    • Soft Dinghy? Hard Choice! by Bob Wood, May 2000
  • Construction & Materials
    • Bowsprits, bumpkins, and belaying pins, by Don Launer, November 2001
    • Is there a metal yacht in your future? by Ted Brewer, July 1999
    • Is your boat stable? by Ted Brewer, March 2000
    • Keel design: What's best?, by Ted Brewer, July 2000
    • A Thing of Beauty is a Joy Forever, by Ted Brewer, November 2000
  • Safety
    • Planning for an unplanned inversion, by John Vigor, November 2000
  • Misc
    • Renaming a Boat? How Bad Could it Be? by John Vigor, July 1999
    • Vigor's Black Box Theory, by John Vigor, July 1999
    • What is a Valiant 32? by Norman Ralph, March 1999

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