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How to bring a kerosene anchor light into the 21st century Issue 34: Jan/Feb 2004 FIRST I FOUND A GREAT KEROSENE ANCHOR LIGHT AT A MARINE swapmeet. Then I brought it into the 21st century with an LED bulb. The housing of the lamp had a big Fresnel lens. I decided to use it and...
Some sailors need a house just as much as they need a boat Issue 34: Jan/Feb 2004 OVER TIME I HAVE COME TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE MOST CRITICAL item of cruising equipment for us is a house. “E-e-e-k!” says the critic. “Heresy again. It’s common knowledge that every cruising dream starts with selling one’s home....
A little attention takes your trailer a long way Issue 29 : Mar/Apr 2003 One of the biggest advantages of trailersailing is that you are not limited to one sailing area in a single sailing season; you can experience a cornucopia of sailing destinations, thanks to our extensive highway system. While much attention is spent...
Ten lessons one woman singlehander learned during 20 years of offshore cruising Issue 29 : Mar/Apr 2003 A singular disadvantage of the sea lies in the fact that having successfully surmounted one wave, you discover that there is another behind it.” When he made that observation in The Open Boat, Stephen Crane meant to express...
