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A novice learns some tricks from the pros Issue 83: March/April 2012 Stew must have had a good reason to schedule his knee surgery while our 47-foot Cheoy Lee was in the yard for two weeks, but for the life of me I couldn’t remember what it was. Every liveaboard or cruising boat needs one...
What’s in a name? Issue 82 : Jan/Feb 2012 It’s hard to believe Good Old Boat is approaching its 15th birthday. It was 15 years ago this past fall that Jerry and I sat on Mystic in the Canadian Slate Islands of Lake Superior and decided to start “the sailing magazine for the rest of...
Practical ways to comply with the law Issue 83: March/April 2012 If you own a boat and your head discharge hose is connected directly and only to a through-hull fitting (as shown below), you’re in violation of the law and long overdue for corrective measures. In response to the American public’s growing concern with air...
Timing is everything when picking out a light Issue 84 : May/Jun 2012 You’ve been under way for days. It’s 0200 and you’re on watch on the blackest of nights, straining through binoculars to pick up the blink of the light that marks the channel entrance. It must be directly ahead. Your nautical GPS chart...
Graveyard of the Pacific: Shipwreck and Survival...
The Deepest Map: The High-Stakes Race to Chart t...
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