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Old leaking portlights? Here’s one solution Issue 47 : Mar/Apr 2006 Just about every sailboat over 20 years old has the same basic construction for its fi xed portlights. Clear plastic or glass in the window opening was kept in place between frames (usually metal) on the inside and outside of the cabin trunk, all...
New owner unearths hidden mysteries aboard Issue 47 : Mar/Apr 2006 “What is this thing?” I ponder, holding up a hotdog-shaped red bulb with a foot-long wire protruding from one end, terminating in a plug that seems to fit nothing aboard our boat. It’s not the first mystery I’ve come across. When adopting a used...
What you see is exactly what you get Issue 47 : Mar/Apr 2006 Why do you always seem to tack into a header? Why do iceboats always sail to windward, no matter which direction they’re going? Why is it that you need a sweater when the sailors of the boat you just met were sitting...
How to request openings like a pro Issue 47 : Mar/Apr 2006 Last winter, our friends Susan and Scott came down to Florida to escape the Lake Erie winter and do a little sailing. I enjoy having other sailors aboard. It provides an opportunity to learn new techniques and to clean up those bad habits...
