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Issue 13 : Jul/Aug 2000 While most of the rigging on our boat was very satisfactory when we bought it, the whisker pole and mast pad-eye were not particularly reassuring. The pole was a small-diameter, twist-lock affair that did not lock and unlock reliably, and the pad-eye did not fit the mast well. The pole...
Issue 12 : May/Jun 2000 Perhaps you’ve noticed: Jerry and I are a couple of good old folks with a good old boat — exactly the profile of many of our readers. We have not circumnavigated the globe. (Jerry does take credit for several long-distance cruises, courtesy of Uncle Sam, on The USS Newport News,...
How to drink, shower, and wash the dishes on about a gallon a day Issue 13 : Jul/Aug 2000 Depending on the source you quote, the average landlubber uses between 70 and 120 gallons of fresh water a day. The average sailor could cross an ocean on that amount of water. Conserving fresh water is...
Expert or beginner, when you make melodies afloat, you’ll make friends Issue 15 : Nov/Dec 2000 When Sylvia and I lived aboard our 30-year-old Nicholson 26 for a year, the best and driest locker was kept for our two most valuable instruments. The boxes were much the same size, one old and one new, and...
