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Comfort in the cockpit Issue 9 : Nov/Dec 1999 Common on many newer stock boats, pushpit or stern pulpit seating is a great addition to any good old boat as well. The pushpit is the stainless steel framework aft of the cockpit. It’s an important safety feature on any cruiser and, therefore, generally well constructed....
Issue 9 : Nov/Dec 1999 I first saw a Bayfield early in the ’80s, on the hard, at a marina on Lake Huron’s Saginaw Bay. It was a 25, sitting next to an elderly wooden Tahiti ketch. Here was a study in contrast. The little fiberglass Bayfield 25 bravely trying to look classic, while a...
It bakes bread, makes hearty soups, distills water, and holds the kids’ “critters.” Who could ask for more? Issue 9 : Nov/Dec 1999 Long, long ago in another lifetime far, far away — well, 17 years ago in Montana when sailing hadn’t infected our lives — we received a 6-quart pressure cooker as a wedding...
Controlling your environment makes you a better, safer sailor Issue 10 : Jan/Feb 2000 As a person to whom quality time and time aboard are synonymous, I often daydream of idyllic passages through tropical seas with steady trade winds, puffy white clouds, and sun-sparkled wave tips at my back. Moments later, reality returns to find...
