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It’s rugged, enduring and, er, rustic Issue 102 : May/Jun 2015 When I had my wooden dock built in the late 1980s, the builder asked me if I wanted expensive metal cleats or less-expensive cleats. I chose the less-expensive route and was surprised to see cleats made out of 2 x 4 lumber. With two...
How sailors measure accomplishments Issue 100: Jan/Feb 2015 Nearby dock neighbors and friends spent a summer with a new-to-them sailboat after being boatless a few years due to health issues. The reintroduction had to go slowly . . . as if they were learning to sail for the first time. As a result, they will...
It’s a springtime rite in a boatyard Issue 102 : May/Jun 2015 It begins slowly. Just a rustling of loosened winter covers and the occasional soft thump as hatches open and close. It’s not that the boatyard was ever completely deserted during the winter (see “Boatyard Ghosts,” November 2013), but traffic starts to pick up...
Advanced methods enhance options, safety, and fun Issue 102 : May/Jun 2015 The art and science of making a boat stay put in an anchorage is vast and interesting. In part 1 of this series, in the March 2015 issue, I described the conventional way of anchoring (with some twists) by heading upwind for the...
