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Protect those beeping circuits from voltage drop Issue 18: May/June 2001 One thing that we can all agree on when it comes to older boats is that they never have enough battery power for all the new electronic and electrical gizmos that we think are must-haves. We’ve all experienced the low-voltage blues — while starting...
Issue 16 : Jan/Feb 2001 I recently wrote a short biography in which I mentioned that I had sailed halfway around the world twice. In all fairness, in the context of this sailing magazine, this does not give me the right to claim even one circumnavigation. The route both times was not a circle, but...
Can’t wait any longer? Stay warm and double your fun by sailing each spring and late fall Issue 18: May/June 2001 There is a myth out on the sparkling waves that probably originated from folks gazing at summer sails through shoreside barbecue haze. It is a sweetly beckoning myth with all the power of the...
Make your game plan to avoid the obstacles steps to boat ownership Issue 17 : Mar/Apr 2001 A year ago, I bought my first sailboat. In the months preceding the purchase, I was filled with countless questions about the process of achieving this dream. I didn’t know how much boat I could afford. I didn’t...
