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Miss Marley offered “learning opportunities” aplenty Issue 64 : Jan/Feb 2009 I bought my Cape Dory 30, Miss Marley, without a survey — not something I would recommend to anyone, but something I was willing (or foolish enough?) to do. I had heard all the horror stories about buying a boat without a survey, but...
Review your expectations Issue 64 : Jan/Feb 2009 What is the ideal boat size? Should I buy the biggest boat I can afford or the smallest boat I can possibly squeeze my family into? For most of us, the two ideas overlap. We all want the most boat for our money. The question remains: how...
How to get aid when you really need it Issue 64 : Jan/Feb 2009 There are many ways a sailor can signal for help: body movements, sound signals, pyrotechnics, terrestrial radio, and via the search-and-rescue satellite radio system. Visual signals Visual signals for help may be as simple as slowly and repeatedly raising and lowering...
If there’s a hole in the hull, be sure to peek before it leaks Issue 65 : Mar/Apr 2009 Every inboard-powered boat has a number of holes through its bottom. The cooling-water intake, the rudder, and the shaft log contribute a minimum number. When a boat springs a leak, these are the first places to...
