How to bring a kerosene anchor light into the 21st century Issue 34: Jan/Feb 2004 FIRST I FOUND A GREAT KEROSENE ANCHOR LIGHT AT A MARINE swapmeet. Then I brought it into the 21st century with an LED ...
More reach, more height in the galley sink Issue 36 : May/Jun 2004 I love the foot pumps in my galley. Not only do they provide precise control over water consumption, they allow the use of both hands...
Neater and tidier dining al fresco Issue 36 : May/Jun 2004 Eating lunch in the cockpit while under way can be an ordeal. The boat heels, drinks spill, sandwiches are sat upon — or slip off the seats a...
Here’s how to keep those cockpit cushions in place Issue 38 : Sept/Oct 2004 The boat heels over, and the cockpit cushions end up in the foot well. You might even be sitting on one when it slides off t...
A simple way to create more cockpit rails Issue 39 : Nov/Dec 2004 Solar panels are very sensitive to partial shading. Even the thin shadow of a stay falling on one of the cells causes a dramatic reduc...
A cheap alternative to the washdown pump Issue 57 : Nov/Dec 2007 Washdown pumps are great when a muddy anchor chain comes aboard. But there is a cheaper alternative. I took two scrub brushes and linke...
Oh, do you know the muffin fan? Issue 58 : Jan/Feb 2008 It gets so hot in the tropics that we had to come up with some method of getting the stove’s heat out of the cabin. I took a 4-inch inspection p...
Taking up the mooring strain Issue 59 : Mar/Apr 2008 To take the strain off our windlass, I needed a chain stopper. I found some nice ones on the market, but they were expensive and I had to come up w...
Singing the praises of a hard, non-inflatable dinghy Issue 60 : May/Jun 2008 Over the last 20 years i have worn out two inflatable dinghies. As the kids grew, we put lots of happy miles on both of the...
Two practical uses for two stays aft Issue 62 : Sept/Oct 2008 Twin backstays, or double backstays, a pair of aft stays that go all the way to the top of the mast, are becoming more popular these days ...