Rubbermaid to the rescue with refillable, refreezable, reusable block ice. And once you own the plastic tubs, the price of ice is nice.

A cunning way to avoid ice-box odor Issue 37 : Jul/Aug 2004 Tired of sponging out the ice chest or draining all that melt water (and what else?) into the bilge? When a yard worker changed our drain so...

A bungee from boom to tiller steers the boat upwind under power.

A crafty idea to help singlehanders raise and lower sails Issue 47 : Mar/Apr 2006 One of the chief hassles when sailing alone is raising and lowering sails while maintaining your usual dignity and dec...