How to eat well despite a lack of space and equipment Issue 37 : Jul/Aug 2004 Eating well is an integral part of boat safety. A hungry crew is more prone to seasickness, lethargy, and lower morale. An...
Careful fall layup gives you a head start in spring Issue 38 : Sept/Oct 2004 October on the north coast (Great Lakes) or, for that matter, anywhere north of the 38th parallel, means taking the boat ou...
Are you a forgetful trailersailor? Don’t fret. Here’s the list to end all checklists Issue 38 : Sept/Oct 2004 I pride myself in mentally warehousing innumerable, disjointed facts and recalling them at...
A MacGregor trailersailer that has earned Hall of Fame status Issue 39 : Nov/Dec 2004 In 1967, as a final requirement for earning his MBA at Stanford Business School, Roger MacGregor wrote his thesis ...
Expert advice on choosing the right caulk or bedding Issue 39 : Nov/Dec 2004 During a visit to the local home improvement center, I chanced to meet a fellow sailing-club member. Barnacle Bob, as he’s ...
A third-generation performance cruiser Issue 44: Sept/Oct 2005 AT THE 1959 NEW YORK BOAT SHOW, CLINT PEARSON AND his younger cousin, Everett, introduced their first sailboat, the Carl Alberg-designed,...
A thorough discussion of the many causes of metal corrosion Issue 44: Sept/ Oct 2005 THE STUDY OF CORROSION CONSIDERS the reactions between a metal and its environment. From the standpoint of a boatow...
Here’s how to keep those untamed line ends under better control Issue 40 : Jan/Feb 2005 Periodically, I conduct a cursory examination of my running rigging. I make mental notes of those lines that nee...
The patented hull gives this boat “space appeal” Issue 41 : Mar/Apr 2005 Reinell Boat Works of Marysville, Washington, specialized in fine lapstrake and carvel-planked fishing and pleasure boats from ...
A classic performance cruiser, with the emphasis on performance Issue 41 : Mar/Apr 2005 The year was 1961 when George Cuthbertson, a mechanical engineer, and George Cassian, an aircraft designer, got ...
All you need to know about ropes for your boat Issue 42 : May/Jun 2005 A few years ago, after carefully inspecting my running rigging, I decided it was time to replace much of it. I identified each li...
A fairly rare coastal cruiser with an intriguing layout Issue 42 : May/Jun 2005 A Chinese immigrant by the name of Ti Ouyang is the man responsible for the creation and success of Ouyang Boat Works of...
Stopping that sinking feeling under the mast Issue 43 : Jul/Aug 2005 As in most sailboats its size, my 1984 O’Day 222’s mast is stepped on deck. However, unlike many of its contemporaries, my boat lac...
A blend of functionality and traditional yacht design Issue 45 : Nov/Dec 2005 Nearly three decades ago, in a warehouse near the Miami, Florida, airport, Nicholas Hake began his boatbuilding business. ...
A thorough discussion of the many causes of metal corrosion Issue 45 : Nov/Dec 2005 Part 1 of this series in the September 2005 issue took a long look at marine corrosion theory, the galvanic series, ...
A pedigreed and still-successful racer/cruiser from the 1970s Issue 45 : Nov/Dec 2005 Douglass & McLeod, Inc. of Grand River, Ohio, was the partnership formed by Gordon (Sandy) Douglass and Raymon...
This tough, flexible, shiny oil penetrates old gelcoat Issue 52: Jan/Feb 2007 OVER THE YEARS, I’VE OWNED SEVERAL “EXPERIENCED” FIBERGLASS sailboats. These are boats that have already had at least one ...
Barbecue charcoal does the trick Issue 52: Jan/Feb 2007 SINCE I PERFORM THE BULK OF THE MAINTENANCE ON MY SAILBOAT, not to mention on my cars, pickup, tractor, and house, it’s only reasonable that I w...
This late ‘70s fast coastal cruiser has a pedigreed design Issue 47 : Mar/Apr 2006 The Seafarer 30 was designed by Jim McCurdy and Bodie Rhodes and was sold from 1979 through 1985. This performance-or...
Make your own sacrificial strip for the genoa Issue 48 : May/Jun 2006 It was time to replace the sacrificial sun cover on our 150-percent genoa. It wasn’t worn out or damaged, but I was getting tired ...
An affordable coastal cruiser in three editions Issue 48 : May/Jun 2006 During the 1960s and ’70s, Southern California was home to the world’s largest builders of fiberglass sailboats. While Columbia,...
A tether keeps your tools aboard Issue 49 : Jul/Aug 2006 I’ve lost quite a few items during my years of sailing to the aqueous, gravity-enhanced environment. It all began many years ago with my first ...
An unusual family daysailer and inshore cruiser Issue 52: Jan/Feb 2007 JOHANN “HANS” TANZER WAS AN Austrian, who designed, built, and raced small sailboats in Switzerland. In 1956 he emigrated to Cana...
A slender pocket cruiser from the other Howard Hughes Issue 49 : Jul/Aug 2006 Hughes Boat Works Limited was the largest Canadian sailboat manufacturer for several years, building a total of approximat...
A 1970s trailersailer that sails well and still looks modern Issue 50 : Sept/Oct 2006 The trailersailer revolution began in the early 1970s, when there was a widespread public consciousness about prot...
An early Robert Perry design stands the test of time Issue 51 : Nov/Dec 2006 Around 1975, Robert Perry Drew the lines of the Islander 28. And as critical as he is of his own work, he nevertheless cons...
This handy gadget just measures and measures Issue 53 : Mar/Apr 2007 Have you ever used a deck shoe as a hammer . . . or a knife from the galley as a screwdriver? We’ve all used whatever was handy at ...
Coastal cruising with sprightly performance Issue 52: Jan/Feb 2007 WHILE TED IRWIN’S STOCK-IN-TRADE was the large center-cockpit cruiser, often for the Caribbean charter trade, he also dabbled with sm...
A light-displacement coastal cruiser from the 1980s Issue 53 : Mar/Apr 2007 George O’Day was the only sailor to win both an Olympic gold medal and the America’s Cup. He won the 5.5-Meter class in the ...