She’s just a sweet, 31-foot boat that suits the Sandifers’ plan Issue 33 : Nov/Dec 2003 Bill and Genie Sandifer say it’s the boats they’ve owned over the years that have kept their marriage stro...
No string, no knots — but is that good? Issue 35 : Mar/Apr 2004 It happened within my lifetime, but I hardly noticed. I surely wasn’t aware of the significance of the trend. In my grandmother’s time, ...
Several had never raced before. Many raced only occasionally. And all had a great time. Issue 34: Jan/Feb 2004 JUDGING BY THE ELATION OF A COUPLE OF hundred Annapolis sailors, racing is a stimulating,...
Never mind the birds, the winter cover’s off the boat Issue 36 : May/Jun 2004 Chickadees in Minnesota are substituting their nervous chick-a-dee-dee-dee twitter for a heartfelt phoebee-phoebee song. T...
Dave Martin, outstanding seaman, shares his experience with readers Issue 37 : Jul/Aug 2004 Our newest contributing editor, Dave Martin, was a good old boater long before the term was invented. His af...
There’s no need to change our snug convertible just yet Issue 38 : Sept/Oct 2004 Not long ago I read in one of the many books about living aboard that we should want to own a boat with separate eating...
Backyard boatyard project calls for a “small person” Issue 39 : Nov/Dec 2004 Not since my early adolescence, when I last looked back with regret on the petite section of the department store, have I s...
This was the boat they chose to “safely take them farther” Issue 39 : Nov/Dec 2004 Jon Church spent much of his professional career as a geologist on oil rigs off the coasts of Sweden and Norway. For ...
The answers . . . are simple and few. But many men just don’t get it Issue 40 : Jan/Feb 2005 In the beginning, God created man, and man built himself a boat. It was good. Adam looked at Eve and asked ...
If you can drive, you’ll also be able to sail . . . eventually Issue 40 : Jan/Feb 2005 Revelations occur no matter where you are. If you can turn the noise level off (radios, television, conversation,...
Grouching about crouching — it’s the height problem again Issue 41 : Mar/Apr 2005 Being tall may be overrated as a social asset. As a taller female, I’ve never been convinced of the advantages. First,...
A class that owes much to an energetic owners’ group Issue 41 : Mar/Apr 2005 The Tayana Owners’ Group (TOG) is a diverse, energetic, and passionate group of sailors of Tayana, CT, and Vancouver sailbo...
Tools rule in the battle of the shared spaces Issue 42 : May/Jun 2005 They warn those starting marriages later in life not to move into his house or her house, but rather to start fresh with a home ne...
Dreaming of green flashes and northern lights Issue 43 : Jul/Aug 2005 Northern lights are just below the green flash on my list of rare and delightful phenomena. There may be some doubt in some circle...
Fast way to make a seagoing pillow/blanket Issue 43 : Jul/Aug 2005 Whoever came up with the idea for the first quillow deserves some sort of award for ingenuity. But the name of that individual is pro...
Four generations of family expertise benefit this Lake Superior boatyard Issue 43 : Jul/Aug 2005 If a time traveler were drop into Bingham Boat Works today, he or she might well wonder what decade it ...
Ongoing makeover for a Halsey Herreshoff racer/cruiser Issue 43 : Jul/Aug 2005 Memory fails. Mike and Nancy Serozi can remember the highlights of their life together, of course. There were two sons, R...
Only one thing’s worse: winter Issue 45 : Nov/Dec 2005 Boatless. What could be worse than being boatless in the summer? This is essentially what Jerry and I have become now that we’ve implemented my “...
This business wasn’t planned — it just “grew and grew” Issue 45 : Nov/Dec 2005 Contrary to what the MBAs will tell you, it is possible to start a business without a business plan. Ask Gordon Torresen....
Learning to bloom where you’re planted Issue 44: Sept/Oct 2005 IT WAS MID-JUNE IN DULUTH/SUPERIOR on the Minnesota/Wisconsin border. We had a cockpit awning up . . . but not because of the sun. It rai...
It’s for the hardy and it starts at 50 degrees north Issue 52: Jan/Feb 2007 LATELY I’VE HAD REASON TO CONTEMPLATE THE CHARMS AND challenges of high-latitude sailing. Since we’ve just completed the pro...
He’s a jack of all trades and master of most Issue 46 : Jan/Feb 2006 Renaissance man was not a term in use when Good Old Boat contributing editor Don Launer was growing up prior to World War II. It wa...
And we’re keeping this one to ourselves Issue 47 : Mar/Apr 2006 In the summer of 2004, the largest U.S. sailing magazine ran a list of the top 10 towns that are perfect for sailors: “Sailville, USA,” ...
A classic plastic racer/cruiser with looks to turn your head Issue 47 : Mar/Apr 2006 Magic. We drove east to witness the magic touch, but instead we were treated to a love story. It wasn’t a bad trade...
They also spend who only sail and toil Issue 48 : May/Jun 2006 Some time ago I participated in a government survey focusing on the national economy. It was interested in the buying habits of the publi...
Improper thoughts about the properties of bottom paint Issue 49 : Jul/Aug 2006 The nice thing about many routine boat jobs is that you can unplug your brain from the task at hand and allow it to wande...
A place for everything and everything out of place Issue 50 : Sept/Oct 2006 Gridlock is a condition easily achieved . . . way too easily on a boat in the spring. I was able to manage it with a can of ...
Space-age braids named after a biblical hero Issue 52: Jan/Feb 2007 A NYONE WHO EVER BRAIDED HAIR OR made lanyards in craft class knows the intricacy of the braiding process. Consider automating that ...
Otherwise rational sailors gild their Lily, a Ranger 28 Issue 50 : Sept/Oct 2006 Owning a sailboat is “far more rewarding than you have any right to expect,” says Walt Hodge. His co-captain and compan...
She’s the most pampered and putzed-with boat in the marina Issue 51 : Nov/Dec 2006 When he was 11, Roger Lautenbach figured out that a small fishing boat would be a lot more interesting with a sailing...