Issue 4 : Jan/Feb 1999 Last summer, I sold my aging 12-foot skiff to a farmer who had recently moved from the Pittsburgh area to Maine. When he answered my classified ad, he said he intended to use th...
Issue 5 : Mar/Apr 1999 At the end of his Mediterranean odyssey, Ulysses was given divine instructions to put his oars on his shoulder and walk inland until people no longer recognized what he was carr...
Two oldtime devices – a chip log and a sounding lead – will be there even when the power’s out Issue 6 : May/Jun 1999 When it comes to electronics, owners of good old boats never seem quite as dazzled...
Ignore chafing gear, and your gently aging boat will begin showing her age Issue 8 : Sept/Oct 1999 One of the fastest ways to get a good old boat looking and acting older than its actual age is to for...
The fine art of achieving small victories over the ravages of time Issue 9 : Nov/Dec 1999 The joy of installing new equipment in your good old boat is sometimes turned into teeth-gnashing frustration ...
Petite pole packs plenty pull Issue 10 : Jan/Feb 2000 Whisker poles have come a long way since I sailed up the Pleasant River, in Addison, Maine, using a battered broomstick to hold out the jib of my ...
A few tricks of the trade add sparkle to springtime varnishing rules Issue 12 : May/Jun 2000 Varnished wood on a fiberglass boat is a waste of time,” says my neighbor, who is a devout wooden-boat fan....
Confused by jib nomenclature? A look at names past and present Issue 17 : Mar/Apr 2001 They come drifting out of the past like the ghosts of old friends: Yankee. Spitfire. Mule. Drifter. Like specters...
How Roger Hewson managed the cut and thrust of boatbuilding Issue 32 : Sept/Oct 2003 The history of Sabre Yachts is inextricably entwined with the life of Roger Hewson. Almost no one connected with th...
An expert woodworker reveals some homely truths about teak Issue 40 : Jan/Feb 2005 Separating myth from reality almost impossible with a wood as well known as teak. From its “discovery” by the Dutch i...
Yes, says this seasoned seller, sometimes they are Issue 54 : May/Jun 2007 As a lifelong do-it-yourselfer, I’ve generally agreed with those who say, “Selling a boat isn’t on a par with diesel-injector...
A propane locker that won’t blow the budget Issue 78 : May/Jun 2011 A standard propane locker from a marine catalog seemed ridiculously expensive ($650 or more) when I was refurbishing my Cape Dory 27...