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Inspecting and maintaining seacocks Issue 38 : Sept/Oct 2004 The hull of a boat is designed to keep water out, but most boats also have through-hull fittings and seacocks that are designed to allow wa...
This boat had been “the other woman” at least once before Issue 38 : Sept/Oct 2004 When we first made acquaintance she was in Mobile, Alabama, and I was almost 1,000 miles away in Washington, D.C. I h...
Simple upgrades turn a weekender into a world cruiser Issue 38 : Sept/Oct 2004 The sails are stowed, dinner is cooking, and a day of sailing has taken the edge off a hectic workweek. The heavens turn ...
It started with replacing the sole and ended with casting molten lead Issue 38 : Sept/Oct 2004 Not long ago I was reminded about how a small job can turn into a much larger one. My 1976 Chrysler 26 Sw...
A nasty fall overboard spurs non-skid deck renovation Issue 38 : Sept/Oct 2004 I knew the deck of our 42-foot boat needed attention, but I always put it off in favor of other projects. Non-skid replac...
Transforming a sloppy paint job into a safe and spiffy deck Issue 38 : Sept/Oct 2004 A few years ago, my friend, Gil, and I searched for an Allied Seawind II at a good bargain price. We found several ...
Where to find that affordable ocean voyager you long for Issue 38 : Sept/Oct 2004 There are three sources of moderately priced cruising yachts:ex-racing boats, ex-charter boats, and secondhand cruisin...
Freedom Yachts founder believes something’s amiss in the sailing world Issue 38 : Sept/Oct 2004 Garry Hoyt has a passion for sailing, there’s no doubt. At Newport Rhode Island’s Ida Lewis Yacht Club, ...
She’s capable of cruising anywhere in the world in comfort Issue 38 : Sept/Oct 2004 With this issue we have three yachts that are about as alike as peas in a pod — or peapods in Maine, if you prefer. ...
A classy English lady gets a facelift Issue 44: Sept/Oct 2005 ONCE EMBARKED ON A LIMITED REFIT project on your classic cruiser, you will surely be tempted to carry on until she is transformed into the...
A baby-blue Mark II Spencer 35 heads for the horizon Issue 38 : Sept/Oct 2004 In 2002, Jim Kellam won the Singlehanded Transpac Race in his refurbished Spencer 35 Mk II. The Canadian from Vancouver wo...
The Coast Guard asks boaters to be careful observers Issue 44: Sept/Oct 2005 ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2001, America was attacked from the air. Many terrorism experts feel it is only a matter of time before an...
Corsair Marine’s little three-huller is fast and fun Issue 38 : Sept/Oct 2004 Lest we find ourselves engaged in one of those downward-spiraling debates about the characteristics that define a good old...
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...
Chance meeting reawakens feelings of gratitude and enthusiasm Issue 39 : Nov/Dec 2004 Another exuberant gust shook the mast, rattling the rigging, and dragging my attention from the novel on my lap. G...
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...
If you can get a wire around it, you can clamp it Issue 39 : Nov/Dec 2004 Last January, at the Strictly Sail show in Chigago, Robert Wozencraft introduced me to a tool that uses wire to clamp almost a...
It’s easy to make some versatile sink covers Issue 39 : Nov/Dec 2004 If your boat is anything like ours, the galley sink seems to get a lot of stuff stowed in it just as you are leaving the dock. It s...
Modern lighting projects for cruising sailboats Issue 44: Sept/Oct 2005 WE BEGAN TINKERING WITH LED lighting in our boat several years ago. Since then we have completed numerous small lighting project...
A simple fix for a spongy hatch cover Issue 39 : Nov/Dec 2004 The challenge came when the marine surveyor finished his inspection of my 1983-vintage Catalina 27. “The boat’s in good shape, but you mig...
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...
Glue inside glue solves a sticky problem Issue 39 : Nov/Dec 2004 Not since I had to attach a bag of clean shingles to finish my daughter’s new dollhouse have I appreciated the merits of hot-melt glue....
No more grungy towels for this solo cruiser Issue 39 : Nov/Dec 2004 Early September . . . the Dog Days whelp no more . . . overnight cruises are again pleasant. By 6 p.m. the anchor is secure, the sai...
They couldn’t spare enough time, so they went voyaging in installments Issue 39 : Nov/Dec 2004 So you can’t take off for a year, or three, or 10. Most of us can’t. But you would still like to go...
Solo voyager fits out a mini-lifeboat from a Fatty Knees dinghy Issue 39 : Nov/Dec 2004 I am a sailor who believes we have no business sailing offshore for recreational purposes if we do not make ours...
Alex Tilley and the boat that begat the wonderous Tilley hat Issue 39 : Nov/Dec 2004 Her name was Karmananda. Keith Storey, now commodore of the Alexandra Yacht Club in Toronto, remembers her vividly....
How to put that water back outside where it belongs Issue 39 : Nov/Dec 2004 There is an enormous variety of bilge pumps on the market. Some are electric, some manual, and some are belt-driven from the...
Two sailors with One Love experience a magic moment Issue 39 : Nov/Dec 2004 The temperature hovered below 60, and that was in the sun. My wife cast off the bow lines as we pulled away from the slip fo...
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 ...
This grand old dame will always be someone’s sweetheart Issue 39 : Nov/Dec 2004 It might not have been love at first sight but it was close. Marcelo Gentenetta, a veterinarian, was looking at a Pearso...
