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A rare cat ketch and uncommonly good coastal cruiser Issue 97 : Jul/Aug 2014 Tom Curley pulled into the marina parking lot on his Victory motorcycle. We stood there admiring this eccentric machine, it...
Being prepared for the “what ifs” Issue 97 : Jul/Aug 2014 Decades ago — when I took driver’s education in anticipation of my 16th birthday and in the hope of earning a much-valued driver’s license — t...
. . . and realizing that “perfect” is the enemy of sailing Issue 99 : Nov/Dec 2014 I once helped a friend who was looking for an apartment. We found one I thought was especially cool and in a convenie...
A handy hybrid of a handhold and hook Issue 99 : Nov/Dec 2014 I love tinkering on my 1960 Pearson Triton. The venerable Triton was built from 1959 through 1967 by Pearson in Bristol, Rhode Island, and...
How to find an anchored boat at night Issue 99 : Nov/Dec 2014 Normally when traveling from the shore by dinghy I have no trouble finding my boat at night . . . except, for some reason, in the Great Sa...
. . . and two high-production contemporaries Issue 99 : Nov/Dec 2014 The Hunter 35.5 was one of the many boats built by Hunter whose design credit reads “Warren Luhrs and the Hunter Design Team.” Over...
She is loved for her comfort and speed Issue 99 : Nov/Dec 2014 She’s one of the sweetest, cleanest boats in the marina, and two of the best people own her. Bob and Barbara Pulyer’s 1989 Hunter 35.5 Le...
Sailing a new boat is a mega adjustment Issue 98: Sept/Oct 2014 Sehnsucht is a German word for yearning and intensely missing something or someone. Standing on the deck of Mystic, our C&C 30, not ...
A clear, calm night at sea evokes awe Issue 100: Jan/Feb 2015 For as long as I can remember I have been obsessed by the sea. As I look back, I can see where my experiences on the sea and the lessons I...
An indoor shower for a boat that lacks one Issue 100: Jan/Feb 2015 Afew years ago, a friend told me a story about taking a hot shower as the boat he was helping deliver passed through Hell Gate in New...
Give your jib’s roller furler some needed support Issue 100: Jan/Feb 2015 Headsail roller-furling systems have become ubiquitous. Walk the docks or scan the mooring field and you’ll quickly confirm th...
Neenah-Nodaway Yacht Club celebrates 150 years Issue 99 : Nov/Dec 2014 Picture the United States 150 years ago as the Civil War was drawing to a bloody conclusion. Long before the Green Bay Packers, s...
A boat acquisition unfolds like a board game Issue 100: Jan/Feb 2015 Autumn in the Pacific Northwest brings fickle sailing weather, and given that our Cal 20 needed a keel-off refit anyway, we pulled ...
. . . solve line-leading issues on a multilevel deck Issue 100: Jan/Feb 2015 Even in our younger days, my wife and I tried to make living and working aboard our cruising boats as easy as possible. Thi...
Give it the best antenna cable you can Issue 100: Jan/Feb 2015 Acouple of years ago we unstepped and repainted our mast. While it was horizontal and easy to work with, I inspected the wiring. Some of ...
A boat-selling ad was bait for a phish Issue 99 : Nov/Dec 2014 During the winter, when temperatures were well below zero, we decided to sell our modest 27-foot sailboat in hopes of upgrading to someth...
Only buy new if you can’t make do Issue 99 : Nov/Dec 2014 I have owned my 1967 Alberg 30, Good News, for more than 22 years. While maintenance is always needed on a good old boat — mine is now 46 year...
A quick-and-dirty repair gets the boat home Issue 99 : Nov/Dec 2014 Many resources are available to help owners of good old boats complete their projects in the best possible way: seaworthy, beautiful...
Make the engine suck its own antifreeze Issue 99 : Nov/Dec 2014 Up north, after pulling the boat out in the late fall, winterizing an engine is a mandatory and often unpleasant chore. Draining a raw-w...
A top-down core replacement Issue 99 : Nov/Dec 2014 In this, the first of two parts, Matt Bowser describes three ways to repair a delaminated deck. He then relates how he settled upon the one he would...
. . . replace irreplaceable windows Issue 99 : Nov/Dec 2014 When it was time to replace the deadlights in the deckhouse on my 1978 Eastward Ho 31, I ran into a problem. Replace them with . . . what? T...
Her past glory inspired a restoration Issue 99 : Nov/Dec 2014 The Cal 34 Vagus was once a star. That was in the mid-1970s to the mid-’90s, when Lake Michigan’s Bay of Green Bay was busy with races tha...
The seduction was short, sweet, and complete Issue 99 : Nov/Dec 2014 Whenever my husband, Kevin, suggested sailing together on his parents’ boat, my response was always “no.” I had spent many days fis...
A solo sailor uses a basketful of tricks Issue 99 : Nov/Dec 2014 This is the second in Karen Sullivan’s series of articles about prepping a boat and sailor for singlehanding. She’ll discuss sail chang...
Two boats, one storm, two outcomes Issue 99 : Nov/Dec 2014 In November 1981, my wife, Nancy (known as Boo), and I chartered a Ranger 33 out of Everett, Washington, with our friends Jay and Nancy. Vela...
Simple rules ensure safety and reliability Issue 99 : Nov/Dec 2014 Sooner or later, if you own your boat any length of time, you will have to deal with replacing or adding a DC electrical circuit. Per...
A big makeover for the smallest room Issue 100: Jan/Feb 2015 It’s said that creative people can look at a pile of garbage and see opportunities. If this is true, I must possess some pretty creative ge...
When solo, planning is the key to smooth sailing Issue 100: Jan/Feb 2015 This is the third in Karen Sullivan’s series of articles about prepping a boat and sailor for singlehanding. In the March and M...
Open and close a sun flap from below Issue 100: Jan/Feb 2015 Home waters for my 1980 Hunter 30, Summer Wind, are Lake Pontchartrain and the central Gulf Coast, where a generously sized Bimini over the...
