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A Mobjack Bay cruise with Jim Brown and his classic trimaran Issue 50 : Sept/Oct 2006 The end of World War II saw the flowering of a new type of sailboat . . . new to the American sailor at least. A n...
Ferrari or Maserati of the water Issue 50 : Sept/Oct 2006 Because the Ranger 28 followed closely on the heels of Gary Mull’s very successful Ranger 29 design, it seems obvious that Ranger Yachts told ...
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...
Fiberglass boats begin their next half decade Issue 50 : Sept/Oct 2006 This year marks the 50th anniversary of the birth of the type of boats featured in this magazine. It was 1956 when Aeromarine, né...
The siren song urges him to chase the autumn south Issue 51 : Nov/Dec 2006 During our three-week cruise of the vast inland sea known as Lake Huron, it struck me: days and days of sailing, and still we...
Home is where the heart (and the boat) is Issue 51 : Nov/Dec 2006 Our boat had wintered over in Blind River, Ontario. WE had been cruising in the North Channel of Lake Huron off and on for about a yea...
Two sailors, two sailboats, one adventure Issue 51 : Nov/Dec 2006 “I’m not going to leave you!” Bill Robinson radioed. Far ahead, Bill and his ketch, Defiant, turned and raced toward me. Hurricane Isa...
A new concept for “sail training” Issue 51 : Nov/Dec 2006 Our 20-foot Flying Scot had a longer boom than does our C&C 30. With such a short boom, our high-aspect mainsail can’t get into very much ...
How to get home when the fuel goes bad Issue 51 : Nov/Dec 2006 My two 40-gallon diesel fuel tanks were full of contaminated fuel. Since the boat was out of the water for work on the engine and cockpit...
An easy way to deal with a heavy dinghy Issue 51 : Nov/Dec 2006 Every year my inflatable dinghy seems to be getting heavier and heavier when I pull it up on the storage float. The truth is that I’m ge...
A wee dram and a little ingenuity create twice the storage space Issue 52: Jan/Feb 2007 IT STARTED INNOCENTLY ENOUGH LAST year. Bert MacKay, a sprightly Scot of indeterminable age, had found his way a...
Temporary cushioning protects paintwork Issue 51 : Nov/Dec 2006 Docking has been the bane of my sailing career, particulary since I cruise singlehanded most of the time. Like many boats, Kalypso doesn...
Now it’s easy to get to the pump strainer Issue 51 : Nov/Dec 2006 On my 1973 Bristol 30, bilge access was not very good. When I purchased the boat, there was only a Whale Gusher 10 pump in the cockpit...
Four basic elements of yacht design Issue 52: Jan/Feb 2007 WE ALL HAVE TO FACE THE FACT that there is no such thing as the perfect sailing yacht, with the possible exception of the one you just bought...
How to prevent things from falling apart Issue 51 : Nov/Dec 2006 When something vibrates loose on your boat, the result could be anything from a mere nuisance to a catastrophe. To “safety” a fastening...
Rainy day projects become priorities Issue 51 : Nov/Dec 2006 As I slid back the hatch upon my return to Maruska, steady rain revealed new problems: she leaked like a sieve. All but one port and two ou...
Avoiding engine failures in rough seas Issue 52: Jan/Feb 2007 IT USUALLY TAKES A COMBINATION OF failures, poor decisions, and bad luck to narrow down your options. We had been learning that our new cr...
It’s a big job, but easier if you first do your homework Issue 51 : Nov/Dec 2006 When I told my much younger sibling that I was going to install an electric anchor windlass on my Cape Dory 36 cutter, ...
Three of the most brilliant stars of 20th-century yachting Issue 52: Jan/Feb 2007 WHAT CAN ANYONE SAY ABOUT A LEGEND? FINISTERRE: length overall: 38 feet 6 inches; length waterline: 27 feet 6 inches; ...
Combine a graphic with LEDs for a stylish update Issue 51 : Nov/Dec 2006 No matter how much we love our old boats, we have all suffered from at least the occasional little bit of new-boat envy. Usuall...
Famous 1950’s racer thrives on patience and perseverance Issue 52: Jan/Feb 2007 BILL TAIT SAW SINISTERRE for the first time in 1972. It was love at first sight. She was in Bristol condition. Bil...
A cruising wife finds acceptance after stormy outburst Issue 51 : Nov/Dec 2006 Snow-capped mountains rose up behind us, obliterating much of the skyline from my vantage point aboard our 30-foot Mercat...
The basics on auxiliary propulsion systems Issue 51 : Nov/Dec 2006 Unless you are exceptional sailors and purists, like Lin and Larry Pardey, you probably have a mechanical propulsion system on board ...
Custom “elbows” mean more footroom, easier handling Issue 51 : Nov/Dec 2006 It’s very common for older boats with dinettes to have a pedestal post for the tabletop. This allows the tabletop to serve d...
Triton served as home for two for seven years Issue 51 : Nov/Dec 2006 The new old boat at the marina caught my eye. Boats like that always do. Wow! A real cruiser. A 1960s boat. A Triton? An Alberg 30...
A floating test-bed for cruising equipment Issue 51 : Nov/Dec 2006 We first saw Sampatecho, A 15- year-old Beneteau 390, lying at anchor at Solomon Landing on Chesapeake Bay. Her custom aft arch — sup...
Dire necessity drove this 24-hour emergency repair Issue 51 : Nov/Dec 2006 Short-tacking in and out of anchorages is one of my favorite types of sailing. With a competent husband/captain, crew in the ...
Tips from a world-cruising fellow sufferer Issue 51 : Nov/Dec 2006 It never fails. Every time we get into a discussion with a new or would-be cruising sailor, there comes a moment when a concerned loo...
His special knack made boats faster than their ratings Issue 51 : Nov/Dec 2006 During the 1960s, William H. Tripp Jr. was one of America’s most successful yacht designers, drawing custom ocean racers ...
