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Compulsory testing and licensing send the wrong message Issue 54 : May/Jun 2007 The Coast Guard and the Coast Guard Auxiliary have recently thrown their weight behind the idea of mandatory testing and...
Supernatural forces chose their boat for them Issue 55 : Jul/Aug 2007 I used to think that buying a boat was a careful, thoughtful, weighing of pros and cons, wishes and budgets, dreams and realities....
If you change the boat, the boat changes you Issue 55 : Jul/Aug 2007 In the old days when quality was truly more important than price, those of us who were charged with designing things that would be ...
A simple portlight maintains airflow Issue 55 : Jul/Aug 2007 I’ve built a simple portlight vent into the companionway hatches of several of my boats and wouldn’t cruise without one. They help maintain...
An easy way to check fore-and-aft trim Issue 55 : Jul/Aug 2007 I got tired of looking over the transom to check trim fore and aft. Our Ranger 28 has a reverse transom, which makes it difficult to see ...
A simple swing-up counter extension Issue 55 : Jul/Aug 2007 The U-shaped galley in our Pearson 28-2 seemed more than adequate to me, especially when compared to that of our O’Day 222 trailersailer. Ho...
A better way to store that extra fuel Issue 55 : Jul/Aug 2007 Just about every time I step aboard a sailboat, I learn something. This was the case during our two-week cruise two years ago. The first t...
Reassurance springs from long hands-on experience Issue 55 : Jul/Aug 2007 After working on our cruiser-in-progress for two months shy of six years, I’m just about done. I don’t think I’m boasting my w...
Delicious fresh bread on a Cape Dory 36 Issue 55 : Jul/Aug 2007 The sailor in me accepted long ago that certain foods remain on the hard. When we back out of our slip, we leave behind ice cream, Frenc...
Examining the pros and cons of four different boats Issue 55 : Jul/Aug 2007 This is a very unusual comparison, as these four boats have all been owned by Warren Milberg at different times. It would be...
But it’s just the latest in a long series of loves Issue 55 : Jul/Aug 2007 Nobody’s questioning the moral and ethical fiber of Warren Milberg. He’s a good man. As a boatowner, however, he does h...
Here are the terms that define the wind Issue 55 : Jul/Aug 2007 Knowledge of the wind is vital for sailors. So is knowledge of the vocabulary of the wind. To understand and talk about the wind, some i...
Understanding satellites and their benefits Issue 55 : Jul/Aug 2007 Today about 2,700 man-made satellites circle the Earth, but our satellite age had very humble beginnings. In October 1957, 12 years ...
Narrowing the field Issue 55 : Jul/Aug 2007 This excerpt from Beth Leonard’s new book, The Voyager’s Handbook, second edition, is the first of a three-part series on selecting the right sailboat for e...
Air-condition your boat for less than $100 Issue 55 : Jul/Aug 2007 “It must be 104 degrees out here you think to yourself as you walk down the dock toward your boat. It’s been just moments since you p...
Builder of classic cruisers Issue 55 : Jul/Aug 2007 Just about any weekday morning after 10 you can find Allan Nye Scott behind his desk at the offices of Nye Boat Works in Foxboro, Ontario. Long past...
It’s not secure, but it releases easily Issue 55 : Jul/Aug 2007 The highwayman’s cutaway knot (also called the highwayman’s cut) is said to derive its popularity from gentlemen in that pro...
Scraping off 22 years of fond memories Issue 55 : Jul/Aug 2007 I had been waiting all winter for an excuse to spend some time with my boat. The ice in the Bay of Quinte had started to recede, and a tr...
Hull number one is shipped to Germany Issue 55 : Jul/Aug 2007 Being first in anything is exiting. Rubicon, hull number one of the Tartan 34 Classic design, recently crossed the Atlantic to become the ...
Maintaining a toasty cabin in freezing weather Issue 55 : Jul/Aug 2007 Winter weather couldn’t keep me separated from my project boat. I spent a couple of working weekends on Maruska, my Pearson...
What you need to know about oil Issue 55 : Jul/Aug 2007 The motor oil in any sailboat’s auxiliary engine is second in importance only to the supply of fuel and air. If neglected, certain — and o...
Making a convincing case for a hard dinghy Issue 55 : Jul/Aug 2007 My first cruising sailboat was an 18-foot William Atkin-designed sloop. I built her and cruised her without a tender of any kind. Sin...
A spacious cruiser with modest sailing performance Issue 55 : Jul/Aug 2007 Allmand Boats of Hialeah, Florida, introduced its first model around 1965. At that time, the company’s product line consisted...
Goodbye to a pocketful of gizmos Issue 55 : Jul/Aug 2007 Call us promiscuous. Jerry and I have been aboard an awful lot of sailboats since we started this magazine. Together, we’ve written three to fi...
A 20-year odyssey approaches a perfect ending Issue 56 : Sept/Oct 2007 On a gray winter day in the middle of the continent, I open a copy of a sailing magazine I’ve just bought at a bookstore in a cit...
The weather laughs at sailing plans Issue 56 : Sept/Oct 2007 It was late May when we took our first sailing vacation of the season. Our vacations come, if at all, between production cycles of this mag...
A functional new cockpit enclosure Issue 56 : Sept/Oct 2007 We wanted our new dodger enclosure to be functional for all seasons. After some consideration, we had two sets of side curtains constructed....
Here’s a simple catch-all for all your plotting needs Issue 56 : Sept/Oct 2007 Oour 28-foot Pearson isn’t big enough for a dedicated navigation station with a chart table and drawers, so we need...
How to keep the library where it belongs Issue 56 : Sept/Oct 2007 I’m a strong advocate of “a place for everything in its place.” This is especially true when stowing things aboard our boat, whe...
Here’s how to reinforce those grommets Issue 56 : Sept/Oct 2007 Many a respected sailor reinforces the grommets on his mainsail (see, for example, Larry and Lin Pardey, The Self-Sufficient Sailor). I ...
