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Replace your depth sounder and get a GPS for free Issue 63 : Nov/Dec 2008 Sometimes sailing can seem like it was intended for those few folks with high standards and even higher budgets. Since that so...
New through-hulls require diligence, forethought, and technique Issue 63 : Nov/Dec 2008 It’s not unusual for sailboats to need a new hole in the hull as a consequence of interior modifications, such a...
It’s simple when you know how Issue 63 : Nov/Dec 2008 Coastal cruisers looking for overnight shelter are apt to find three choices: a marina berth, an anchorage, or a public mooring buoy. Many prefer ...
Complying with regulations Issue 63 : Nov/Dec 2008 It seems that recreational vessels anchored without anchor lights are more the rule than the exception. However, the International Regulations for Av...
A roomy coastal cruiser that’s fun to sail Issue 63 : Nov/Dec 2008 In 1963, brothers Howard and Peter Hughes of Willowdale, Ontario, formed a partnership to build dinghies. Their venture was quite suc...
It’s simple, really, and we never knew Issue 63 : Nov/Dec 2008 One day last August our 30-foot boat doubled in size. Because we’ve never before experienced this phenomenon, we were completely taken by...
A sailor of sensitivity perches on the cusp of maturation Issue 64 : Jan/Feb 2009 One comes to wonder, after a careful while, whence it all comes; whither it all may tend; whether there be any sense, ...
Practical and economical professional advice Issue 64 : Jan/Feb 2009 Having spent 35 years in the fire service, with more than half of that time as a Medical First Responder, when it came time to outf...
The Compleat (sailing) Angler Issue 64 : Jan/Feb 2009 For more than 25 years, I’ve been doing practical research on the best method for fishing from a sailboat. The result of my accumulated research c...
How to get the most out of your halyard Issue 64 : Jan/Feb 2009 The method of attaching a halyard or outhaul to a sail sometimes limits the distance to which a sail can be stretched. With double-braid...
Nav table, galley counter, and spray shield Issue 64 : Jan/Feb 2009 Just above the starboard quarter berth and just under the sidedeck, we have a slide-out shelf. This shelf is adjacent to the compani...
Stowing oars and more in a plastic tender’s slick interior Issue 64 : Jan/Feb 2009 Back in the days of wooden dinghies, or at least wooden seats in plastic dinghies, a person always had a place to las...
All you need to know about U.S. Coast Guard registration Issue 64 : Jan/Feb 2009 “What do these numbers mean?” our guest asked while stowing her gear in the forward berth. “That’s the vessel documenta...
Pearson Ariel hull #1 sets sail again Issue 64 : Jan/Feb 2009 A few years ago, when my wife, Ann, and I were searching for a boat, we happened upon a beauty. We were in Oxford, Maryland, for the weeke...
A reluctant 7-year-old gets bitten by the sailing bug Issue 64 : Jan/Feb 2009 The second time my wife, Shawna, and I took our daughter, Carly, sailing on our Albacore dinghy, I figured someone would c...
A dinghy makes a tender and fitting gift Issue 64 : Jan/Feb 2009 A sailing dinghy was the most perfect wedding gift Jonathon could have given me, but I was not thrilled about my new husband spending o...
Practice these ideas for safer sailing Issue 64 : Jan/Feb 2009 Having options may prevent a minor mishap from becoming a serious accident. Based on his 20-plus years of experience, Lieutenant Commande...
Rescue your nose from those shipboard odors Issue 64 : Jan/Feb 2009 It’s that first waft of air that rushes up after a long winter — a heady mix of diesel, mildew, deodorizing chemicals, and stale bre...
An astronomical illiterate seeks a star to steer by — any star Issue 67: July/Aug 2009 I’ve been a sailor all my life. One of the fundamental skills that sailors are supposed to possess is a knowledge...
The logic behind the old-time card markings Issue 67: July/Aug 2009 Boxing the compass was once a very important element of the seaman’s art. Before the colorful and geometric compass rose gave way to...
A cruiser and a racer . . . both owners are happy Issue 64 : Jan/Feb 2009 From 1978 to 1986, Bangor Punta Marine produced 507 O’Day 28s; two of them are kept at the docks of Fairhope Yacht Club in Fai...
Simple, sturdy props for those tricky jobs Issue 67: July/Aug 2009 Because some of her previous owners had made a habit of not sealing holes they drilled in the deck, I replaced the plywood under the ...
Review your expectations Issue 64 : Jan/Feb 2009 What is the ideal boat size? Should I buy the biggest boat I can afford or the smallest boat I can possibly squeeze my family into? For most of us, the...
Positive experiences and peaceful moments make good memories Issue 64 : Jan/Feb 2009 My 9-year-old granddaughter, Piper, escaping the tedium of grown-ups talking about boring things, was burrowed deep...
This old Winslow yawl still stirs passions Issue 64 : Jan/Feb 2009 Most sailboats, when berthed or moored, look rather like birds with folded wings. As birds are meant to fly, windships are meant to s...
Miss Marley offered “learning opportunities” aplenty Issue 64 : Jan/Feb 2009 I bought my Cape Dory 30, Miss Marley, without a survey — not something I would recommend to anyone, but something I was wi...
One sailor’s method of maintaining an iron keel Issue 64 : Jan/Feb 2009 A few years back, my friend Roland purchased a used 31-foot sailboat with a fin keel made of cast iron. After his first sailing ...
Experience the joyful Zen of boat restoration Issue 64 : Jan/Feb 2009 It’s a good idea to begin a major fiberglass boat restoration project by starting each morning in front of the mirror repeating, “...
Up to 50,000 of these stalwart gasoline engines were built between 1948 and 1980 Issue 64 : Jan/Feb 2009 In 1948, the Universal Motor Company of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, introduced a new engine model that ...
How to get aid when you really need it Issue 64 : Jan/Feb 2009 There are many ways a sailor can signal for help: body movements, sound signals, pyrotechnics, terrestrial radio, and via the search-and-...
