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September 25, 2026
Our customers’ biggest concern is often “What measurements do I need and how do I use them to create a proper fit.” Let me respond to that question first. The key dimensions for any ...
Issue 125: March/April 2019 Bio protection for propellers Before our June launch this year, after cleaning the prop thoroughly I coated it with PYI’s Velox Plus propeller antifouling paint. Everything...
They’d set sail tomorrow if it weren’t for . . . Issue 125: March/April 2019 We see it all the time. A boat is purchased and an announcement made, but, after some time has passed, either realit...
Issue 126: May/June 2019 Protect a jib’s head from sunburn Most roller-furling headsails have fabric strips sewn to the leech and foot to protect the furled sail from ultraviolet radiation (UV). At th...
Mantus and Mustang recently released their latest waterproof packs for boaters and we’ve spent time with both . . . Issue 127: July/Aug 2019 Mantus This pack represents Mantus’ return to the waterproo...
Issue 128: Sept/Oct 2019 A New Approach to Through-Hull Redundancy Given that I needed to change the ball valve on the through-hull for my AC raw-water intake, I was the perfect candidate to test this...
Issue 129: Nov/Dec 2019 Electricity-Free Slow Cooking Having spent 20 years (off and on) living aboard small boats, I’ve come to realize that there are only a handful of household appliances that I tr...
Issue 129: Nov/Dec 2019 It was a Sunday morning in early June when Jeremy McGeary quit his job at Good Old Boat , via email, without notice. It was the last thing in the world he wanted to do. “I’m af...
A novice sailor finds it easy to slip out of time while learning a new world. Issue 130: Jan/Feb 2020 It all started as a writing project. Assigned an article on sailors who singlehandedly sailed acro...
Issue 130: Jan/Feb 2020 Nav in Hand During a cruise of southwest Florida, I used the iNavX charting and navigation app on my iPhone 8 (it can be used on other IOS and Android devices as well). The app...
Getting tasty water from your boat’s tap isn’t a pipe dream if you follow some basic steps. Issue 130: Jan/Feb 2020 Stagnant, skunky, tank-sourced drinking water is one of the less romantic aspects of...
A new life for an abandoned good old boat turns a lubber into a sailor. Issue 130: Jan/Feb 2020 It all began on a sunny mid-August Saturday seven years ago, my two boys and I walking along the harbor ...
A meander along Nova Scotia’s southwestern coast is just the ticket for a miles-weary sailor. Issue 130: Jan/Feb 2020 Straws and camel’s backs are funny things. I’d been sailing with my husband and ou...
An alternator puzzle leads down an illuminating electrical rabbit hole. Issue 130: Jan/Feb 2020 For several days while anchored off a remote Pacific island, wind and solar power took care of the batte...
A monster wind wreaks havoc on a “safe” harbor. Issue 130: Jan/Feb 2020 In March 2019, we were halfway up Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula, sailing on the Sea of Cortez side and looking ...
Understanding what’s happening on the bottom goes a long way to improving anchoring success. Issue 130: Jan/Feb 2020 Any article about anchoring can smack of fear mongering. And the audience is ripe b...
Rethinking a battery lifting strap results in a longer-lived piece of essential boat gear. Issue 130: Jan/Feb 2020 Batteries are heavy. In a sailboat they are best positioned low, near the centerline,...
A meditation on mountains helps define an evocative passion for sailing. Issue 130: Jan/Feb 2020 At 45 degrees North, our bedroom overlooks an old neighborhood with mature hardwood and conifer trees, ...
Adding a gate in the stern pulpit makes for easy in, easy out. Issue 130: Jan/Feb 2020 We love our 40-year-old Catalina 27, but it has the old-style stern pulpit with no easy access to the swim ladder...
A liveaboard sabbatical wasn’t quite as expected, but maybe even more. Issue 130: Jan/Feb 2020 I’ve dreamed of the liveaboard sailing lifestyle. What could be better than a life of purpose, nonstop ad...
Here’s how to put a quick, easy stop to a free-spinning prop and shaft. Issue 130: Jan/Feb 2020 Under sail aboard Soggy Paws, our CSY 44, the flow of water past our hull makes our fixed-blade prop spi...
From Carbon Wings to Polytarp Lugs and Beyond: The Complete Guide to What’s Flying in 2025 The wind hasn’t changed, but the cloth catching it has never been more diverse. On one marina dock you’ll fin...
…And Two More Cruising-Capable Performance Tris Issue 130: Jan/Feb 2020 It’s probably fair to say that the average recreational sailor seldom considers a performance trimaran for extended or eve...
A Cruising Rocket Issue 130: Jan/Feb 2020 New Zealand designer Ian Farrier, who died in 2017, is legendary in the multihull community for his concept of folding trimarans. His patented Farrier Folding...
A chilly morning at the edge of autumn foretells the longer journey. Issue 131: March/April 2020 Sunlight streaming through the port-side window into my V-berth burns my eyes open. Last night’s howlin...
Issue 131: March/April 2020 Being Big Brother Last year, as hurricane Dorian headed for Florida, I was forced to evacuate, leaving my schooner Britannia to fend for herself in a Cape Canaveral marina....
Issue 131: March/April 2020 “Do you miss living on a sailboat?” We traveled to visit extended family over the holidays, and I was asked the question a few times, in some form. The question was small t...
Fresh sailing grounds of the Salish Sea offer perspective on Lake Superior. Issue 132: May/June 2020 Nothing in four years of summer sailing on Lake Superior has prepared me for this. Adrenaline pulsi...
Issue 132: May/June 2020 Filling Fuel Tanks Neatly Just over a decade ago, filling outboards, mowers, chainsaws, and small tanks got messy when CARB (the California Air Resources Board) mandated low-e...
During a running refit, a boat imparts life and sailing lessons. Issue 132: May/June 2020 It all started on a freezing winter’s day in a boatyard at the French Canadian-New York border. The decks of t...
