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Vivian Vuong is on a mission to make sailing more accessible to all. Issue 142: Jan/Feb 2022 One of sailing’s great paradoxes is that while it offers an immense sense of freedom, in exchange you must ...
Careful use of KiwiGrip provides a solution to some slippery problems. Issue 142: Jan/Feb 2022 Having lived aboard Cetus, our Fantasia 35, for nearly 30 years, my wife, Heidi, and I are well aware of ...
Two friends’ seasonal ritual in a frozen boatyard sweetens the long Canadian winter. Issue 142: Jan/Feb 2022 It is mid-January, Quebec winter at its best. The day is sunny, the air crisp, and the sky ...
… And Two More Water-Ballasted Trailer-Sailers Issue 142: Jan/Feb 2022 The Hunter 260 is an evolution of the Hunter 26, which was developed during my tenure at Hunter Design. As Allen Penticoff mentio...
A Low-Priced, Water-Ballasted Trailer-Sailer Issue 142: Jan/Feb 2022 Bill and Marianne Blaschka of Madison, Wisconsin, have been so blown away by the Hunter 260 that they’ve kept theirs for 12 years—a...
Issue 142: Jan/Feb 2022 When I was in my mid-20s, I instructed cruising and sailing classes on monohulls and catamarans in the Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, and basically anywhere else I was asked to g...
A sailor is grateful for her fellow bold sailing women. Issue 143: March/April 2022 It was mid-March in Rock Hall, Maryland, and boaters were emerging from hibernation to prep for the upcoming season....
Issue 143: March/April 2022 What to do with rotted wood on a boat? Whether it’s a supporting internal structure or a wood-cored fiberglass sandwich exposed to the elements, either may be remedied with...
An externally mounted sensor takes the guesswork out of the holding tank status. Issue 143: March/April 2022 In 2014, I rebuilt the holding tank in our 1978 Bristol 29.9 using 3/8-inch polypropylene w...
Issue 143: March/April 2022 I am fortunate to sail my 1962, Carl Alberg-designed Pearson Electra, Sea Gypsy, out of Bluffton, in the heart of South Carolina’s low country. As a self-acknowledged natur...
Outboards are an easy way into electric propulsion, but are they for you? Issue 143: March/April 2022 For the last 15 years I’ve been telling myself my next outboard might be electric. If I had a smal...
A DIY diesel-to-electric repower required a lot of education but only a little engineering. Issue 143: March/April 2022 While motoring my 1968 Mason 40, NorthWind, out of the marina on a beautiful spr...
The most memorable physical education class in college had nothing to do with the gym. Issue 143: March/April 2022 “I’m sorry!” I shouted as a massive wave hurled itself across the bow, soaking my cre...
A first-time passage to Catalina Island serves up wildlife, outboard hijinks, starry nights, and happiness. Issue 143: March/April 2022 I was getting pretty good at the marina thing. Nine months after...
Do you really need to splice a thimble into that line? Maybe not so much. Issue 143: March/April 2022 Traditional wire or metal thimbles are common gear on boats, usually spliced into a line where a r...
Restoring a nearly 50-year-old Pearson included repowering with electric. Issue 143: March/April 2022 I purchased my 1972 Pearson 30, hull #220, in March 2015 sight unseen by way of eBay. I was the on...
An unpredicted nighttime wind shift created a dangerous situation that demanded quick action. Issue 143: March/April 2022 After months of boat work, my partner, Chris, and I sat back to enjoy the frui...
Storing the dinghy on the hip while moored is an easy, useful practice. Issue 143: March/April 2022 A mother often finds it convenient to rest a toddler on her hip. A mother ship can benefit from the ...
As electric propulsion technology leaps forward, that’s a question worth constantly revisiting. Issue 143: March/April 2022 When we repowered our Liberty 458, Nine of Cups, a decade ago, we took a clo...
How one sailor’s electric propulsion system went from dubious to undoubtable. Issue 143: March/April 2022 It is a beautiful, sunny day, and after more than 3,500 miles singlehanding across the North A...
Issue 144: May/June 2022 Circuit Certainty The Hubbell Circuit Tester (LED, 125VAC, 30A) is a handy, affordable little device that could save a boater a great deal of electrical frustration when deali...
Looking foolish is part of sailing, yet we come back for more. Issue 144: May/June 2022 After motoring into a popular Chesapeake Bay harbor on a holiday weekend, my first mate and I experienced a leve...
Precise patterns and plywood replace a complex, cracked floor. Issue 144: May/June 2022 Our 1980 Fantasia 35, Cetus, is a centercockpit design, and below deck on the port side beneath the cockpit is a...
A dinghy foot pump comes to the rescue to clear a clogged saildrive water intake. Issue 144: May/June 2022 It was another spectacular summer day, and once again my wife, Carey, and I escaped life asho...
The only thing predictable about lightning is how scary and potentially destructive it is. Issue 144: May/June 2022 Joe Miano was relaxing on the deck of his Endeavour 42, Bonzee, in a Punta Gorda, Fl...
A journey up the Saint John River is a sweet reward for the effort of getting there. Issue 144: May/June 2022 “My phone scolded me for taking only 548 steps yesterday,” I confessed to Alex, my wife. “...
It’s time to ditch the disposables. Issue 144: May/June 2022 When it comes to batteries, dockside debates nearly always default to the rapidly evolving technologies that are changing how we power our ...
… and Two More Transitional Centerboard Racer/Cruisers Issue 143: March/April 2022 You may remember that in Good Old Boat’s November/December 2021 issue, we reviewed three centerboarders from the late...
Being designated deck boy on the family sailboat was sometimes scary, always exciting. Issue 144: May/June 2022 Dirty, difficult, dangerous. Those were the kinds of jobs assigned to me as our family’s...
A father and son find and restore the first Cal 25, then win the nationals with her. Issue 144: May/June 2022 In these days of glitzy grand prix yacht racing, it might be easy to believe that the trul...
