Impeller Install Hack
Installing a new impeller in a water pump can be a bit of a struggle, especially if you’re working under the engine by braille. That’s the position I found myself in with the Yanmar 3GM30F aboard my 1978 C&C 29, Elusive....
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Book Review: Ahab’s Rolling Sea
It’s amazing to think that no scholars atop the masthead of Melville studies had thought until now...
Book Review: Spirit of a Dream
What do you do when you’ve prepared for a single-handed around-the-world sailboat competition, have a great 40-foot high-performance boat ready to go… and then the race is called off? Go. That’s what Dave Rearick did. A Great...
Mail Buoy: January 2021
Moving On Hello Michael and Good Old Boat team! We take our responsibility to live lightly on the...
News from the Helm: January 2021
Nautical Scribes We heard from prolific nautical novel writer Jinx Schwartz that prolific nautical...
Mail Buoy: December 2020
A Better Battery for Backup Regarding Jim Shell’s article in last month’s The Dogwatch, “A Battery...
Book Review: Uncharted
Rarely do I really enjoy a cruising memoir that melds a family story with descriptions of...
Yo! A Better Small-Boat Anchor-Rode Solution
For years I’ve been landing 36- to 48-inch striped bass during the Chesapeake Bay spring trophy...
Book Review: Night Watch
Protagonist Emmeline “Em” Ridge is a boat delivery captain of limited experience. Newly widowed,...
News from the Helm: December 2020
Feel-Good Holiday Juice Our own Behan Gifford sent me an email that included this heads-up: “I am...
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