Conduct ocean passages from the Maestro seat Issue 94 : Jan/Feb 2014 In the mid-1960s, Bernard Moitessier was in Tahiti preparing his 40-foot steel ketch, Joshua, for a “fast return to France” by way ...
Contact cement is the key to speed Issue 95 : Mar/Apr 2014 My bottom was in trouble, and I don’t mean my boat’s bottom. The daggerboard trunk on our 8-foot El Toro dinghy was doing its best to work it...
Sporty covers for cherished Sport-a-Seats Issue 95 : Mar/Apr 2014 In early 2006, this magazine published a photo of the founding editor taking her morning leisure, her feet up and her body reclined in...
A soft solution to a hard-edged cockpit Issue 107 : Mar/Apr 2016 I’ve seen better cockpits. When Sparkman & Stephens designed the cockpit of our Fuji 40 in the late 1970s, I think the focus was on...
At bottom, it’s a matter of technique and good planning Issue 107 : Mar/Apr 2016 Our 1978 Creekmore, Eurisko, had her original interior when we purchased her. After 14 years of cruising and raising th...
Shielding a sensitive device from onboard vibrations Issue 109 : Jul/Aug 2016 Vibration from an engine, or from the twanging of tight rigging in a high wind, could very well affect the performance of ...
No more huffing and puffing when stuffing Issue 112: Jan/Feb 2017 As an amateur cushion-maker for multiple sailboats, I enjoyed Connie McBride’s article in the March 2016 issue, “Building Settee Cushi...
Sooner or later the cushions on that “Good Old Boat” will need replacement. Cushions get old. They get worn. They go out of style. They eventually bottom out. They develop hollow spots from frequent u...
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 ...
