Hole in One – Instrument Housing
An old instrument’s housing provides a platform for its replacement. When we bought Phantom,...
Category: Hull & Structure
Counter Intuitive – Corian as Core for Centerboard
With Corian countertop material as a core, a new centerboard takes shape. I’m one of the lucky...
Delaminated Fiberglass Does Not Spelled D-O-O-M
Delaminated fiberglass may conjure up images of free-falling straight through to the bilge but it...
A New Toe Rail For an Old Warhorse
Article taken from Good Old Boat magazine: Volume 4, Number 3, May/June 2001. Beefing up a retired racer with aluminum My mate, Karlene, and I looked long and hard for a sailboat suitable for world cruising that we could afford....
Stanchion Repair
Stanchion repair Article taken from Good Old Boat magazine: Volume 2, Number 6, November/December 1999. Bent stanchions and delaminated decks When we were unloading our boat following a recent week-long cruise, I noticed the...
Building your own classic hatch
Building your own (leakproof!) classic hatch Article taken from Good Old Boat magazine: Volume 4, Number 6, November/December 2001. When Mary and I bought our 1965 Alberg 30 we knew that replacing the forward hatch was going to...
Blister Bottom
Singing the boat bottom blisters blues Article taken from Good Old Boat magazine: Volume 2, Number 5, September/October 1999. Whether a cosmetic or structural issue, a thorough investigation of any blister problem is warranted...
Blister repair was cheap. . . all things considered
Article taken from Good Old Boat magazine: Volume 2, Number 2, March/April 1999. A bad case of blisters made the boat affordable; upgrades were the expensive part Bluebonnet appears to be at peace in her rural setting as she...
Out, Out, Bad Pox!
Article taken from Good Old Boat magazine: Volume 2, Number 5, September/October 1999. “The shock of discovering bubbles on your boat’s bottom is merely the prelude to a prolonged pain in the assets.” Boat pox,...
A more companionable companionway
Dropboards give way to user-friendly doors Companionway dropboards are cumbersome to remove and replace and inconvenient to store. When you need them, they’re often buried deep in a locker. What’s a sailor to do? My solution on...
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