Keeping that drip-drip-drip under control Issue 40 : Jan/Feb 2005 A shaft log guides the propeller shaft through the hull while keeping watertight integrity. It consists of two parts, a watertight sea...
How to repair corrosion damage on painted aluminum Issue 40 : Jan/Feb 2005 How does the paint look on the painted aluminum of your boat? Is it bubbling up and breaking through the surface? This is the...
A 20-year-old 47-footer gets new rigging and spruced-up masts Issue 40 : Jan/Feb 2005 There comes a time in the life of every vessel when it needs more than routine annual maintenance. Our 47-foot ste...
Youth and poverty turn a stock Cal 25 into a world cruiser Issue 40 : Jan/Feb 2005 My decision to rebuild a Cal 25 for a voyage around the world was inspired by one basic fact: I was broke. A 25-foot ...
Getting back to the water with very little money and a lot of effort Issue 40 : Jan/Feb 2005 I clearly remember driving down the interstate behind a 1972 MacGregor Venture 222. The boat was being pull...
This handsome Canadian cruising design is back again Issue 44: Sept/Oct 2005 SOME SAILORS FALL IN LOVE WITH every boat they see. Others, like owners of the classic Cabot 36, are firmly monogamous. And...
A thorough discussion of the many causes of metal corrosion Issue 44: Sept/ Oct 2005 THE STUDY OF CORROSION CONSIDERS the reactions between a metal and its environment. From the standpoint of a boatow...
Warm water without the usual hassle Issue 41 : Mar/Apr 2005 Here’s a shower idea I incorporated into the updating of our 1973 Bristol 30. Since I was building new galley counters, I installed a ...
A welcome use for scrap mahogany Issue 41 : Mar/Apr 2005 Our 1982 Hunter 27 had plywood hatchboards that were in desperate need of replacement. St. Angelo Hardwoods in Bristol, Rhode Island, had some ...
Cutting away the stern pulpit eases the boarding problem Issue 41 : Mar/Apr 2005 With a stern-mounted ladder and a continuous stern pulpit, climbing aboard our 1977 C&C 29, Echo, from a dinghy mea...
A remote control for short-handed sailors Issue 41 : Mar/Apr 2005 Among the myriad of knots available to the sailor, one is most conspicuous by its absence. I cannot recall seeing a toggle hitch in us...
Using sound-deadening tiles on the mechanical jib Issue 41 : Mar/Apr 2005 Our 2QM15 Yanmar diesel is a hard-working and reliable iron jib. But it tends to be a bit loud. You know the type: give them a...
A beneficial alteration that keeps those feet out of the passageway Issue 41 : Mar/Apr 2005 My friend, Jack Higgins, never stops smiling. He has owned a Cheoy Lee Offshore 31 for better than 20 years....
Cruising breakdowns: What broke and how they fixed it Issue 41 : Mar/Apr 2005 In the last six years of my life I’ve been fortunate enough to experience two cruises on two different 1960s-era boats. Th...
Electronic charts offer choices for every budget Issue 41 : Mar/Apr 2005 The typical chart plotter consists of a display unit, either black-and-white or color, and a GPS. The plotter displays your boa...
These new clamps have potential, but failed our test Issue 41 : Mar/Apr 2005 The editors of Good Old Boat asked me to evaluate some new hose clamps made by Gates Rubber Company and marketed as Power G...
Spray away and be the envy of the anchorage Issue 41 : Mar/Apr 2005 At the bow of our boat is a silver-dollar sized fitting with a screw-on cap that evokes envy from fellow sailors almost every time w...
A 1970 Marshall Sanderling is reborn as a beloved family sailer Issue 41 : Mar/Apr 2005 We had sailed for about 20 years before putting a halt to our nautical adventures. The necessity of repowering o...
It’s simple, really: Just cut a bit off, add a bit on Issue 44: Sept/Oct 2005 WHEN WE HAD OUR BOAT SURVEYED before purchase, the surveyor noted “yellow moisture readings” on the moisture meter at the ...
A famous designer makes the case for fractional rigs Issue 41 : Mar/Apr 2005 In the November 2004 issue I touched on the history of the sloops and cutters of two centuries ago and discussed the change...
Hard work eliminates leaks and future hassles Issue 41 : Mar/Apr 2005 My wife and I were thrilled with the teak decks that came with our now 21-year-old Cheoy Lee sloop when we bought it in 1999. That...
Relax or snooze in a custom-built recliner Issue 41 : Mar/Apr 2005 It was a beautiful late-winter sail. The stout westerlies following the cold front had blasted me east. I dropped and furled my sail ...
How to build it and stow it conveniently Issue 42 : May/Jun 2005 Years ago I was thumbing through a sailing publication and saw a photo of Larry Pardey standing on his sidedeck grasping a stowed boath...
Elegant solution avoids mast replacement Issue 42 : May/Jun 2005 “Well now, this doesn’t look good.” The marine surveyor was kneeling on the deck looking at the base of the mast where it was ste...
How a naval architect shapes the boat’s bathroom Issue 42 : May/Jun 2005 As any sailor knows, the term of sailing ships when men were men and the crew’s rude toilet was a hole open to the seas, right ...
There’s nothing that patience, skill, parts, and plenty of money can’t fix Issue 42 : May/Jun 2005 I have three lingering images of Kalypso: first, lying idyllically for sale at the end of a private p...
You can do it yourself — if you have time and courage Issue 42 : May/Jun 2005 I’m going to stay out of the argument about why boats blister. I’ve heard too many conflicting “scientific explanations” o...
Treat them with care and they’ll serve you well Issue 42 : May/Jun 2005 A binocular is an essential piece of boating equipment, and the selection of this item of navigational gear requires some basic ...
Step-by-step replacement of a damaged cabin headliner Issue 42 : May/Jun 2005 When the surveyor was going through our 1978 Nor’West 33, Sailor’s Joy, during the pre-purchase survey, he remarked that i...
All you need to know about ropes for your boat Issue 42 : May/Jun 2005 A few years ago, after carefully inspecting my running rigging, I decided it was time to replace much of it. I identified each li...
