The Grind
Checking your traveler car shackles for wear can prevent unwanted surprises. A week after...
Category: Rigging
Autocorrect
It was time for a stronger autopilot, but the install presented interesting challenges. It was a...
Split Personality – Dual Duty for Vertical Windlass
A vertical windlass, reimagined, fulfills dual duty as an automatic furler. I stared down...
Chainplates Re-Done
When my wife and I bought our 1983 Endeavour 33, we renamed her Gemini. They say it’s bad luck to...
Wedging the mast
Article taken from Good Old Boat magazine: Volume 4, Number 6, November/December 2001. A small project that brings satisfaction and pride. An acquaintance raised the question concerning those little wedges that hold the mast in...
Vang/Preventer
Vang/preventer: Article taken from Good Old Boat magazine: Volume 1, Number 3, November/December...
No Fear Mast Stepping!
Article taken from Good Old Boat magazine: Volume 4, Number 3, May/June 2001. No trained elephants? Here’s an alternative In an article in November 2000, I touched upon the use of a quick and easy way for the lone sailor...
The Fore and Aft Rig
By Ted Brewer Article taken from Good Old Boat magazine: Volume 4, Number 2, March/April 2001. While economics favor the sloop, other rigs have much to offer Sunshine, a 33-foot gaff sloop with a bowsprit The history of the...
Barient Winch Hack
Many of us have Barient winches on our good old boats. If you’ve got them, you may have noticed...
A Slick Slot for Sail Slugs
Cleaning the mainsail track made easy Some time ago, Don Launer came up with a great device for lubricating the mainsail slot (see “Sailtrack Lubricator,” March 2008) but I have always thought there must be an easier way. Last...
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