Big Bobber marks the spot Issue 86: Sept/Oct 2012 As your boat swings around in a tight or crowded anchorage, it’s helpful if you can see where your anchor is lying. An anchor buoy enables you to do t...
A nifty boat-cover support that packs to nothing Issue 86: Sept/Oct 2012 As I drove slowly by this boat, the thought flashed through my mind that it sure would be easy to store this winter-cover frame...
Close it with a cord and a cleat hitch Issue 86: Sept/Oct 2012 In situations where more-normal people ask, “How can I fix this?” we on board Eurisko tend to think, “How can I use string to fix this?” ...
A family of four dreams big, goes small Issue 86: Sept/Oct 2012 On a cold November night in 2010, my husband and I attended a liveaboard brunch at a nearby marina. There the seed of an old dream germi...
Tips for taking photos that “pop” Issue 85 : Jul/Aug 2012 The difference between a snap-shot and a beautiful photo is in the details, not in the cost of the camera it’s taken with or the advanced proc...
Partners approach it from different directions Issue 86: Sept/Oct 2012 When we mess about in boats, most of us enjoy the company of others. When I sail, my preference is to meander about, exploring th...
Matt Rutherford’s most excellent vertical circumnavigation Issue 86: Sept/Oct 2012 The last three weeks were the worst — cold air, boarding seas, and stubborn winds on the nose. He was in a beat-up bo...
Why American sailors stuck with a movable appendage Issue 85 : Jul/Aug 2012 First, let me say it’s a humbling experience to take over the design comparisons in Good Old Boat from someone with the brea...
Good Old Boat welcomes aboard a new contributing editor Issue 85 : Jul/Aug 2012 If you own a C&C yacht, Rob Mazza probably had a hand in its construction, design, or engineering. If you own a boat...
A passel of pocket cruisers put on a show Issue 85 : Jul/Aug 2012 The C&C Mega 30 project boat in our backyard doesn’t fit the true definition of a pocket cruiser, but she will be trailerable once...
Or store those moments for memories? Issue 87 : Nov/Dec 2012 What does it mean, to “live in the moment?” It sounds laudable. It implies a mind focused on the business at hand and not easily distracted...
Car projects and boat projects don’t even compare Issue 87 : Nov/Dec 2012 When my fiancée, Jennifer, and I returned from our 11-month cruise from New Hampshire to the Bahamas aboard our 36-foot sloop,...
A good old springline suffices on a good old boat Issue 87 : Nov/Dec 2012 I recently came across a new Jeanneau with the 360 Docking system. A drive leg that rotates through 360 degrees, coupled with ...
A secondhand book illustrates a sea change in onboard roles Issue 87 : Nov/Dec 2012 Boats and books do the same thing: they transport you to distant places and, if their builders have knocked together...
Bronx high schoolers learn life skills from the keel up Issue 87 : Nov/Dec 2012 The South Bronx may be the last place one would associate with handmade wooden boats. Yet head to the industrial neighbo...
It launched sound boats but foundered in shoal financial waters Issue 87 : Nov/Dec 2012 A few ocean-going sailboats are familiar to almost every sailor: the Pearson Triton, generally accepted as the f...
A blade maker and a good old boatbuilder create the Sage 17 Issue 87 : Nov/Dec 2012 As a brand-new design, the Sage 17 doesn’t exactly fit the standard description of a good old boat. And yet, since t...
Exploring the social side of sailing Issue 86: Sept/Oct 2012 Magazine time being what it is (and our short seasons in the Northland being what they are), I write this as our sailing season is just beg...
A sewing sailor needs her own pair of pliers Issue 87 : Nov/Dec 2012 Here’s a little-known fact: any sailor who sews should have a pair of pliers in his or her sail-repair kit. Pliers are just the thi...
To Charlie Husar, the Annapolis fleet is his flock Issue 88 : Jan/Feb 2013 Annapolis, Maryland, is home to many high-performance racing boats such as Farr 30s, J/105s, and J/70s. But you’ll also find ...
High winds and high waters wreak havoc upriver Issue 88 : Jan/Feb 2013 On October 29, 2012, the center of Hurricane Sandy made landfall near Atlantic City, New Jersey. The accompanying storm surge, dr...
One more challenge before letting go Issue 90: May/June 2013 We could have kept sailing. We aren’t so old and tired that it’s no longer possible. The aches and pains are bad, but not intolerable. My e...
Old socks for laid-up standing rigging Issue 90: May/June 2013 We remove our boat’s mast every year when we lay her up and store her for the winter. When we’re doing the annual haulout, I have some ol...
Applying the principle without the cost Issue 90: May/June 2013 It’s impossible to build with fiberglass for very long without having occasion to think that a vacuum-bagging setup would be convenient....
Persistence pays off with a solo solution Issue 90: May/June 2013 Almost every boat manufacturer eventually tries its hand at designing a mast-raising system, with varying degrees of success. While I ...
A boat — but not the dream — goes down in flames Issue 88 : Jan/Feb 2013 Jennifer and I were on the verge of the grandest part of our grand voyage. We were anchored in a peaceful cove in the harbor of...
The case for good old offshore-cruising boats Issue 88 : Jan/Feb 2013 The best used-boat bargains of all time are out there right now. Despite the cutbacks in new-yacht production, more boats are for ...
Getting a magnetic compass to tell the truth about North Issue 88 : Jan/Feb 2013 Most recreational sailors today navigate their craft using electronic devices. This is all well and good until an elect...
A few sailors got together — and took over the town Issue 88 : Jan/Feb 2013 What do you call a sailing event at which almost 400 sailors show up with nearly 200 sailboats, delivered the old-fashioned ...
The fabric is not worn, but it has long faded from fashion Issue 88 : Jan/Feb 2013 Near as we can figure, Mystic began her life in 1975 in a Cuthbertson and Cassian boatyard in Niagara on the Lake, On...
