Freshwater sailors need just as many skills as their briny counterparts Issue 18: May/June 2001 When the subject of sailing arises, one thinks of great vistas of blue water with endlessly marching cre...
Issue 17 : Mar/Apr 2001 The traditional portlight is best fitted into a cabinside or hull with the hinge at the top. This guarantees maximum closing pressure at the bottom where water is most likely t...
Issue 17 : Mar/Apr 2001 Like many production sailboats, my Ericson 38 has an anchor roller but no centerline cleat (or windlass) for the anchor rode. Anchoring by leading the rode aft to one of the tw...
Issue 17 : Mar/Apr 2001 If you sail in Texas, or somewhere just as hot, you learn to live with the heat. But on those nights when the breeze dies, there’s only one thing to do: head for the marina and...
A family’s abiding passion for their boat heralds a new dawn for an old Sunset Issue 17 : Mar/Apr 2001 Her name is Midnight Blues. She is 30 feet 6 inches long. One mast, three sails. Wooden. I love t...
Issue 17 : Mar/Apr 2001 The Catalina 22 is a sporty little craft that does triple duty as a daysailer, weekend cruiser, and club racer. I became aware of the 22’s performance potential about 12 years ...
The Catalina 22 Issue 17 : Mar/Apr 2001 Bob and Trish Endicott of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, give enthusiastic thumbs-up to extended cruising in a 22-foot sloop. The couple, named Cruising Family of ...
Make your game plan to avoid the obstacles steps to boat ownership Issue 17 : Mar/Apr 2001 A year ago, I bought my first sailboat. In the months preceding the purchase, I was filled with countless que...
But of course, sailing. What better activity to begin or continue as you near and reach retirement years? Issue 18: May/June 2001 Reese Palley “Putting around the golf course is my idea of death,” say...
One small project at haulout time leads to another and another Issue 18: May/June 2001 We owned our Chris-Craft Capri 30 for seven years. Each year our annual haulout included a long list of improveme...
The Bristol 27 Issue 17 : Mar/Apr 2001 “Unfortunately,” writes Frederick Corey, “there are three versions of the popular B27. Not wanting to get outdone by the more popular Cruising (Standard) and Din...
Long hull, lovely overhangs Issue 17 : Mar/Apr 2001 There are some people whose artistic sensibilities are offended by the size of the Bristol 27’s cabintop. They wonder how a designer with the flair ...
Boats designed by John Cherubini, a naval architect with a genius for blending function and form Issue 17 : Mar/Apr 2001 When sailors hear the name Hunter these days, the first thing that comes to min...
Handholds are an easy and inexpensive way to increase your security afloat Issue 17 : Mar/Apr 2001 Dodgers are not necessary — that is, if you’re a masochist or a Spartan who enjoys being hit in the f...
A neglected 1977 Cape Dory 27 is returned to the sea. Second of a two-part series Issue 17 : Mar/Apr 2001 In the January issue of Good Old Boat, Peter wrote about the project he took on when he bought...
Confused by jib nomenclature? A look at names past and present Issue 17 : Mar/Apr 2001 They come drifting out of the past like the ghosts of old friends: Yankee. Spitfire. Mule. Drifter. Like specters...
Lessons in morality from a tiny charcoal-burning stove Issue 17 : Mar/Apr 2001 This is a sonnet, a love song if you will, of appreciation and praise for a stubby little cast-iron stove. In it I will s...
If you own an older C&C, here’s where to get technical support and advice Issue 17 : Mar/Apr 2001 Maintaining, repairing, or restoring an older boat, especially one that is no longer in production...
A sudden and unexpected dunking ends an uneasy alliance Issue 17 : Mar/Apr 2001 Carmine and Chico ran Venice Boatyard at the foot of Emmons Avenue in Brooklyn’s Sheepshead Bay. Many years ago, I would...
While economics favor the sloop, other rigs have much to offer Issue 17 : Mar/Apr 2001 The history of the fore-and-aft rig is a fascinating one. It is particularly interesting when you realize that tw...
Searching for the ideal sailing tender, we test four of the best Issue 17 : Mar/Apr 2001 As our friend John Fox says, “It’s a dinghy’s life.” They spend most of their lives upside down on a beach some...
Friends forever . . . fiction with a touch of truth Issue 18: May/June 2001 “JIMMY? IT CAN’T BE. YOU’RE DEAD!” “I’m standing right here in front of you, Bob. I’m not dead.” The shallow, wrinkled face ...
Issue 17 : Mar/Apr 2001 We never meant to be the poster children for “National Life Jacket Safety Week,”* but then, no poster child chooses to star in this sort of event. Jerry started it. He fell out...
Issue 19 : Jul/Aug 2001 I liked the job, and I was beginning to make friends. The sense that I was doing something important, and that Washington was the place where things happen, was still fresh. Af...
Issue 19 : Jul/Aug 2001 Several years ago we defined the niche for this magazine as “cruising sailboats more than 10 years old.” We elaborated by saying that, for our purposes, a cruising sailboat is ...
Issue 18: May/June 2001 These days, when you think of boats, you more than likely think fiberglass. Heck, almost all the sailboats out there seem to be FRP. Stop to ponder a bit more and you’ll probab...
Issue 19 : Jul/Aug 2001 On a small boat, especially a skinny one like ours, storage space is a precious commodity. For several years we carried a rigid swim-ladder — a wonderful bit of gear for those ...
A cockpit table you can actually use Issue 19 : Jul/Aug 2001 Many boats with pedestal steering systems have small tables mounted on their steering columns. If yours is like the table which came on our...
Issue 19 : Jul/Aug 2001 Consider for a moment ball valves and seacocks . . . the plastic variety, specifically, the stuck plastic variety. What do you do when you buy a boat with stuck plastic ball va...
Fixing his boat in exotic places and exploring distant locales appeals so much, he does it twice Issue 18: May/June 2001 AS A CHILD WATCHING SAILBOATS glide across the flat waters of Michigan’s Lake S...
