She’s just a sweet, 31-foot boat that suits the Sandifers’ plan Issue 33 : Nov/Dec 2003 Bill and Genie Sandifer say it’s the boats they’ve owned over the years that have kept their marriage stro...
Generating electricity — how the alternator and regulator produce their magic Issue 33 : Nov/Dec 2003 Although sailboats are usually small and compact, they have the infrastructure of a large city: th...
Rewards on the ocean deep are earned in shallows alongshore Issue 33 : Nov/Dec 2003 Days of nepenthe on the blue seas do not come easily. The spiritual gifts of the great oceans are made possible by t...
Here’s how to get that professional finish Issue 33 : Nov/Dec 2003 My Sunbrella dodger is a wonderful asset, and I can’t imagine why I sailed so many years without one. I keep mine in place nine month...
Check these valuable tips before buying a used sailboat trailer Issue 33 : Nov/Dec 2003 For the most part, sailboat trailers are semi-custom, owing to the fact that each must be designed and built to ...
See how the wind can fill your batteries as well as your sails Issue 33 : Nov/Dec 2003 Sailors have depended on the wind for propulsion ever since there have been sails. Now, however, not only can the...
A blow-by-blow description of a beautiful and practical conversion Issue 33 : Nov/Dec 2003 The vinyl headliner in out 1978 Columbia 35-footer looked its age. It was dirty, off-white, and sagging in pl...
Designer Ted Brewer ruminates about the development of these popular designs Issue 33 : Nov/Dec 2003 The first center cockpit yacht that intrigued me was the British-built 26-foot Atlanta, a laminated...
With a foundation in the 1940s, this company continues to produce fine yachts to this day Issue 33 : Nov/Dec 2003 The company we know today as Tartan Yachts has undergone numerous changes over the yea...
This bluewater cruiser inspires confidence Issue 33 : Nov/Dec 2003 Imagine you’re sitting ringside at a boxing arena. The announcer is decked out in a black tuxedo, his head covered by a mane of...
This is something you don’t see on the Great Prairie Issue 33 : Nov/Dec 2003 We were working our way back home from a wonderful excursion down the middle of the country. We had traveled from near the ...
